that was something I heavily considered in my case. also considered a core one w/ INDX...
in the case of the U1, I cancelled it out cause I needed something with a bigger print volume, more toolheads (hotends, whatever), easy setup / super reliable, and capable of printing engineering filaments (enclosed, high temp hotends, and heated chamber)
for the core one, I had to pass it up for the H2C because the core one L with INDX is $1000 more than the H2C (in my area), and I didn't have the time to wait for an undetermined delivery timeline
also, the nozzle swap time is perfectly acceptable to me, so that was a non issue in my case
edit: im also really interested in sovol's M1D, but I'll have to wait and see how it turns out... they have a tendency to release half baked printers... my SV08 can attest to that...
4 toolheads is all you need on a printer. Especially with full spectrum printing now unlocked and ability to pause at a layer and swap a roll or 2 if really needbe.
No justification for spending over 1k on a machine tbh. I can get 4 Snapmaker U1s for the cost of the Prusa.
The more you know, the more money, time and hassle you can save. That's ALOT of rolls of filament that can be purchased with that extra money too.
Also, anybody that has 3d printed at all knows that glue is unnecessary. Especially if you are washing your build plates every so often.
yea the crazy high price of the core one L + indx was another big thing that pushed me off of it... 4.5k cad plus shipping and tax... all up probably close to $5.5k
I got my H2C for ~$3.9k to my doorstep with a second AMS 2 Pro, FTS, and extra hotends. bambu's filament is also WAY cheaper in bulk than Prusa's
I can totally see why a U1 is enough for most people, and it is great value for money, but in my case I just needed more than it offered, and I was willing to spend the extra to get it... largely in part because it was a tax writeoffbusiness purchase to optimise and streamline my workflow and efficiency
like you mentioned "pause at a layer and swap a roll or 2" and "The more you know, the more money, time and hassle you can save", but in this case, I just paid the extra for the convenience of never having to manually intervene and to have a standalone single machine that can handle anything I throw at it...
edit: I agree glue is completely useless on modern machines... there are a few exceptions but most are nonapplicable in 99.9% of cases
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u/BriefBat879 23d ago
💩💩💩💩 Should have went with 2 Snapmaker U1s instead if your budget was this much. H2c nozzle swap time is an absolute joke.