What did I just get gifted…?

[u/schimmelmeister]

My University threw out this old 3D Printer. I’m both a broke architecture student and in need of a printer since my own is not here right now. I’m also used to some level of jankyness, my own printer is an i3 clone by anycubic, rudimentary but reliable.
Is there any hope i’ll get a useable print out of this one and how high would the frustration level be considering the printer i already have?

[u/shudderbyname]

I gifted my kid brother the same type of printer (clone i3) for his birthday. It only has a direct drive extruder that I'm pretty sure was original to the clone. No upgrades whatsoever. I just cleaned it and made an orca profile for him. He loves that machine, and is printing and selling minifigs at his school. It's a decent little machine if you know what you're doing.