Go go Tynan! Nice to see a real engineer doing this, makes it give me so much more confidence buying one of these overly complicated printers. Welcome!
@@Nobody-Nowhere I've had three of these contraptions, all having to be built from a kit...trust me, they're overly complicated and need to be MUCH simplified to attract the non geek....even most geeks I know avoid them still. This is a nice step in the right direction though (at least the prebuilt one) so there's hope.
I remember talking to Josef Prusa at a maker faire when I was just entering middle school when 3D printing wasn’t more than a niche product. It’s nice to see everything still working and staying true to the promises he was talking about back then.
Love seeing actual engineers like Tynan host on content like this. It feels so much more credible having someone as knowledgeable as him, and he's a natural host!
I've been using the Prusa MK4 pretty much since the day it came out (Was one of the very first orders). Been rock solid for 2 months, have over 45 days of print time on it, and no failures. The Input shaping alpha made it seem like a whole new printer with how fast, and good the prints look!
This supports my findings, although I am usually aiming for cheaper products, the quality, reliability and overall support is definitely worth the money!
Prusa's team completely rewrote slic3r in c++ or w/e language its in now because the old language was like visual basic or something. Still this is the power of open source and why it's crucial.
@@JJiG Do you have a source for this? Looking at the repository for Slic3r it's very clear that it's written in C++ (as well as Perl, which sounds like what you're talking about). Maybe what happened is that they did this rewrite alongside the Slic3r maintainers, which would be pretty cool
yay someone said it also superslicer pulls prusa slicer back into open source but improves it and since superslicer came out so many forks have been created. I still by far prefer Ultimaker's Cura.
I have an MK3S+ and my experience with Prusa has also been very good. If it weren't for my chronic laziness I would have ordered the upgrade kit by now. I think if you're weighing up the pros and cons of this printer vs its competitors, Prusa's ongoing commitment to providing an upgrade path is a pretty big plus in my opinion, as well as their commitment to open source which I think lies at the heart of 3D printing/making, at least in my mind.
Yeah, I am an international student doing PhD in US, and I have used many different printers including Prusa Mk3S+ and I would love to buy and try the new Mk4 but the question is if you already have a Mk3 or one of its upgraded versions does that really make sense at that price point compared to buying a new Mk4 next to your old one just for an additional 200 USD? I feel like if you already like printing and have no problem having another one it makes more sense to buy it as a separate printer, as the upgrade to Mk4 kit sounds a little too expensive as well as it renders your old one(or the rest of the parts you will be left with) unusable that it does not make sense. For another 200 bucks you have another printer as well as keeping the old one.(The old one being a Mk3 as well so that is still very good)
@@gokalpcetin2769 Yes I'll admit I have struggled deciding whether I want to buy the full MK4 instead of the upgrade. I don't really need another printer, but not having to disassemble most of the existing MK3S+ definitely appeals to the lazy part of me that I alluded to above. I'm in Australia though so I think the price gap is a little wider I think. I'm still not sure what I want to do.
@@gokalpcetin2769 In my opinion, the better choice is to buy a new Mk4 kit and keep the Mk3S+ as a backup printer. It's the kind of thing that you might never know you want or need until you have it. Like if you're in the middle of a 20 hour print and find you need a little 30-minute print for something you're working on. With a spare, you don't have to wait until the next day.
I bought a P1 P and it came with a few problems. After about six months of going back-and-forth with tech-support, I filed a charge back because they weren’t fixing it would take a week back-and-forth between messages. Last weekend, I upgraded my Mk3s to a MK 3.5 and the Wi-Fi module didn’t work. I spent five minutes in a chat and had the missing part here in three days. Definitely a worthwhile upgrade and definitely a much better company to work with Not to mention, the print quality is just so impeccable. I’ve got mine die in like nobody’s business. The bamboo I had was ridiculously hard to get good prints out of. Constantly shifting lines everywhere. The worst vertical seams I’ve ever seen on a 3-D printer. And the stupid idea of poop shooting out of the back so I have to move my desk to get filament. Eventually, I cut it out so that the filament ejected underneath the bed or it makes more sense but that piece of crap is gone. Prusa Still has its quirks but it’s a much better company and a much better product. I don’t care if it takes extra three minutes to print something. Not to mention, I can’t even hear the printer when it’s running.
I want to see a 3D printer gauntlet like the team do with laptops and GPUs as now it's almost viable in every price bracket. Also love to see another engineer talking about useful terminology. Would like to see more of Tynan
They were really awesome until recently, i think the only reasons why you should buy one of these is because of the customer support and the upgradability, thats it. Bambu Lab as an example has the X1 which has a few more features and also amazing print quality for not much more or the p1p which is also an awesome fast printing machine.
Not sure how amazing is to charge 3x what the kit is actually worth. They sell the same overpriced printed year after year, and rely on sos media advertisement like this to fool people to think that their printer is the only one that actually works. While its the same printer that everyone else sells for 100-300$.
