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I would imagine that it often goes much quicker than a month. They seem to have streamlined the process, with Jo signing a bunch of aluminium stickers in advance, and they just send you a sticker with the printer. But if they have run out of stickers, it's probably not Jo's highest priority task to sign a new batch...
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If all is in schedule, my CORE One kit should be shipped next week.
We are now at the end of March, and next Monday is the last possible day. Since I ordered the kit just 3 minutes after the opening, I should be in kit batch 1.
I ordered also the Buddy Cam that now it is in stock also.
Let's see.
BR
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I ordered 14 minutes after the opening and hope to be in batch 1. By the way, the store page now shows a lead time of 11-12 weeks for new orders.
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By the way, the store page now shows a lead time of 11-12 weeks for new orders.
That's specifically for the BuddyCam, not for the printer or kit, isn't it?
I think Prusa just felt that they should align the production rate of that camera with its frame rate. 😛
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The 11-12 weeks should only apply to new orders and not to orders already placed or even the kit. That would be very unfair 🙂
I had split my order of the core one kit together with the buddy cam last night for fear the camera might delay my order. I seem to be in luck because my new order for the buddy cam says it should be available by Thursday. So this seems to only affect new orders.
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I just had a chat with the support, because I got pretty worried about my order, including a Core One (batch 7, ordered Jan 18th) + camera (added later, most likely on Feb 1st, based on payment transactions, ) + filaments, sheet etc after reading about the lead time of the camera now being 11-12 weeks. According to the support my order is just waiting for the availability of the camera and should be ready to ship at the end of the week (including the camera!), so I decided I'll rather wait couple of days more and get the camera in the same delivery than try to split the order or cancel the camera. I'll keep you updated when I see the order progressing and get a tracking number.
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Batch 7 order from Jan 14th set to arrive in the Netherlands on March 27th, shipping started today. When ordering the estimate was shipping from the 24th, so only 1 day off!
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Well, this explains a lot. Prusa is working to fulfill pre-paid orders at the same time they are building out 3rd party retail inventories. It's no wonder their shipping dates keep slipping.
Next day for an assembled printer in the UK 😀
I ordered my assembled C1 from https://www.123-3d.co.uk/Prusa-Original-Prusa-CORE-One-3D-Printer-i12040-t16612.html
This was on a Friday afternoon. It was with me lunchtime the next day which was a Saturday as well
Total cost inc delivery etc £1137.00
Very happy with this as not stung for any shipping or import duties and no import handling charge which they chuck on top as well by TNT or whoever handles the customs side of things.
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Exactly the same here, estimate was 24th as well. I went and checked dhl express info and the shipping label was printed in the evening of 24th so one could say technically it "shipped" on 24th 😉
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Meanwhile in Bambu land, the H2D was announced today and was in stock right away, even a couple of hours after launch. Initial stock in Germany is now depleted and new orders will have to endure a looong wait -- until April 8th.
Yes, I know, this printer is not a Core One competitor. (It will probably absorb take its share of XL customers though.) But process-wise, why can Prusa not launch new products like this?
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I'm sure if they wanted they could - but they don't so they probably don't want to. I don't have the inside information about reasons for this but it seems that is how they want to conduct their business. However I'm not sure if you can compare both companies 1:1 like that, bambu lab has some big financial backing it seems and could scale differently due to its location in Shenzen. It also seems it's not all roses and unicorn juice with bambu lab but for different reasons, so as a consumer you choose the poison you're most comfortable with 🙂
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Meanwhile in Bambu land, the H2D was announced today and was in stock right away, even a couple of hours after launch. Initial stock in Germany is now depleted and new orders will have to endure a looong wait -- until April 8th.
Yes, I know, this printer is not a Core One competitor. (It will probably absorb take its share of XL customers though.) But process-wise, why can Prusa not launch new products like this?
Wasnt that printer postponed for a long time, so just a different way to do it, but yeah its nice of course to have them ready at release for the most eager customers. Many chinese companies use kickstarter for preorders for example, which it shouldn't be used for when it comes to big companies. Didnt prusa have mk4 ready for shipping at release, though it was a smaller upgrade step.
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Wasnt that printer [Bambu H2D] postponed for a long time, so just a different way to do it, but yeah its nice of course to have them ready at release for the most eager customers. Many chinese companies use kickstarter for preorders for example, which it shouldn't be used for when it comes to big companies. Didnt prusa have mk4 ready for shipping at release, though it was a smaller upgrade step.
