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Rusty Jones
(@rusty-jones)
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Upgrade to 3.5 or 3.9

Well, it's time to upgrade, I think. I have a MK3s+ with a MMU3. it is working fine, but I would like to speed it up a bit, and better prints would be nice as well. All I have read says an upgrade to MMK3.5 will do this. So I think I am at least going that far, so my question is, should I go to 3.9 and get the Nextruder as well? Those of you with the 3.9 upgrade, how is it going for you? any issues using the MMU3 with it? I know from a chat with support that I need a parts kit to make the MMU3 compatible with the 3.5, and 3.9. Other than that how is the upgrade?

 

Thanks!

Posted : 22/07/2024 5:52 pm
Protoncek
(@protoncek-2)
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RE: Upgrade to 3.5 or 3.9

My opinion is that any upgrade is ... well, i won't say waste of money, but rather "not a good idea". Why? You end up with a bunch of parts which are useless and you have no options to use them.

I'd rather buy a new MK4 and sell MK3+. But that's just me...

Posted : 23/07/2024 4:45 am
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gkPrints
(@gkprints)
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RE: Upgrade to 3.5 or 3.9

At work I did the upgrade to MK3.9 and while building it together I regretted it because, as Protoncek said you'll be left with so many parts. You'll feel like you could build a new one with that but you can't. I should have bought a new MK4 and then we had two. The price difference is really not that big.

At home I just decided to get the MK3.5S Upgrade. That seems the only one that makes sense to me.

 

Posted : 18/01/2025 10:40 am
Protoncek
(@protoncek-2)
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RE: Upgrade to 3.5 or 3.9

Well, now Core one upgrade is on the way (in march) so i wonder, should i buy upgrade or whole printer... it's quite a price difference, but then again...as i said above: you end up with a bunch of useless parts... I guess at the end when/if i sell my old MK4S then price will be similar as i buy just upgrade... 

Posted : 18/01/2025 2:04 pm
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