I got my mk4 a week ago....absolutely loving it. I decided to stick with prusa because of my previous experiences with the company. I love the customer service, I love the reliability, I love the future upgradability.....for example for £400ish I can upgrade my mk3 to a mk4. No disrespect to the bambu.....heck, I will probably pick one up at some point.
Donated my 3s to my grandsons school. They are making course material for their school year, they were very happy to get the printer. JUST ORDERED MY MK4 today! Can’t wait!
Prusa to me, feels like the polished tools set that is geared for diy, they got every bell and whistle they can polished but left it open ended just enough to give creators options. I own a mini, and wish i would of gotten a mk3 because a few of the parts i try and print are just at max build. I dont print those bigger pieces often but wish i could go just one size larger. Mini is my recommendation for beginner's and small users who just need a few parts printed. Or Large print farms that print smaller parts, really good cost effective that way. Plus i self printed all the plastic pieces and have spare parts because of it. Also gave them to a friend (2nd set) and he just ordered the hardware and built his printer, cheaper, because of that.
Everyone keeps saying that a Prusa printer is overpriced and people should get something like an Ender 3 etc... But after messing with the Ender 3 printers at my school which was an absolutely god awful experience, it was nice to come back home to my old old Prusa i3 mk2 and be able to just print. And it prints the same as it did when it was new 6 years ago and assembled in a day. I feel like the Enders and other printers are enthusiast printers while Prusas are "professional" printers that are meant to be assembled, sat on the table and printed on, not tinkered around before every print. If you're just someone who has a 3D printer as a hobby then it's fine, but if you want it as an actual work tool you need something that just works. That's why I will stand by Prusa printers and will buy a Mk4 in the near future. Thanks for the great review ❤️
Wow it printed out of the box without having to buy a new bed! Sure wish my ender 5 worked out of the box like that because mine was entirely useless with about a centimeter deep valley in the bed... And then the broken extruder before I finished the first spool of filament... and the pressed on gear for the extruder stepper motor that can't be reused on an upgraded extruder... and the factory bent z rod that leaves waves in my prints... and the included sd card reader that melted after 5 minutes plugged into my pc... You can't really go wrong with a Prusa though, I am always impressed by those machines.
You know what my favorite part of Prusa is? Their service and how maintence friendly their printers are. You don't have to ship you're whole printer when something is wrong with it. Everything is replaceble. I like how open they are with replacing printable parts and building your own closure. Can't wait to receive and build my mk4!
@@gaveintothedarkness I think it was meant as normally chaotic but definately not in this piece. He's a classic mad scientist type in other videos normally
One thing I like about the MK4 is the quiet operation - from what I've heard, many printers are quite loud, which makes them uncomfortable to use in a home office for a person with high noise sensitivity like myself. But with my newly assembled MK4, I'm pleasantly surprised at its low noise levels.
Watched this video last week when it first came out and it was the final thing that made me switch my Elegoo Neptune 3 (1st gen) off and order the kit MK4 complete with Enclosure. The manufacturer of my current printer effectively used us early adopters as beta testers and then abandoned the printer from a firmware perspective; zero upgrade path and no notice. I should have bought a Prusa from the get go but the price put me off, far forward a year and I’m now spending 5x the money BUT there has Always been a clear upgrade path for the i3 series printers way back from the MK2 so this was more of a long term investment. I see this as more of an Apple style of device, yes it’s expensive, but, IT. JUST. WORKS. As for my current atrocity, well it sometimes works and I’ve just had enough. Roll on the end of August when my kit arrives. Thanks for the review guys - you helped me make up my mind!
I don't often comment but please keep this guy around. This is a host for adults. His presentation is great. He is to the point without shouting or acting like a grown child. MKBHD vibes. Great video.
With 3D printers where you will see software updates over the life of the produce it might be a good idea to state or put which version you are reviewing. This would allow a user to look up what has changed easier. Also what Slicer version would be nice even though I know it is not the focus of the video.
@ShortCircuit jolly good show guys. Tynan's engineering background and his in depth review of this printer was indeed informative and entertaining. Fun fact, back in 2021 in my advanced diploma of civil engineering, we had a subject where we had to go into the workshop and 3D print out a bridge (for the civil diploma, for the aeronautical diploma they had to print out a model aircraft, mechanical I can't remember) but due to the lockdowns that did not happen, will buy a 3D printer when I have the money for it (which should be hopefully soon). Hats off to Tynan and the rest of the team.
We have a MK3S at work and upgrading for better Z-leveling would be really good, especially if it can be upgraded to support 2+ filament colors without having to manually swap so we could embed text of a different color than the base.
Tynan misspoke. You would still need to buy an MMU (Multi-Material Unit) for this MK4. It does not auto-swap between 2+ colors out of the box. The MMU is also available for the MK3S. No need for an MK4 if that’s what you’re looking for.
