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Prusa MK4S Kit Review: Assembling It Is the Point, and the Risk

Buy the $709 kit only if you want to build, diagnose and repair the printer yourself; the one-year US warranty covers parts, not the labor on a machine you assembled.

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Bambu Lab A1 mini Review: A 180 mm First Printer for $219

A $219 desk printer for parts that fit a 180 mm cube, in PLA, PETG, TPU and PVA. The $110 AMS lite buys four colors and a bin of purge waste; ABS is out.

5 min read