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Thinking about getting my first printer to print some organization stuff around the house, some nerf parts, as well as some small toys and fidget for friends/kids. The Bambu Lab A1 seems to be notable for being beginner friendly without a lot of fiddling.

Read recently about the lawsuit and I'm wondering if I should wait until that's resolved before pulling the trigger. I'm worried that some outcome there will eliminate important features or worst case make it obsolete entirely. Any thoughts?

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[–] schizo@forum.uncomfortable.business 23 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

That lawsuit is going to go on for years, so uh, I wouldn't wait.

And, frankly, those kind of suits settle out of court and end up in a licensing deal anyways so there's very little chance that anything important will change tech-wise.

[–] JoShmoe@ani.social 5 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I haven’t seen the light of day for a few months now, what lawsuit?

[–] KickMeElmo@sopuli.xyz 11 points 3 weeks ago

Stratasys is suing Bambu over things like having a heated bed and using purge towers. Basically stuff that every decent printer does.