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[–] [email protected] 5 points 19 hours ago (2 children)

You can self source a voron for that amount, and that's without any of the benefits of large scale purchasing like Prusa has. I'm just really not impressed by the price point.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 17 hours ago

I have a Voron 2.4 right now, and had a Prusa MK3 before that.

It remains to be seen what additional work the kit amounts to. The Prusa XL can be assembled within a few hours while the Prusa MK3 is a day project and the Voron is a multi day project, not even including the time needed to research the different Voron kits.

Assuming it does not lack in features or quality, I think the price for the kit is fair since it includes the full Prusa support, next day shipping for replacement parts and it is made in the EU. The Voron with its flying gantry is dope, but I do sometimes miss being able to just write Prusa about an issue and get replacement parts under warranty in 2-3 days.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 17 hours ago (2 children)

A Voron V2.4 for cost of this kit ($950 / 1050 EUR)? Sure buddy.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

1,000 bucks isn't far off what the middle of the road cost of a 2.4 is. I've seen kits for as low as like 550-600 bucks shipped, this is without printed parts. The high end stuff like LDO or Siboor are 1,200-1,500.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 18 minutes ago

From what I've seen, middle of the road 300 mm Voron V2.4 kits are around $1300. I believe the lowest I've seen was around $950, excluding printed parts (which the same company was selling separately for over $200). When I tried compiling a BOM with self-sourced high quality parts, the total reached over $1700 before I gave up on that idea. Where have you seen $600 kits? If these are still available, I may consider one. However, I'm hesitant to go with a kit that may have lower quality components. Personally, I'm really excited for this new Prusa and will probably pick up a kit once they are available. Unless, of course, Vorons are really that affordable.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

In fairness, they never said a 2.4.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

Is there a different current version that would be better to compare against the Prusa?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 hours ago

The trident is probably a more fair comparison given that both it and the CORE One use 3x lead screws to move (and presumably level) the bed.

You can get a 300mm^3 LDO trident kit for $1,200, which appears to be the price of the Prusa. You can of course go cheaper (formbot for $690 with a V6 hot end) and more expensive (a custom BOM in a box from say West3d that starts at $1,300).