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Hello, all. Apologies if this post is redundant or goes against any community guidelines or general best practices. I’m looking to buy my first ever 3D printer, and I came across some listings for the Entina Tina2 and its variants. It seems like an attractive option for me because of the price and the minimal setup required. I should also add that I don’t plan on doing any very serious printing; I’m talking about fairly light usage. So I am fully aware that this printer is quite limited and basic. I don’t mind that. What I’m asking is this: is it a complete waste of money? Does it do what it says on the box, or is it all scammy marketing? What red flags am I missing? Thank you in advance for your responses, and again, apologies if this post is inappropriate in some way.

  • PlasticExistence@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    2 days ago

    I don’t know your budget but if possible, shoot a little higher than Creality. They have a reputation for selling not-quite-working printers that you can get to limp along just enough to print replacement parts for it so you can start the endless cycle of trying to get it working correctly.

    You said you’re looking for just light usage, so I assume that you don’t want to spend 3x the amount of effort on the printer as you will spend using it.

    Do you mind if I ask what your upper limit is for price?

    • Maerman@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
      1·
      2 days ago

      Sure. If needs must, I can probably spend up to $350 if I wait a month or two. The other issue is that I live in South Korea, and I really don’t want to import. So you can make a suggestion for sure, and I’ll check if it’s available locally.

      • PlasticExistence@lemmy.worldEnglish
        2·
        2 days ago

        Is an Elegoo Centauri Carbon an option for you? I have the CC1, and it’s a really nice printer for the cost ($320 USD). They sell refurbished models for a bit less.

        Elegoo also makes other models which are also pretty decent but even less expensive such as the Neptune series.

        I completely understand not wanting to import, but as I don’t speak Korean unfortunately, I won’t be much help with researching what is available.

        • Maerman@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
          2·
          2 days ago

          I have seen some Elegoo models available here, yes. I have just heard that they aren’t very consumer friendly. Edging towards vendor lock-in, and so on.

          • PlasticExistence@lemmy.worldEnglish
            2·
            1 day ago

            A valid concern for sure. On mine, I installed (it was very easy!) a community-modified firmware called OpenCentauri to address those concerns. I completely understand if that isn’t open enough for you though.

            There is another effort by that same development team to bring a standard Klipper firmware to the CC1.

            • Maerman@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
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              1 day ago

              Okay, thank you. I will definitely look into OpenCentauri to see if that’s a viable option for me. As I said, it will be a month or two before I am able to afford that, so I have time to research it all. And hey, thank you for being so helpful and responsive in this thread. You have been a great help.