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meramannkehnelaga303
(@meramannkehnelaga303)
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Selling Prusa i3 Mk2.5 and Buying a Mk3s

Hey Everyone,

I've been thinking of selling my Prusa i3 Mk2.5 with half bear upgrade for £500/£550 and then deciding what printer to move to and the obvious choice seemed to be the Mk3s kit for £699. I mean, it'd be quiter, seems easier to troubleshoot and has some nice QoL improvements compared to my Mk2.5.

Have heard of people building their own clones of a Mk3 but I'm not sure how confident I would be in doing that and whether or not it'd be worth the hassle / money saved.

What do other users think, am I completely nuts or?

Posted : 18/10/2019 10:52 am
Pixel
(@pixel)
Trusted Member
RE: Selling Prusa i3 Mk2.5 and Buying a Mk3s

the big question is do you need the build volume of the mk3 or may the new mini even be enough?

beside this the MK3s is a solid printer to get and you probably wont regret it.

Personally im looking more into getting the new core XY printer once it comes out but that could be a while and it will be pricier.

Posted : 18/10/2019 1:28 pm
Nikolai
(@nikolai)
Noble Member
RE: Selling Prusa i3 Mk2.5 and Buying a Mk3s

I would keep MK2.5 and buy Prusa Mini in addition.

Especially if you have already half bear, then put the printer in an enclosure and print ABS/ASA/Nylon/PC. Use Prusa Mini for regular PLA/PETG stuff.

Often linked posts:
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My prints on Instagram

Posted : 18/10/2019 11:31 pm
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