re: 3D Printers for a total newb

All my research says get a Bambu printer because it’s best plug and play. Makerworld is the website that has pretty much all the files you want to print.

Another poster said it and I’ll second it. The Elegoo Carbon seems to be a replica of the Bambu equivalent, but the software isn’t the same. Plenty of good YouTube videos to walk you through either printer.

I bought the Elegoo for my son that’s 7, and very happy with it so far. Your kid likely won’t know the difference between the two brands, because they only care about the end product. It comes down to what you want you put into it.

$100-$200 or even $500 doesn’t necessarily make a better end product, it comes down to how much effort you want to put into it.

I like to figure things out so I went the Elegoo route and took the difference in price to buy more filament. My son has waken up everyday and won’t go to sleep because he wants to see what is printing. He doesn’t care what it is, just that something is printing.

Good luck with whatever you choose, but it’s worth it because your kid will love it. Don’t know how old you are but I remember when we got the internet and a color printer at home and it was all I was obsessed about once we got it. Your kid will feel the same way.

My son found one on the side of the street a few weeks ago when he was dog walking. He asked if he could bring it home and I said okay but it was raining hard so I told him if it is still there next week we can take it. Unfortunately, it was still there so I grabbed it for him. I set it up in the garage and it worked. We printed out about five things that were pretty cool and now I am ready to put it back out on the street so someone else can screw around with it. I would give you my address but I live in California.