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Before You Criticize People Who Bought Bambu (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 5 months ago by capably8341@sh.itjust.works to c/3dprinting@lemmy.world

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tl;dr Don't hate on people who got tricked into buying a Bambu printer. Direct your hatred to Bambu itself.

We all know about the anti-consumer Bambu Printer changes by now. But I think it's important to remember not to make fun of people who already bought one. In fact, most agree with you that these changes are unacceptable. So those people already got kicked in the gut.

As someone who bought from Prusa instead of Bambu, I completely understand the feeling of "Ha, I told you so!" But spreading that on every post is actually counter-productive. Remember that most people who bought a Bambu printer did so because it topped every "best 3D printers" list, had tons of sponsored content, and were affordable easy-to-use printers. Not everybody heard about the potential for such anti-consumer changes to be made. And many who did know were often misled into thinking it wouldn't happen.

Instead of being critical of individuals, be critical of Bambu themselves. Bambu are the ones who screwed over tons of people who love this hobby. If we want to see 3D printing be an open-source style hobby, then we need to help people see the value in that. So if anything, this is the chance for you to make more people aware of good, open systems. If you make fun of people and point fingers at them, you are just making them defensive. Don't make them direct any hatred at you that could be directed at the company itself.

Hope this isn't too preachy. I just wanted to get this out there.

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[-] uis@lemm.ee 2 points 5 months ago

Stallman Was Right material

[-] blindbunny@lemmy.ml 2 points 5 months ago

Kinda hard not to when every 3d printer hobbyist I know of warned people about this. But you right.

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[-] MissJinx@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago

Well I almost bought one. I had to buy a cheaper one bacause of, you know, no money, but I was really sad that I wasn't able to get the best one. Now I'm a bit happy that I didn't

[-] kate@lemmy.uhhoh.com 1 points 5 months ago

I bought one recently enough I don’t even have it yet. Hope it’s on old firmware when it arrives 🤞

[-] bluewing@lemm.ee 1 points 5 months ago

Since your printer will be drawn from "old stock" on the shelf, it's more than likely it will have the old firmware included. Now, the new slicer versions may not function with it anymore-- and that may include Orca. But that remains to be seen.

[-] kate@lemmy.uhhoh.com 1 points 5 months ago

looks like the firmware is only X series for now anyway, and i’ve purchased a P series

[-] bluewing@lemm.ee 1 points 5 months ago

Bambu has stated the same is coming for us with P and A series machines also as they roll out the new protocols.

[-] kate@lemmy.uhhoh.com 1 points 5 months ago

it’s true, but it means my printer definitely 100% won’t ship with this new firmware

[-] bluewing@lemm.ee 0 points 5 months ago

At some point as the old stock inventory is sold out, the new inventory WILL ship with the new firmware. I'm willing to bet, new machines are being built with the new firmware as we speak. I have no idea how soon those hit the pipeline. Might be a few weeks, might take a couple months, might be today.

[-] kate@lemmy.uhhoh.com 1 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

got an email last night that they’ll be shipping mine 22nd so i think i’m ok. especially if the new P firmware isn’t out yet. i’ll update you here once i get it though 😅

edit: yoooo got my shipping info

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[-] iamanurd@midwest.social 0 points 5 months ago

Does anyone have 3rd party firmware, or produce a board that would compatible with existing 3rd party firmware using stock bambu wiring? Because it seems like that sort of thing could quickly be pretty popular…

[-] thatsnothowyoudoit@lemmy.ca 2 points 5 months ago

Up until this change you could install and root the firmware with Bambu’s permission.

One idea that crossed my mind is that the open(ish) firmware started to edge into future product territory.

Bambu’s pages for third party firmware are still up but seem to no longer work: (I tried today) https://bambulab.com/en-us/third-party-firmware/plan?ref=blog.bambulab.com

[-] Ulrich@feddit.org -3 points 5 months ago

Instead of being critical of individuals, be critical of Bambu themselves.

Why not both?

The writing has been on the wall since the beginning. They had all the calling cards of enshittification. No one can pretend like they didn't know this was coming, they just didn't care.

[-] SzethFriendOfNimi@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Because they’re really good out of the box printers and prior to this for somebody that wanted something that “just works” it would be Prusa or Bambu I’d recommend.

I love tinkering and tweaking and I’m building a Voron but it’s not hard to understand how overwhelming choices can be and it’s understandable that people would choose to lock into an ecosystem specifically because it lets them just print.

I would never buy a Bambu and wouldn’t recommend it for anybody building a company with essential components having them in the pipeline but then again most people aren’t that aware and their research, understandably, led them to buying one.

I agree with OP, this is an opportunity to be empathic and to help them. And they’re learning the hard way a lesson they’ll take forward. I’d prefer that lesson to be “more careful” and not “these people are snobs”

[-] capably8341@sh.itjust.works 1 points 5 months ago

I’d prefer that lesson to be “more careful” and not “these people are snobs”

This sums it up perfectly! Don't make consumer-friendly synonymous with "snobs."

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[-] RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world -4 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

I don’t get it?

How many people bought a Bambu expecting to legally and completely escape their walled garden?

All the “I told you so’s” and general haters can pound sand, their opinion and irrelevant smugness of something that does’t affect them is irritating.

I have 3 printers. One is completely FOSS, the other two not. I bought the two knowing that I was getting in to someone’s closed system and subject to the whims of the rights holder. Know how much Bambu’s change affects my day? Zero. Still a great printer doing what I want it to. And I also realize that a subscription might happen. Sucks, but I knew that when I bought in. This righteous indignation on behalf of those of us who knew what the score was is ridiculous.

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