@@bacon.cheesecake It really isn't worth upgrading, because the price difference between mk4 upgrade kit and the whole i3s+ set is 170€. In one of those cases you have a bunch of perfectly good parts left over.
Been wading through a new 3D printer vendor(s) for the last few weeks. We’ve printed resin for years, but during “the great event of unknown origin”, our previous vendor folded, and we’re finally running out of spares and hacks to keep their sw going. So the Great Search began for both filament & resin printers. Long story short, as of tonight, for filament, going w Prusa cause of 1) security 2)support & 3) reliability all key priorities from our perspective. Hopefully the MK4 will live up to those. For resin, leaning strongly at this point towards Elegoo, in large part as it’s my understanding they can be air gapped, both during running and for firmware upgrades similar to Prusa. Well, here goes… As always YMMV. Just sharing. Nothing more. Nothing less. Have a good’un!
It’s interesting that he said the Bambu has been inconsistent. My p1p has been a fantastic printer. Very consistent and dimensionally accurate after some tweaks in the beginning even after moving with it twice it is still very consistent
I'm one of the lucky few who have one, you can _feel_ that it will be a workhorse like the MK3. It's not the fastest (although it is still very fast, mind you), not coreXY, whatever. It's extremely on brand with Prusa. Quality, reliability, and loooong term support. It's good. But it did tease me on speed printing lol. Probably gonna build a voron as well to tinker with, if I find the space in my house lol
I’ve been chugging along with my lil pos Ender 3 pro from years ago. I mean I had to manually level the bed every print. No idea what happened to mine but replacement parts prob cost more than buying a new one at this point lol. Nice to see how far we’ve gotten. Printer died just in time for a whole new generation. So many choices and now I’ve got adult money too!
6:31 Ive been using mesh based bed leveling on my Printrbot Simple Metal for years, its such a blessing. However my old printer is slowly retiring, so it may be time for an upgrade soon
Thanks for the video, it will be nice to have you guys do a comparison of this 3D printers features and value for money with others printers out there. Let's say like vs the Bamboo Labs one for example.
I have an mk3 and I thought it was almost perfect for the price. But MAN the mk4 had so many improvements. No live z adjust? Usb integration? Heck yeah man. Wait... and hotswapable nozzles
Slightly off topic but I did a search to find more Tynan appearances and found a video from years ago titled "Tynan Stack - CHEK Conference 2011". Is this a very young Tynan?
Awesome and unique video from engineer standpoint 👌 Taking apart the gearbox always gives me chills though 😅 Following up on your comment, wifi is easy to remove for such special use cases. We just released the new 2.6 slicer, give it a go. Organic supports completely change how you think about positioning models + thousand more useful things. Alpha InputShaping FW is also out, giving you basically a new and better machine. We are managing to run all of this in custom RTOS system without linux an inherent safety problems. It is magic as usually linux+klipper is required. We intend to squeeze every last MHz for new features as always with our machines… Touchscreen is a tough call as the standard controls are so good. Maybe enable start on one click print menu 🤷♂️
I have been working with electronics and tech for 30+ years, and every time I think of buying something, the first question I ask is - Is there a way to customize the product, hack it, modify it to my needs. 3D printing has been a game changer for customizing just about anything, and Prusa making their printers mod friendly is just one more plus on the plusses. Go Prusa 🥰
@mortenkallesen923 lol exactly my point, either you buy a prebuilt printer where the hardest part is picking the first thing print. Or you build your printer from the ground up over time with your own customizations and barely print at all.
i cant wait to upgrade my mk3. Prusa is worth the money to me. The fact they havent moved manufacturing to asia or india and kept it at home to employ locals is also huge to me
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Fun fact: The official announcement video of this printer in Prusa's channel shows it being assembled with the LTT Screwdriver (at 2min50)
Prusas Design has proved incredibly Reliable and easy to maintain. I think, also the latest iteration of their i3 design, is worth every buck. Question is, if you want to try Printers that have improvements compared to Prusas printers that haven't proven as reliable yet. A very huge + on Prusas side is also the ability to repair or replace Parts this easily. Also the countless amount of docs and blog posts on how to take advantage of every aspect these printers have to offer is unmatched by the whole ecosystem.
Currently running a heavily modified Tevo Tornado, (CR10 clone) and eventually hoping to get a Prusa printer and make the Tevo a large nozzle rig. While there is definitely a lot of competition both in the low cost and premium markets, I still love that Prusa is just _solid_ and generally a great company that I can feel good about supporting, and know that they'll continue to support their products and customers. Plus they come with gummy bears. What other printer comes with gummy bears?
I have a Prusa MK3S+. I really like that they offer reliable upgrade paths from previous versions, including multiple options at different price points. I'm currently debating between the 3.5, 3.9 and 4.0 upgrade options.