Yes, Bambu postponed the H2D release -- but they also managed that very well, in my opinion:
Pretty early (in late 2023, I believe) they mentioned that they were working on a higher-end printer next, but only in very general terms. So customers would know that, as long as they were looking for something in the price range of the current lineup, it was "safe" to buy one of the existing printers. In early 2024 Bambu announced a Q4 2024 ship date, still without publishing any specs, and later pushed that back by a quarter. No "launch" of the new product months before it was finalized and available, and they certainly did not take any customer's money that early.
Again, I wish Prusa would handle new launches (and the unavoidable delays) in this way. They no longer make "the better printers", I'm afraid, so they should really strive to be "the better company" in all respects.
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Wasnt that printer [Bambu H2D] postponed for a long time, so just a different way to do it, but yeah its nice of course to have them ready at release for the most eager customers. Many chinese companies use kickstarter for preorders for example, which it shouldn't be used for when it comes to big companies. Didnt prusa have mk4 ready for shipping at release, though it was a smaller upgrade step.
Yes, Bambu postponed the H2D release -- but they also managed that very well, in my opinion:
Pretty early (in late 2023, I believe) they mentioned that they were working on a higher-end printer next, but only in very general terms. So customers would know that, as long as they were looking for something in the price range of the current lineup, it was "safe" to buy one of the existing printers. In early 2024 Bambu announced a Q4 2024 ship date, still without publishing any specs, and later pushed that back by a quarter. No "launch" of the new product months before it was finalized and available, and they certainly did not take any customer's money that early.
Again, I wish Prusa would handle new launches (and the unavoidable delays) in this way. They no longer make "the better printers", I'm afraid, so they should really strive to be "the better company" in all respects.
Bambu Lab uses Chinese components to manufacture a large number of printers at once. Prusa makes all its parts in-house in Europe. The announcement of Core One came too early, but unfortunately, due to pressure from Bambu, it had to be done.
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Wasnt that printer [Bambu H2D] postponed for a long time, so just a different way to do it, but yeah its nice of course to have them ready at release for the most eager customers. Many chinese companies use kickstarter for preorders for example, which it shouldn't be used for when it comes to big companies. Didnt prusa have mk4 ready for shipping at release, though it was a smaller upgrade step.
Yes, Bambu postponed the H2D release -- but they also managed that very well, in my opinion:
They no longer make "the better printers", I'm afraid, so they should really strive to be "the better company" in all respects.
I am not sure I would agree with that but you are entitled to your own opinion.
The H2D is very expensive but very capable. It might have too many capability to survive time. I am interested to see how they over come the dust of laser cutting and bearing lubrication. That has been the issue I have had with multifunctional devices over time.
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Bambu Lab uses Chinese components to manufacture a large number of printers at once. Prusa makes all its parts in-house in Europe.
I am willing to pay a premium for the smaller series, made-in-Europe product; no problem with that.
But Bambu's technical capabilities are moving them beyond the original sales points of "economy of scale = cheap" and "closed ecosystem = easy to use". I would argue that they are now providing better capabilities and performance, due to the high-density mechanical integration (compare their print head to the Nextruder) and the abundance of sensors, which not only provide convenience and fool-proofing, but also improved print quality and accuracy. (See the print head camera and position calibration sheet, for example. Contrast that with Prusa's unwilligness to build even an accelerometer into the print head.)
The H2D is very expensive but very capable. It might have too many capability to survive time. I am interested to see how they over come the dust of laser cutting and bearing lubrication. That has been the issue I have had with multifunctional devices over time.
Agree on the laser option -- that seems more like a "because we can" addition, or a move to capture customers who "must have it all". I am not sure it makes technical sense and adds value. At least they were smart enough to also offer a pure FDM printer variant.
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Unfortunately, what Prusa does with deliveries and orders is beyond criticism.I have had a Prusa printer for 4 years, and so far none of my orders have arrived on time.My first order was a MK3S+, it was four weeks late.I waited 13 weeks for the second MK4 instead of the promised 8.I ordered a Core One camera on 2025.02.17. They promised delivery in four weeks, the camera is still nowhere to be found, they move the delivery date every day.But there was also a case where I received a roll of filament that was in stock in 5 weeks, I paid for expensive two-day delivery.Last year, a group was formed on an Italian forum, they wanted to go to the EU court for unfair trade.
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Last post (hopefully). Released from customs, at Seattle sorting facility, expected delivery by 20:00.
To recap: Ordered 2 Jan, shipped 19 Mar, 21 Mar arrived Memphis, 25 Mar released from customs, 26 Mar arrived at regional sorting facility, expected delivery 26 Mar.
Annnnd, holding in Memphis for customs.