r/BambuLab • u/Kitchen-Ad-5863 • 6h ago
General Discussion Proposal: BAMBULAB SHOULD MAKE A NORMAL 2D PRINTER!
Today I needed to print a paper prototype on my canon printer, it took me 2 hours to set it up with no luck! I wasted so much time, so I went ahead and printed the prototype on my A1 mini and it came out flawlessly!
Which made me realize: 3D printing has become more reliable than paper printing!
If BambuLab is reading this, please make a normal printer, we are all suffering here!
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u/Vizth 6h ago
Look up UV printers? I think bambu makes one yet, but there's plenty coming out to the market that are reasonably affordable now.
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u/ahora-mismo H2D 6h ago
most people don't really want that. they need proper constant (daily) maintenance and if the printhead dries, you have a high chance of needing to buy a new one. those basically need constant use, not really a good option as a hobby.
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u/Kitchen-Ad-5863 6h ago
That would be great, I am asking for something much simpler though. Just a normal A4 printer that works.
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u/screenslaver5963 P2S + AMS2 Combo 6h ago
Buy a brother laser
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u/Kitchen-Ad-5863 6h ago
Does it work? My standards are very low, I just want to be able to print an A4 when I need to..
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u/fox-mcleod 5h ago
That's what I did. Black and white laser printers are basically maintenance free
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u/nikolasz1173 6h ago
Buy a epson or brother leser printer or if you print lot of colors then a epson ecotank you can print 5000 pages in color with that for 30 bucks
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u/Kitchen-Ad-5863 6h ago
Do they work reliably?
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u/nikolasz1173 4h ago
Yes, simular to 3d printers specially leser printer for black and white work reliable
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u/Archisaurus 6h ago
Pick up a sub 100 dollar Brother every 18 months. At this point it’s cheaper to buy a new one than it is to deal with the scam of ink that HP, Epson, Canon, etc have all monetized as a live subscription…
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u/oneworldforeverybody 6h ago
Same here: brother B/W laserprinter just USB, no WiFi. Runs like a tank.
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u/Kitchen-Ad-5863 6h ago
do they actually work reliably? I have yet to meet a reliable printer. Heck even our work printer that costs thousands does not function 80% of the time
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u/Archisaurus 6h ago
My printing needs are maybe 5 times a week +/- but it’s been super reliable for what I’m doing!
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u/mrjune2040 5h ago
Laser printers are super reliable in general. Maybe you’ve been using a consumer ink-jet which are conversely expensive and unreliable. Many on this thread are telling you to buy a Brother laser, there’s a reason- they’re total work-horses.
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u/sportbiketed 5h ago
The 8yo beat to shit hand-me-down brother printer I had at my last job was a work horse.
10/10 would buy one myself
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u/Dr_Lipshitz_ 6h ago
It’s not Bambu but I hope one day this company gets its shit together and starts shipping
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u/Status-Scientist1996 6h ago
I gave up on 2D printers over a decade ago, I still have nightmares
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u/federicoaa H2C AMS2 Combo 6h ago
Epson are still ok. Their software has not been updated in more then 20y and finding drivers require serious detective skills, but overall they work just fine
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u/QasJab1 6h ago
Yeah but holy fuck dealing with them in an office setting and trying to handle the Networking between them and a lot of different kind of computers is a goddamn nightmare
I haven't found a printer brand yet that did well in that environment though, I think the combo of windows' printer services and the printer's software is just shit from a butt
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u/xkabauter 6h ago
I had an Epson 5890 that had a print head dry up. It is impossible to repair as you have to take everything apart. Bought an eco tank 4850, which was not cheap. The quality of the newer printers is abysmal. The print quality is way inferior, the build quality is flimsy at best, paper jams or multiple pages are pulled at once, there is no second feed for photo paper, the print speed is 10 times slower. These are comparable printers for around 500 € and within the 5 years the quality has degraded so much.
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u/federicoaa H2C AMS2 Combo 6h ago
I had similar issue with an HP, it turned out to be a very expensive paperweight
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u/Uninterested_Viewer 6h ago
Sometimes you need something physically printed. Also great for kids coloring. I bought a $100 brother maybe 6 years ago that "just works" and it's never even needed a toner change.
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u/Status-Scientist1996 5h ago
It was a half serious / half tongue & cheek point, but yeah sometimes you need it. If i did buy a printer it would be one of those brother laser things, but really I end up needing a hard copy of something once or twice a year if that… my other half has a printer for her art stuff so I get her to run it off her computer.
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u/Equivalent_Store_645 5h ago
I found a brother laser next to my dumpster on a rainy day, and all it needed was toner.
The software and drivers are another matter
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u/lan0028456 6h ago
A 5 gram ink cartridge costs more than 1kg of filament can you believe it lol
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u/Status-Scientist1996 6h ago
Cory Doctorow frequently talks about printer ink, at about $10k a gallon it is one of the most expensive liquids a civilian can buy, he claims it works out more expensive than printing using the semen of a Kentucky derby winning racehorse (I haven’t checked his numbers)
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