I have an Anet A8 that I converted to AM8 for the extruded frame and I gotta say, if I where to replace that and go more hardcore into 3D printing Id get a Prusa printer. Several of my friend have them and are super happy with theirs.
Great video! I just disagree about the upgrade kit value: for that price, I would buy the unassembled mk4 and keep both printers or sell the mk3(s) if I wanted to get some money back.
I love this digging into the printer. I have an MK4, so I'm not sure why I clicked on the video in the first place (other than "LTT, MUST WATCH" subliminal messaging being successful). But I certainly haven't taken my printer apart. Cool to see!
I like the direction LTT is going with letting the experts in each department show their strength with who hosts depending on the product. Dan with audio Anthony for retro etc. It adds a lot when the presenter is doing more than reading a script, they are explaining something they love.
Still don't have either the spare budget or the physical space to run and store a 3D printer, but I'm glad to have somebody making good reviews of them.
Reliability, Consistency, and Support aren’t generally things that any TH-cam video will show, but that’s what sets Prusa apart from the cheaper machines. Sure, my Ender 3 Pro can print parts that look just as nice as my i3 MK3S+’s prints, but getting to that level takes a lottt more dicking around than with a Prusa machine. If you have extra time, a cheaper machine might work just fine, but yeah - with my Prusa machine, I just have the confidence that it’ll work. The Ender machine needs pretty regular tuning. My Ender 3 Pro is a dedicated CF-Nylon machine now.
I upgraded from ender 3 to Prusa mk3s+ and sure both printers can print the same things, but Prusa is complete product and ender is not. A lot of the time I had to fight with Ender, figure out why the print is failing, struggle with adhesion problems, wish there was easy way to swap filament, wish there was a way to detect when filament ends, make sure the bed is leveled correctly (had to change springs as the default ones are junk). A lot of that can be fix and added, but why reinvent the wheel? With more expensive printers like Prusa or Bambu you generally don’t have any of that problems. It is mostly feature complete and hassle free. This is why you buy more expensive printer.
Just DIY upgrade your Prusa MK3 with a RasPi 4B running Octoprint, webcam and 4”hyperpixel touchscreen with OctoDash. Remote print, control and monitor from any where over the network and never need to transfer your gcode files to the printer using sd card or usb drive. It even comes with AI failure detection on obico plugins. Imo bigger upgrade than MK4. A must upgrade for all Prusa owners.
Very nice video guys, well introduced for those who don't know prusa or 3d printing and want to have a start in the world. Tynan seems a nice host for this kind of stuff, happy to see. PD: I imagine this is how Linus talks when he explains something to somebody with no cameras around (in that case his tone is all over the top).
I would always go for the kit. It is really easy to build and has a great handbook to guide you through. Like lego ( not yet build the mk4 but soon and the mk3 was an easy first printer build)
Looks like they’re one step closer to cloning Linus this clone is almost convincing
just need a snapchat high pitch voice filter 😂😂
Needs to drop more expensive things.
They need to work on the voice and clumsiness. Also make him shorter.
I genuinely thought that was Linus in the thumbnail...
Is he wearing socks with sandals ?
Go go Tynan! Nice to see a real engineer doing this, makes it give me so much more confidence buying one of these overly complicated printers. Welcome!
Its overly priced, not overly complicated :)
@@Nobody-Nowhere I've had three of these contraptions, all having to be built from a kit...trust me, they're overly complicated and need to be MUCH simplified to attract the non geek....even most geeks I know avoid them still. This is a nice step in the right direction though (at least the prebuilt one) so there's hope.
He is doing great!!!!!!
Where? I see Linus V2.4
@@scott-proav More like Linus 6' 4"......
I remember talking to Josef Prusa at a maker faire when I was just entering middle school when 3D printing wasn’t more than a niche product. It’s nice to see everything still working and staying true to the promises he was talking about back then.
Tynan is like if Dan and Linus had a baby but that baby was raised by a normal family.
Who would be the one giving birth?
@@saulgoodman2018jake
Have you seen Tynan on his tech upgrade? I'm not so sure he was raised by a normal family
More screen time for Tynan the LTT stud muffin please 😎
Love seeing actual engineers like Tynan host on content like this.
It feels so much more credible having someone as knowledgeable as him, and he's a natural host!
Hello there.
I'm a 3D artist expert in Blender, Maya, Cinema 4D, 3ds Max, and more. I provide high-quality STL files for 3D printing.
I thought that was linus on the thumbnail 😂
Same lol
same 😂
Hahahah I fell for that as well 😂
OpenSource linus face
Same
The not being forced into an app or cloud service is a pretty strong argument these days.
Un-encrypted huge logfiles is also a cause for concern. And unexpected contacts through the firewall.
Hello there
I'm a 3D artist expert in Blender, Maya, Cinema 4D, 3ds Max, and more. I provide high-quality STL files for 3D printing.
