There is a very fuzzy line between maker & horder. Both are "I can throw this away it might be usefull someday."

HA! Truth!

Gotta chase those zeroes!!

Some day we hope to make it to 3.

I know, right??

That would be the dream.

It's not too hard, recommend getting a popular board so theres lots of documentation and people to ask :)

Those are some great upgrades!

So do I! Such a great machine.

That's awesome! Thanks for sharing that nugget of information. =D

I'll take all the reds off your hands!

The speed, more than anything. It is bananas how fast newer FDM printers are getting.

Heard nothing but bad things about the SV07 and generally about Sovol as a company

@@munger2k How many ones did you own ?

People are way too used to Chinese prices, Prusa machines are made in Europe, so yeah that makes it more expensive. Also, I really like how proven the platform is by now, after a few printers, I just built my MK4 and boy did I have to do that earlier. My other printers also work fine, after modding them to basically the price of the MK4. :) Upgrading is always a good idea, the amount you learn from it alone is worth it. Also... I just ignore platform discussions normally as I'm busy just using it as a tool.

My thoughts too. That and... As tired as it is to hear. Bambu printers really are different. Like legit a generation jump where buying anything older is just a waste of money if you can get by with the print bed size. I printed a full power rangers helmet in I believe 6 hours? At basically .08 surface layer height. Vs my sv01 that printed just a face shell in 22 hours at .3mm 🤯 I started and still love my SV01. Genuinely love my Sovol. Had 2 ender 3's in the past and will never recommend that to anyone. ESPECIALLY today. First one had 2 slots bridging on my board so it was arcing electricity (just before thermal runaway protection became a thing). And then the second one came with it's z axis frame completely bent. All this to say. If you're going open source. I'm with you on Sovol. I think the 06 had issues but then they patched literally all of them with the 06 pro(?) if I'm remembering correctly.

@@VincentGroenewold My perspective is that upgrades are a futile expenditure of both time and money, a cycle from which one finds it challenging to extricate oneself. Moreover, when does one decide that spending several times the price of the machine on upgrades is a sound idea? It's far more sensible to invest in a quality machine from the outset. In the 1970s, there was widespread disparagement of products from Japan. Yet, less than a decade later, the youth had Sony headphones on their ears, and twenty years after that, Toyota became the leading automaker in the USA. Presently, several Chinese machines outclass the Prusa MK4. At an equivalent price point, you have the X1 Carbon: faster, equipped with dynamic input shaping and pressure advance, enclosed, filtered, heated, with superior ventilation, a larger printing volume, WiFi, among other advantages. No upgrades necessary as it has everything, including a mobile application... Now, let's consider the MK3.5 upgrade, which was the initial topic of discussion. For the same price, jus as an example besides others, you could acquire a SOVOL SV07 with a planetary extruder, equivalent machine architecture, native Klipper support, and at least the same level of performance as the MK4. There's no tangible reason to prefer an upgrade to an MK3.5 over opting for a SOVOL SV07; just sentimental reasons, which I can empathize with.

I see what you mean, but I was talking about 3D printer tech in general. They've made some big leaps forward in the last couple of years.