At this point, I don’t believe anymore what Sovol might say. In fact, they say nothing when you ask them directly. They post, now and then, updates on the kickstarter page of the M1D, but those are so vague and lacking on information about specific dates and figures to the point of being worthless.
In the end, I blame mostly myself for this situation, At my age, I should have known better, because the fact that Sovol is a well stablished company doesn’t means necessarily that one has to believe blindly their promises.
I am sure you will receive a printer from Sovol, it’s a just a question of patience and broken kickstarter promises.
But at least they have working units in the hands of influencers; this means the design is likely good, and they are just working out how to mass produce it within budget. If what they say is correct about times, the factory should be running as I write this - but then they should also be able to post a video of said factory line, so maybe they are behind schedule or perhaps lying.
Absolutely no chance at all. I was expecting the same when they release the H2C 6 months after H2D launch which I purchased at the highest possible price at the time, absolutely no discount on the upgrade kit…
Not that I agree Bambu should do so, it would be great for people to be able to buy refurbished models at a discount but the logistics of doing this internationally are unlikely to be dealt with.
Edit again: Toyota does too, as you get trade in credit and stuff.
Thats a trade in program, very different. Apple can do it becasue of the healthy resale market and their size. They dont do it themselves, it goes through a 3rd party anyways. Perhaps when 3D printing is as big as other common electonics and cars it will come.