I've been using the Prusa MK4 pretty much since the day it came out (Was one of the very first orders). Been rock solid for 2 months, have over 45 days of print time on it, and no failures. The Input shaping alpha made it seem like a whole new printer with how fast, and good the prints look!
This supports my findings, although I am usually aiming for cheaper products, the quality, reliability and overall support is definitely worth the money!
Just a quick note. PrusaSlicer is actually itself a fork of the open source project Slic3r.
Prusa's team completely rewrote slic3r in c++ or w/e language its in now because the old language was like visual basic or something. Still this is the power of open source and why it's crucial.
@@JJiG this, slic3r is old and pretty much abandoned.
@@JJiG Do you have a source for this? Looking at the repository for Slic3r it's very clear that it's written in C++ (as well as Perl, which sounds like what you're talking about). Maybe what happened is that they did this rewrite alongside the Slic3r maintainers, which would be pretty cool
yay someone said it also superslicer pulls prusa slicer back into open source but improves it and since superslicer came out so many forks have been created. I still by far prefer Ultimaker's Cura.
@@JJiGSauce?
Tynan is a fantastic presenter, maybe not as smooth with the sponsor segues as some others, but other than that, absolutely no complaints :D
training wheels mate training wheels... remember linus is now the vision guy
Hi Tynan, Hope you step up to do more in-depth reviews of tech like this as you are really informative.
I have an MK3S+ and my experience with Prusa has also been very good. If it weren't for my chronic laziness I would have ordered the upgrade kit by now. I think if you're weighing up the pros and cons of this printer vs its competitors, Prusa's ongoing commitment to providing an upgrade path is a pretty big plus in my opinion, as well as their commitment to open source which I think lies at the heart of 3D printing/making, at least in my mind.
Yeah, I am an international student doing PhD in US, and I have used many different printers including Prusa Mk3S+ and I would love to buy and try the new Mk4 but the question is if you already have a Mk3 or one of its upgraded versions does that really make sense at that price point compared to buying a new Mk4 next to your old one just for an additional 200 USD? I feel like if you already like printing and have no problem having another one it makes more sense to buy it as a separate printer, as the upgrade to Mk4 kit sounds a little too expensive as well as it renders your old one(or the rest of the parts you will be left with) unusable that it does not make sense. For another 200 bucks you have another printer as well as keeping the old one.(The old one being a Mk3 as well so that is still very good)
@@gokalpcetin2769 Yes I'll admit I have struggled deciding whether I want to buy the full MK4 instead of the upgrade. I don't really need another printer, but not having to disassemble most of the existing MK3S+ definitely appeals to the lazy part of me that I alluded to above. I'm in Australia though so I think the price gap is a little wider I think. I'm still not sure what I want to do.
@@gokalpcetin2769 In my opinion, the better choice is to buy a new Mk4 kit and keep the Mk3S+ as a backup printer. It's the kind of thing that you might never know you want or need until you have it. Like if you're in the middle of a 20 hour print and find you need a little 30-minute print for something you're working on. With a spare, you don't have to wait until the next day.
Nice video on the MK4! Now go checkout the input shaping alpha release! Pretty rad on the mk4
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@@AA-xu4vd Got 'em!
I bought a P1 P and it came with a few problems. After about six months of going back-and-forth with tech-support, I filed a charge back because they weren’t fixing it would take a week back-and-forth between messages.
Last weekend, I upgraded my Mk3s to a MK 3.5 and the Wi-Fi module didn’t work. I spent five minutes in a chat and had the missing part here in three days.
Definitely a worthwhile upgrade and definitely a much better company to work with
Not to mention, the print quality is just so impeccable. I’ve got mine die in like nobody’s business. The bamboo I had was ridiculously hard to get good prints out of. Constantly shifting lines everywhere. The worst vertical seams I’ve ever seen on a 3-D printer. And the stupid idea of poop shooting out of the back so I have to move my desk to get filament. Eventually, I cut it out so that the filament ejected underneath the bed or it makes more sense but that piece of crap is gone. Prusa Still has its quirks but it’s a much better company and a much better product. I don’t care if it takes extra three minutes to print something. Not to mention, I can’t even hear the printer when it’s running.
I want to see a 3D printer gauntlet like the team do with laptops and GPUs as now it's almost viable in every price bracket. Also love to see another engineer talking about useful terminology. Would like to see more of Tynan
I second this, having very little experience with 3d printing it would be helpful to see a direct comparison across multiple devices.
I have zero interest in getting a 3D printer, but I would watch any video with Tynan in it. He is so fun. We need more Tynan on the channels.
Prusa really is an amazing company for their open-ness abt the printer, and they are on a good rise!
Unless they changed something recently, they dropped their commitment to open source/open hardware for all their newer kits.
They were really awesome until recently, i think the only reasons why you should buy one of these is because of the customer support and the upgradability, thats it. Bambu Lab as an example has the X1 which has a few more features and also amazing print quality for not much more or the p1p which is also an awesome fast printing machine.
