I see a lot of people understandably perturbed by the price (and their prices in general), but to their credit, they created and maintain the most popular slicer (which Bambu slicer is itself a variation of), and printables.com, a hugely popular stl site. Bambu and others directly benefit from Prusa’s contributions while they pay for development and r&d, so it adds some additional context to the price (in my view).
Worth noting that I think some of their recent decisions are steps in the wrong direction.
OMG It is soooo expensive. I would’ve hoped it would be a lot cheaper…
€899 for 8 Toolheads €669 for 4 Toolheads
Oof yeah. That’s rough.
Maybe as a single unit and not a conversion it’ll be cheaper but right now all in for a Core One+ and 4 head INDX upgrade you’re talking $2k+. A Snapmaker U1 is half that and had a bigger print volume.
I was hoping a Core One with INDX would be reasonable but I have a feeling a U1 is more likely in my future.
I went the x1c route after the XL was too expensive to justify. Sold it after their first fuck up with the forced login that they put on the back burner (for now) and got a core one with the hope for Indx.
It just feels right to me to be able to control my printer and still have a modern machine that can be repaired in just about every way and where I control the software. So yeah, not the cheapest option but the most open one. That is what matters to me and although the prise for the indx is on the high side (especially for those of us on a budget) I don’t regret taking that path.
I used to compare it with using Linux as a desktop which was hard in 2003. It was a hassle but I am very happy watching the past 22 years of enshitifaction and seeing how easy Linux has gotten. Let’s hope prusa doesn’t go the of long forgotten Linux distros we lost along the way.
Same, am I still going to buy one after others have been the guinea pigs to work out bugs? Yes, but that’s still a chunk of change.
I think I saw that the add-on nozzles end up being on the cheaper end though. Not sure what my plans are for those yet.
My plan exactly. I’m not buying anything at that price until the reviews are in. I need what indx represents in my head, but I’m waiting for indications that my headcanon matches reality, both in terms of functionality, ease of use, and quality.
