Their documentation and assembly instructions were phenomenal, the build quality has been solid, and from day one I’ve been having good prints and haven’t yet had a print fail.
Maybe the other printers do that too these days, but I wanted a tool and not a project, at least in this case.
Beyond that I also just wanted to support a company with values I support, and have put a lot out into the world that other companies are piggy-backing off of. So yes, maybe another company can also put motors on a frame, but I felt like I was supporting something important when picking Prusa.
I paid a premium for a Prusa.
Their documentation and assembly instructions were phenomenal, the build quality has been solid, and from day one I’ve been having good prints and haven’t yet had a print fail.
Maybe the other printers do that too these days, but I wanted a tool and not a project, at least in this case.
Beyond that I also just wanted to support a company with values I support, and have put a lot out into the world that other companies are piggy-backing off of. So yes, maybe another company can also put motors on a frame, but I felt like I was supporting something important when picking Prusa.
That reminds me in the Apple II and its manual. An open system with the assembly code for the BIOS printed in the handbook.