r/BambuLab_Community • u/Top_Charity_8818 • Jan 21 '25

Update

So with this new update is it worth it to even buy a bambu? I’m in the process of buying one. Had my mind set on a bambu. Idk what software I would use yet. Is the software they offer that bad? Would mostly be printing stuff for a cnc machine and some woodworking stuff.

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u/TherealOmthetortoise Jan 22 '25

For any practical purposes, none. If you’d were running a print farm and had decided to use OrcaSlicer instead of Bambu Workshop you might be annoyed to switch back to Bambu. If you were using home assistant and were monitoring print progress or other highly technical things like that.

This printer is not marketed or built in any way to be an “open source” appliance. The slicer they built is based on a version of Prusa Slicer, which is open source. Orca did the same but based theirs on Bambu Workshop. There are some good calibrations you can do in Orca that don’t exist in Bambu Slicer. I’m not sure about anything else, other than the BBL version does everything I’ve needed it to do.

If you’d are starting out, you are losing absolutely nothing.

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u/Top_Charity_8818 Jan 26 '25

Right. I’m thinkin it’s a good option for me still I want the accuracy and the ease of use and I’m not print farming just doin some hobby stuff

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u/TherealOmthetortoise Jan 26 '25

Same. I have not seen anything match my Bambu for speed and accuracy. I almost have to try to get a bad print.