Not sure how amazing is to charge 3x what the kit is actually worth. They sell the same overpriced printed year after year, and rely on sos media advertisement like this to fool people to think that their printer is the only one that actually works. While its the same printer that everyone else sells for 100-300$.
I got my mk4 a week ago....absolutely loving it. I decided to stick with prusa because of my previous experiences with the company. I love the customer service, I love the reliability, I love the future upgradability.....for example for £400ish I can upgrade my mk3 to a mk4.
No disrespect to the bambu.....heck, I will probably pick one up at some point.
@@Nobody-Nowherethen go and make the MK4 for 300 USD, be sure to tag me
Love Tinus, seems like he'd make a good substitute boss for the summer
Donated my 3s to my grandsons school. They are making course material for their school year, they were very happy to get the printer. JUST ORDERED MY MK4 today! Can’t wait!
Prusa to me, feels like the polished tools set that is geared for diy, they got every bell and whistle they can polished but left it open ended just enough to give creators options. I own a mini, and wish i would of gotten a mk3 because a few of the parts i try and print are just at max build. I dont print those bigger pieces often but wish i could go just one size larger. Mini is my recommendation for beginner's and small users who just need a few parts printed. Or Large print farms that print smaller parts, really good cost effective that way. Plus i self printed all the plastic pieces and have spare parts because of it. Also gave them to a friend (2nd set) and he just ordered the hardware and built his printer, cheaper, because of that.
He must present more, keep growing guys love the skills and talent you are bringing in
Linus looking pretty buff today.
Everyone keeps saying that a Prusa printer is overpriced and people should get something like an Ender 3 etc... But after messing with the Ender 3 printers at my school which was an absolutely god awful experience, it was nice to come back home to my old old Prusa i3 mk2 and be able to just print. And it prints the same as it did when it was new 6 years ago and assembled in a day. I feel like the Enders and other printers are enthusiast printers while Prusas are "professional" printers that are meant to be assembled, sat on the table and printed on, not tinkered around before every print. If you're just someone who has a 3D printer as a hobby then it's fine, but if you want it as an actual work tool you need something that just works. That's why I will stand by Prusa printers and will buy a Mk4 in the near future. Thanks for the great review ❤️
Wow it printed out of the box without having to buy a new bed! Sure wish my ender 5 worked out of the box like that because mine was entirely useless with about a centimeter deep valley in the bed... And then the broken extruder before I finished the first spool of filament... and the pressed on gear for the extruder stepper motor that can't be reused on an upgraded extruder... and the factory bent z rod that leaves waves in my prints... and the included sd card reader that melted after 5 minutes plugged into my pc...
You can't really go wrong with a Prusa though, I am always impressed by those machines.
You know what my favorite part of Prusa is? Their service and how maintence friendly their printers are. You don't have to ship you're whole printer when something is wrong with it. Everything is replaceble. I like how open they are with replacing printable parts and building your own closure. Can't wait to receive and build my mk4!
Tynan is one of the most chaotic members of lmg and i love that for him
how is it chaotic?
@@gaveintothedarkness I think it was meant as normally chaotic but definately not in this piece. He's a classic mad scientist type in other videos normally
Could the comments section please refer to Tynan as "Chad Linus" from now on? Thank you.
One thing I like about the MK4 is the quiet operation - from what I've heard, many printers are quite loud, which makes them uncomfortable to use in a home office for a person with high noise sensitivity like myself. But with my newly assembled MK4, I'm pleasantly surprised at its low noise levels.
Watched this video last week when it first came out and it was the final thing that made me switch my Elegoo Neptune 3 (1st gen) off and order the kit MK4 complete with Enclosure. The manufacturer of my current printer effectively used us early adopters as beta testers and then abandoned the printer from a firmware perspective; zero upgrade path and no notice. I should have bought a Prusa from the get go but the price put me off, far forward a year and I’m now spending 5x the money BUT there has Always been a clear upgrade path for the i3 series printers way back from the MK2 so this was more of a long term investment. I see this as more of an Apple style of device, yes it’s expensive, but, IT. JUST. WORKS. As for my current atrocity, well it sometimes works and I’ve just had enough. Roll on the end of August when my kit arrives.
Thanks for the review guys - you helped me make up my mind!
I don't often comment but please keep this guy around. This is a host for adults. His presentation is great. He is to the point without shouting or acting like a grown child. MKBHD vibes. Great video.
With 3D printers where you will see software updates over the life of the produce it might be a good idea to state or put which version you are reviewing. This would allow a user to look up what has changed easier. Also what Slicer version would be nice even though I know it is not the focus of the video.
