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Well, I was more referring to cost of a Lutzbot TAZ or similar, which are in the $2200 US range.
Oh yeah definitely! The value on this is pretty impressive IMHO compared to the higher end stuff. I know folks who have printers that easily added an extra zero to the price and they're not getting any better prints any faster so
To clarify:
Ender 5 Pro $379 == Ender 5 (220*220*300mm) $319 with:
- Upgraded "silent" mobo with better drivers. After reading more I'm concluding that there are even better mobos than the upgraded creality one, but you do pay a bit more for them (say $120+- vs $60+-).
- Capricorn Bowden teflon tubing upgrade plus metal extruding unit. You save a couple bucks by getting this packaged in
- Maybe something else.. but that's the big stuff.
Ender 5 Plus $570 = Ender 5 with:
- Larger print area 350X350X400mm (nice)
- BL Touch autoleveling pre-installed (mixed reviews on this, the Creality firmware is apparently a bit behind head but when it works it's pretty cool)
- Dual Z axis lead screws (super nice for bed stability)
- Filament End Sensor (default wired to the printer controller but easy to re-route to a PI or whatever if you're running it that way).
- I think some of the X/Y/Z motors were upgraded a smidge, mostly due to the larger size/weight. Might handle direct drive or other hacks like that better, I'm not sure.
- I might be missing something here also but those are the big ones.
- Upgraded mobo (see above though.. imho if you're tech savvy you might do better dropping another $100 elsewhere).
- Metal Extruder and Bowden tubing - this is a super easy swap in and pretty cheap, so not a big deal.
So any of the three is still a pretty decent deal from my perspective. You do have to do a bit of leg work but it's not that much really, and it's also kind of a good way to learn the printer some.
... (trails off with a stack of printed parts)I will be replacing the hotend fans with