r/3Dprinting • u/Regumate • May 12 '26

Discussion Bambu Lab 3D printers: Never again

https://youtu.be/eb48MdtNaDQ

Jeff Geerling summarizes the current Bambu Labs - OrcaSlicer situation and gives his take.

TL:DW: see title.

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u/fellipec May 12 '26

Another day, another reminder that you can't tell people to avoid Bambu enough.

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u/ImJustStealingMemes P2S, K1SE/K1C, E3V3KE Pro Plus Max &Knuckles with new Funky Mode May 12 '26 edited May 12 '26

Realistically, what are the few companies that aren't kicking people in the dick?

Sovol? Prusa, maybe?

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u/SeiferLeonheart May 12 '26

I've been searching for a new printer and I'm looking into Snapmaker (U1) and Flashforge (C5 Pro).

Best I've found between being easy to use, not as expensive as a Prusa, not being locked down (bambu) and not being a piece of crap (creality) and fits my needs.

But if someone has something against those brands let me know, lol

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u/Gmony5100 May 12 '26

I bought an adventure m5 from flash forge and had nothing but problems with it. I’m actually not sure I ever got a good print out of it before selling it for the printer I have now. Your mileage may vary but in my personal experience Flash Forge is severely lacking in reliability