@ShortCircuit jolly good show guys. Tynan's engineering background and his in depth review of this printer was indeed informative and entertaining. Fun fact, back in 2021 in my advanced diploma of civil engineering, we had a subject where we had to go into the workshop and 3D print out a bridge (for the civil diploma, for the aeronautical diploma they had to print out a model aircraft, mechanical I can't remember) but due to the lockdowns that did not happen, will buy a 3D printer when I have the money for it (which should be hopefully soon). Hats off to Tynan and the rest of the team.
prusa slicer is based on Slic3r, which alot of other slicers also based of on. that is some information correction there.. cheers
I will always buy from Prusa as they are the only company in 3D printing to be supporting open hardware and are makers at their core.
I've never wondered what a James and Linus kid would look like.
..and now I'll never have to.
Lmao 🤣😂🤣
We have a MK3S at work and upgrading for better Z-leveling would be really good, especially if it can be upgraded to support 2+ filament colors without having to manually swap so we could embed text of a different color than the base.
Tynan misspoke. You would still need to buy an MMU (Multi-Material Unit) for this MK4. It does not auto-swap between 2+ colors out of the box.
The MMU is also available for the MK3S. No need for an MK4 if that’s what you’re looking for.
The thing I'm most excited about with this printer is hopefully seeing a lot of used mk3 printers from people upgrading
Oh wait they do an upgrade kit, should've seen that coming
@@bacon.cheesecake It really isn't worth upgrading, because the price difference between mk4 upgrade kit and the whole i3s+ set is 170€. In one of those cases you have a bunch of perfectly good parts left over.
Been wading through a new 3D printer vendor(s) for the last few weeks. We’ve printed resin for years, but during “the great event of unknown origin”, our previous vendor folded, and we’re finally running out of spares and hacks to keep their sw going. So the Great Search began for both filament & resin printers. Long story short, as of tonight, for filament, going w Prusa cause of 1) security 2)support & 3) reliability all key priorities from our perspective. Hopefully the MK4 will live up to those. For resin, leaning strongly at this point towards Elegoo, in large part as it’s my understanding they can be air gapped, both during running and for firmware upgrades similar to Prusa. Well, here goes…
As always YMMV. Just sharing. Nothing more. Nothing less.
Have a good’un!
It’s interesting that he said the Bambu has been inconsistent. My p1p has been a fantastic printer. Very consistent and dimensionally accurate after some tweaks in the beginning even after moving with it twice it is still very consistent
Nice to see Tynan on Short Circuit. I think that's his 1st.
Calm Linus at work, nice vid
just finished building a voron trident!! I'm pumped LTT's covering updates to the industry!! another exceptional video by Tynan!
Prusa is the Lamborghini of 3d printers
I really like this guy hosting. Keep it up!
How have I missed Tynan?! Excellent presenter. (Handsome, too) More Tynan, please.
I'm one of the lucky few who have one, you can _feel_ that it will be a workhorse like the MK3. It's not the fastest (although it is still very fast, mind you), not coreXY, whatever. It's extremely on brand with Prusa. Quality, reliability, and loooong term support. It's good.
But it did tease me on speed printing lol. Probably gonna build a voron as well to tinker with, if I find the space in my house lol
Tynan did great! Awesome video, love hearing about this stuff from an engineer's perspective
This guy looks like Linus but from AliExpress 🙂
I’ve been chugging along with my lil pos Ender 3 pro from years ago. I mean I had to manually level the bed every print. No idea what happened to mine but replacement parts prob cost more than buying a new one at this point lol.
Nice to see how far we’ve gotten. Printer died just in time for a whole new generation. So many choices and now I’ve got adult money too!
My ender 3 is like 3 years old and it prints just as good as a carbo x1 and approximately at 80% the speed of a carbon x1.
Yes Tynan!, more Tynan
6:31 Ive been using mesh based bed leveling on my Printrbot Simple Metal for years, its such a blessing. However my old printer is slowly retiring, so it may be time for an upgrade soon
Thanks for the video, it will be nice to have you guys do a comparison of this 3D printers features and value for money with others printers out there. Let's say like vs the Bamboo Labs one for example.
Bed leveling. My greatest nemesis.
We shall call him Linus 2.0
"Now with focus"
Sexy Linus
I have an mk3 and I thought it was almost perfect for the price. But MAN the mk4 had so many improvements. No live z adjust? Usb integration? Heck yeah man. Wait... and hotswapable nozzles
Slightly off topic but I did a search to find more Tynan appearances and found a video from years ago titled "Tynan Stack - CHEK Conference 2011". Is this a very young Tynan?
can confirm that is a very young Tynan in that video :P
Awesome and unique video from engineer standpoint 👌 Taking apart the gearbox always gives me chills though 😅
Following up on your comment, wifi is easy to remove for such special use cases.
We just released the new 2.6 slicer, give it a go. Organic supports completely change how you think about positioning models + thousand more useful things.
