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@cyberwolfie I am happy MK4S owner and would recommend the CORE, but some considerations:

- Print volume IS small. Not having at least 250x250 x/y has been a step back from my previous printer.
- The platform is less open than I wished (or, better said, than they make us believe).
- I'd recommend getting the kit so you will get to know the printer better. However, CORE's build process difficulty is yet to be seen. I built my own MK4S and it was a fun weekend project.

• Print volume IS small. Not having at least 250x250 x/y has been a step back from my previous printer.

Hm, I don’t think I can quite grasp how much of a difference it would make to have a couple of cm extra in each direction. For my actual planned projects, I know it will be sufficient (except for one, where none of the consumer grade printers would be, and I would need to splice multiple parts somehow). But I also know that the list of planned projects will expand much faster than I am able to plan, design and print…

• The platform is less open than I wished (or, better said, than they make us believe).

Hm, in what way have you experienced any problems with this? I understand that it is not fully open source, but as far as I could tell, you can’t go much more open without going with a Voron?

• I’d recommend getting the kit so you will get to know the printer better. However, CORE’s build process difficulty is yet to be seen. I built my own MK4S and it was a fun weekend project.

I would love to get the kit, both as a learning experience and a fun project. However, they are not shipping the kits until April/May or something like that, while the assembled printers start shipping in January. I don’t think I want to wait that long.

Ah, yeah, I would also have expected their app to be open source.

Are the step files not generated by the slicer?

@cyberwolfie so what I mean is files that I can open on FreeCAD and can be modified to create my custom parts (step files), rather than importing an STL, which leads to worse results / more difficult to modify.

This doesn't affect me directly much, but it does affect the community as a whole, and it's a step (heh) back from previous printers that do have the step files available.

Ah, I see! I have much to learn, but looking forward to getting started :)

@aard most importantly, it notifies me when the printer needs my attention (e.g. change filament). My biggest annoyance (and what I wanted to fix/change) is that their app icon is not a proper vector graphic image, so it doesn't look good in themed Android launchers.