I like the part where he says printables was just launched. Uh. It was rebranded. And he says it’s not plug and play. Uh… Mk4 is very plug and play. And he says they have very few offerings… Yo… They have several that hit every aspect of the very niche market. They could expand to the US. Maybe they will. But the company seems to be doing a good job of not producing Chinese garbage and the printer is fairly accessible in the US. Biggest competitor is Bambu? Sure. I’ll wait to hear about all the broken Bambu printers as they age and the plastic parts break and cannot be repaired as the company provides almost no parts. Unlike prusa.
An opinion piece with no evidence that Prusa is actually floundering as claimed.
The author is responding in the comment section claiming he has used Prusa 3d printers and that while better it doesn’t justify the premium.
I would like to point the author and others to “premium” brands such as Dyson, Apple, Porsche.
Rarely do they have claims of value (and sometimes not even performance) but place a high premium on quality, ease of use and brand recognition.
Good luck reselling a Chinese 3d printer, a used Prusa on the other hand… no problem.
I like the part where he says printables was just launched. Uh. It was rebranded. And he says it’s not plug and play. Uh… Mk4 is very plug and play. And he says they have very few offerings… Yo… They have several that hit every aspect of the very niche market. They could expand to the US. Maybe they will. But the company seems to be doing a good job of not producing Chinese garbage and the printer is fairly accessible in the US. Biggest competitor is Bambu? Sure. I’ll wait to hear about all the broken Bambu printers as they age and the plastic parts break and cannot be repaired as the company provides almost no parts. Unlike prusa.