As I said I all depends on what your end goal is. It you want to use it as a tool, then you most likely would buy locally and spend more money. If it is just a hobby then getting one from China will cost you a lot less but will require a lot more work to make it print well. Another couple of brands which which have good printers are Tevo, and Wanhao. These are both clones of the Prusa i3, and the Wanhao is actually the printer which was sold from Aldi for the last couple of years. These Chinese printers, and even the Prusa I3 MK2S (depending on if you buy a kit) will require some assemble. Also most of these printers are based upon an Arduino Mega. Gordon.
On 7 Aug 2017, at 6:39 pm, Brian May <brian@linuxpenguins.xyz> wrote:
Gordon Heydon <gordon@heydon.com.au> writes:
There are also lots of Chinese made 3d printers which are really good, these guys you are talking about have the pricer printers. Places like GearBest or Banggood have a wide range or printers, such as the Creality3D CR - 10 3D Desktop DIY Printer http://www.gearbest.com/3d-printers-3d-printer-kits/pp_441282.html <http://www.gearbest.com/3d-printers-3d-printer-kits/pp_441282.html> which is getting good reviews lately. I have just ordered a new printer, the Original Prusa i3 MK2S http://shop.prusa3d.com/en/3d-printers/59-original-prusa-i3-mk2-kit.html <http://shop.prusa3d.com/en/3d-printers/59-original-prusa-i3-mk2-kit.html> which is the printer all i3 style printers have copied. But this is a bit more. It cost me about $AUD1000 shipped.
So is it better to purchase them overseas rather then locally? -- Brian May <brian@linuxpenguins.xyz> https://linuxpenguins.xyz/brian/