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  • I do most things via flatpakk by default. It provide an aditional layer of reliability to the apps I use. When somehing goes wrong, with a new update or st like that, it would just break the app rather than my entire system. The sandboxing is definitely a plus when using something like WINE, as a lot of games/apps required a specific version of it. Managing them when they are installed natively is really stressful, since mistake there can break you system as well. All of these Flatpak benefits is doublely important when I recommend Linux to less tech-savy people, i.e. my cousin/mom.

    Nevertheless, there are apps that have worse-that-native flatpak version, or required to be native to be full-featured (system configuration, i.e. Dconf).












  • Vinny@lemmy.worldto3DPrinting@lemmy.worldBeginners printer
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    1 year ago

    If you are just starting out. It is best to go with something cheap, but with the important features, which is bed-meshing. It does not really matter who you are buying it from, because unless it is a Prusa, after-sale support will all be spotty or non-existing.

    Personally, I got the Ender 3 S1 as my first printer, for $300. The hardware works well and simple enough. But it is the kind of thing you have to tinker with before it can become reliable. Within the first 3 days, I had to switch to Prusa Slicer; because Creality’s slicer does not have the features I need. And, by the end of the week, I had to update the firmware to the open-source “pro” version; because the built-in firmware does not allow me to easily tram the bed or adjust the bed mesh, which cause me hours of troubleshooting and tons of failed print. After that it is all good.

    The next big thing right now is not the CoreXY motion system, it is auto-z-calibration (or auto-first-layer), which meant you don’t need to do the weird paper trick every 2-5 prints. The cheapest machine that have that is the Bambu Lab P1P. The next one up (in term of price) is the Prusa MK4. The trade-out between the 2 is that the Prusa have a good track record of support, while Bambu Lab is cheaper and faster.