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Any word on when your XL will ship? My order is a couple months after yours.
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They are in the final beta testing right now. I expect more news soon and to ship my March to May. They are being decimated by supply issues.
It is a significant update. I talked to a high-ranking individual in the organization, and they are real close. They have moved to the 0.6mm nozzle because it makes no difference in quality.
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Yeah, there was an interesting linked video about why 4mm nozzles became the standard (historical accident and more primitive software).
I have decided to take a one nozzle model and upgrade later. I demoed one recently and like the printer. I am told that the wait will be till May to get a 5 nozzle. I do not need multimaterial off the bat, so I will wait.
Any thoughts? I would like to post a review here as early as possible. I am willing to be second fiddle to the 5 heads as long as I can review the one head near the front of the Queue.
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I guess you would have to consider the impact on your printing. I suspect you haven't had too many issues not having a MMU to this point or if you have one, you know the impact already.
We struggled with our MMU when trying to upgrade an older Prusa and while it eventually work well, the way it prints was different enough from a single extruder (shifting to purge, time, g-code) that it became clear it was more "I like the Wow" than the "I need it now". The one thing I wanted was to be able to print dissolvable supports and I never got around to that. It might be nice to get the single and acclimate yourself to the printer then opt for the MMU later. That way you'll be well versed in the XL and won't have to learn them all at the same time.
Having said all that, it's a "Prusa" so it'll be pretty good right out of the box! You likely won't need much time to "get acquainted".
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I ordered the 2-head, but will probably change my order to 3-head once the window opens. (I already have 2 good 3D printers, so the main appeal of the Prusa is the multiple filaments at this point.) We've waited a long time already, I can be patient.
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There is plenty to review on a one head XL to make it worthwhile if you are not needing multi-materials.
And the XL has started shipping!
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Original Prusa XL update: shipping of first units starts, last minute improvements and FAQs - Original Prusa 3D Printers
Finally, the first production units of the Original Prusa XL are ready to leave the company and head to their new owners! Today, we sent the first batch of e-mails with instructions on how to switch XL preorders to regular orders...
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Wahoo! The textured PEI sheet gift will be useful.
Yes, it will. I ordered within minutes. Prusa said yesterday that the first hour would take weeks to months to fill. They sold thousands in the first hour.
First hour?! Wonder how long wait is, if I ordered one now - a year, if I'm lucky? I'll start saving...
I suspect they will speed things up and you will get it sooner. I order two Mk3S before the formal released. One within hours of announcing and one a month before the shipping. I got one 2 months after the first ship and one 5-6 months after.
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I read the latest update and progress is pretty disappointing. I ordered a Bambu X1 Carbon with AMS in the mean time. It'll be interesting to see how the Bambu forces other manufacturers to step up their game. I suspect there's going to be big improvements in the next couple of years.
I'm not cancelling my XL order, but Prusa has a lot of catching up to do at the moment and they seem to be moving at a glacial pace. That 360 build volume will really be nice, but I'm worried about them being behind the times (speed, input shaping, etc). A Voron 350 would also be a possibility, although that puts one into the "enthusiast" category, which I'm not sure about. (Building the printer sounds fun, but I don't want to have to tinker with it.)
I'm not cancelling my XL order, but Prusa has a lot of catching up to do at the moment and they seem to be moving at a glacial pace. That 360 build volume will really be nice, but I'm worried about them being behind the times (speed, input shaping, etc). A Voron 350 would also be a possibility, although that puts one into the "enthusiast" category, which I'm not sure about. (Building the printer sounds fun, but I don't want to have to tinker with it.)
What worries you? A Prusa XL without input shaping was only slightly slower than the X1. The X1 is good, but it is overhyped. The XL will be very fast with input shaping.
I just bought a device to does the same thing as input shaping on my Ender-3. It is now three times faster than a standard ender and about 1.5-2 times faster than my Prusa Mk3s.
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