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  • Dude it’s not that serious.
    But lets compare:
    The price for a MK3S+ just by itself is 719€
    The Sovol SV-06 costs 228€

    Prusa constantly updates their stuff and it is often pushing the limits of the hardware. This has made every cut price clone obsolete by the time they come to market. This is a moving target. That is the business strategy to avoid clones trying to undercut Prusa.

    If I can get last years “flagship” for a fraction of the price I’m going to choose the Sovol.


  • hyper@lemmy.worldOPto3DPrinting@lemmy.worldIs there a clone worth getting?
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    1 year ago

    I understand where you’re coming from, but I can’t justify paying the Prusa tax lol. Don’t get me wrong, I would consider getting one, but my usage just isn’t that high.

    Regarding your development point, there are several open-source projects like Marlin or Klipper that are free to use for 3D printers. Even Prusa uses a variation of Marlin as the base for their firmware, though they modify it to fit the needs of their printers.

    I’m not entirely sure about this one but couldn’t they simply use Prusa’s firmware if its a 1-1 clone, eliminating the need for additional development costs?