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Hi all, I want to buy my son a 3D printer for his 20th birthday. He is a third year computer science major, so has no issues with the software side. I have no idea where to start, or even what questions to ask. Any ideas or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

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[–] jsnfwlr@lemmy.ml 3 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (1 children)

Fellow Aussie here - you can get an Anycubic Kobra S1 Combo for less than that. Excellent printer - I've had mine a few months and already have ~600 hours on it.

https://www.anycubic.au/products/kobra-s1-combo

[–] TheFermentalist@reddthat.com 1 points 6 days ago

Thank you. My list keeps growing….
Happy to spend the money on the right printer, as long as it doesn’t become an expensive dust collector.

$1k is ok, as long as it’s used, but I gotta say, the current special of $369 for the Kobra 3 v2 is pretty enticing!