Hey everyone My sister wants to get into 3D printing. She has her birthday soon and we are thinking of gifting here a printer. What models wold you recommend?

What do you think of Bambu Lab X2D. What would you get for a beginer?

Edit: thank you all for the responses. I certainly did not expect so much engagement and such high quality answers. Will have a look at all the options you recommended. Hopefully our budget has enough room for a comparable morally righ choice.

  • JelleWho@lemmy.world
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    8 days ago

    For reference, just to show the ‘apple’ factor.

    Bambu had “accedently force pushed” an updated to all printers before, that locked them to only able to print with confirmed Bambu Lab filament.

    That this is even an option they invested research time into boggles my mind.

      • natebluehooves@pawb.social
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        7 days ago

        same. my x1c was from the original kickstarter and it has never given me any problems with third party filaments. that printer has lasted me ages and is still going strong with occasional maintenance, and no firmware has ever stopped me from placing non-rfid plastic in a slot and telling bambu what it is.