Except the reviewers that give really rough reviews still get the nexxt printer for free. Conspiracy stuff. Elegoo sent thnt these out to everybody. Even tiny youtubers that arent trying to get rich.
They get them no matter what at a certain audience size. And honesty brings audience size over the long term.
Orrrrrr, hear me out…Its the deep state with the space lasers.
Edit: An explanation for above. I buy alot of the new stuff and try it out myself. I also watch all these review videos. I barely ever hear something I dont agree with, based on my real world experience. When I do disagree, its almost always a disagreement with a negative review. NBR is the one guy I could understand people saying hes a creality fanboy. I also think some of, if not the majority of it is just him trolling Bambu folks that call him a shill every time he has a positive experience.
The cheat code to seeing what printers they love the most is by looking at what theyre printing with in the background. FYI
I’m seeing a few of the CC 's arrive with broken glass doors. One owner has been in contact with elegoo, they responded that they’ll (the customer) will need to get with the 'worry free shipping ’ place to fill out the proper paperwork and then get back with elegoo. Needless to say they were less than pleased, and it sounded like any replacement or parts will be awhile.
That’s not a good start. I hope it’s an isolated case. However, if true, it feels like very “Bambuish” move as in; “Hey… we put it on the truck, what more do you want from us?”
I can’t say this was my experience. My last X1C (ordered via the work account) had damage from shipping on the side of the box. I opened a ticket, provided the required information and was shipped a new side panel in a little over a weeks time. It wasn’t a bad experience at all.
I think this biggest gripe from what I’m gathering is the 'worry free shipping ’ that I see a lot of people opted for (myself included). Makes me wonder if a person hadn’t bought that if elegoo would then deal with it directly.
I’ve seen a half dozen different customers with the broken glass in the Facebook groups, but more without.
It would be disappointing, but certainly not the end of the world as so many with a problem seem to make a problem out to be.
Usually Elegoo packages their machines pretty well against shocks or manipulation accidents, at least in my experience, and their consumer support is quite fast and efficient (again, in my experience), so I’m surprised to hear they’ve declined replacement of the broken part(s).
They haven’t declined it. The end user bought the insurance so elegoo is make ng them go that route first. But from the above photo, looks like it’s just a time waster. I’ve no doubt elegoo would make it right, just more hassle for the end user.
For someone who claims they “don’t want to be spied on”, it’s curious as dissing Bambu and promoting Qidi is your very first post here on this forum-- not so difficult to ascern your intentions.
Really? Who do you think invented multiple virtual build plates in the slicer? And now Prusa adopted that for their slicer. Is Prusa “stealing” from Bambu?
Just some examples of other companies with proprietary ecosystems and code bases and even hardware that give back and “steal” from open source.
good pay, nice compensation package, good life (luxury hotels, cars, chicks) awesome severance paycheck, and get to play the Chinese version of James Bond … what is there to regret?!?.. actually, such a short time spy life might offer an unexpected bonus: a lifetime sabbatical at Leavenworth…
Haven’t used their FDM machines to date. But if their CC proves to be reliable by the end of the year I might get one (unless I’ll go for a K2 combo or a Core One). I can however speak about the quality and reliability of their Saturn 4 ultra, if it interests you.
Where are you located? I’ve got one I took out of the box but haven’t put together, and I have linear rail upgrades for all 3 axis. Just been too busy to start it.
I’ve still got the box, but even if I sell you the printer for $50 the shipping might be expensive. I really struggled moving it.
About the printer in general, I bought the kobra 2 max also but returned it quickly after opening and being disappointed in the construction. This one seemed much better, and the way it was shipped didn’t rely on bending the Z axis rods! Main problem with this one is that it has those rubber wheels, hence the linear rail upgrade. In future I won’t buy any more with those wheels. If you do buy the 4 max I would upgrade at least the X axis.
Out of curiosity, can I ask why? I’m just guessing you are in the US, but my advice to US buyers (since the shipping is so fast and reliable) to just ask for a new one. Why risk a cracked base (which you might not notice for a long time) or deformed chassis (which you also might not notice)? Shipping damage like that is an indicator that something bad happened to the box, up to and including getting dropped. They’ll send you a new one for free, why not take advantage of it?
The damage was a slight scuff on the outer side panel. Support had me run all the calibrations and run test prints which yielded great results. I printed the production parts it would be printing without issue. Understand that this is a production machine, in a production environment with a payback period of 1000 hours. It now has close to 2000 hours on it without issue. The down time of returning the unit and waiting for a replacement wasn’t worth it in my opinion.
That being said, if it was my personal machine I probably would have gone the replacement route.
Are you saying that the parts produced by the machine just yield enough profit to pay for the machine after 1000 print hours? On the surface this seems unworkable and unlikely, did I misunderstand? For example I amortize the entire life of the printer as being 1000 hours into the cost of production, and it’s only a small fraction of the total part profit/cost, not 100%.