Alpha InputShaping FW is also out, giving you basically a new and better machine. We are managing to run all of this in custom RTOS system without linux an inherent safety problems. It is magic as usually linux+klipper is required. We intend to squeeze every last MHz for new features as always with our machines…
Touchscreen is a tough call as the standard controls are so good. Maybe enable start on one click print menu 🤷♂️
I have been working with electronics and tech for 30+ years, and every time I think of buying something, the first question I ask is - Is there a way to customize the product, hack it, modify it to my needs. 3D printing has been a game changer for customizing just about anything, and Prusa making their printers mod friendly is just one more plus on the plusses. Go Prusa 🥰
build a voron or ender clone if customization is the priority otherwise buy carbon x1.
@@Guardian_Arias I want to be printing - not work on printers 😀
@mortenkallesen923 lol exactly my point, either you buy a prebuilt printer where the hardest part is picking the first thing print.
Or you build your printer from the ground up over time with your own customizations and barely print at all.
i cant wait to upgrade my mk3. Prusa is worth the money to me. The fact they havent moved manufacturing to asia or india and kept it at home to employ locals is also huge to me
Fun fact: The official announcement video of this printer in Prusa's channel shows it being assembled with the LTT Screwdriver (at 2min50)
More Tynan.
Oh man i need that shirt
I have a taz 5 and I don’t know how to use it well but seeing how quick that prints and how easy the part came off the bed I’m amazed
Nice work Tynan!
I love Buff Linus!
Hello Tynan! Welcome to the on-can crew, always lovely to meet more of the team at LMG. Thanks for the vid.
Prusas Design has proved incredibly Reliable and easy to maintain. I think, also the latest iteration of their i3 design, is worth every buck. Question is, if you want to try Printers that have improvements compared to Prusas printers that haven't proven as reliable yet. A very huge + on Prusas side is also the ability to repair or replace Parts this easily. Also the countless amount of docs and blog posts on how to take advantage of every aspect these printers have to offer is unmatched by the whole ecosystem.
Good job, Tynan, whoever you are! 👏
The Linus your wife doesn't want you to be worried about.
Currently running a heavily modified Tevo Tornado, (CR10 clone) and eventually hoping to get a Prusa printer and make the Tevo a large nozzle rig. While there is definitely a lot of competition both in the low cost and premium markets, I still love that Prusa is just _solid_ and generally a great company that I can feel good about supporting, and know that they'll continue to support their products and customers.
Plus they come with gummy bears. What other printer comes with gummy bears?
Their support is so far ahead other 3d printing companies in consumer space but their printers is just middle of the road.
I have a Prusa MK3S+. I really like that they offer reliable upgrade paths from previous versions, including multiple options at different price points. I'm currently debating between the 3.5, 3.9 and 4.0 upgrade options.
I have a Prusa Mini+ which I got in 2021. Has been a fascinating experience as well as learning OctoPrint and OctoPi.
Tynan fan club - gather here.
Oh look it's handsome Linus with a man's voice. Did he get an upgrade
I have an Anet A8 that I converted to AM8 for the extruded frame and I gotta say, if I where to replace that and go more hardcore into 3D printing Id get a Prusa printer. Several of my friend have them and are super happy with theirs.
PRUSA 4 EVER
long live OpenSource
We need more Tynan, he's a brilliant host!
Bummed it's not Dan doing the 3D printers as he is my favourite host. But Tynan was excellent! Hope to see more of him
Great video! I just disagree about the upgrade kit value: for that price, I would buy the unassembled mk4 and keep both printers or sell the mk3(s) if I wanted to get some money back.
good to see Tynan hosting. He really looks like a fusion of Linus and Dan
0:13 that 8k footage finally pulling its weight
I love this digging into the printer. I have an MK4, so I'm not sure why I clicked on the video in the first place (other than "LTT, MUST WATCH" subliminal messaging being successful). But I certainly haven't taken my printer apart. Cool to see!
I like the direction LTT is going with letting the experts in each department show their strength with who hosts depending on the product. Dan with audio Anthony for retro etc. It adds a lot when the presenter is doing more than reading a script, they are explaining something they love.
I have a 3D printer at home and at school, and would much appreciate more 3D printing content on this channel!
Still don't have either the spare budget or the physical space to run and store a 3D printer, but I'm glad to have somebody making good reviews of them.
Is this how in depth all ltt reviews are?
Cause as a 3d printing geek this feels somewhere below shallow and uninformed
Can you please show us how this printer is better than any other $300 printer? I don't see the value proposition quite yet.
Reliability, Consistency, and Support aren’t generally things that any TH-cam video will show, but that’s what sets Prusa apart from the cheaper machines. Sure, my Ender 3 Pro can print parts that look just as nice as my i3 MK3S+’s prints, but getting to that level takes a lottt more dicking around than with a Prusa machine. If you have extra time, a cheaper machine might work just fine, but yeah - with my Prusa machine, I just have the confidence that it’ll work. The Ender machine needs pretty regular tuning.
My Ender 3 Pro is a dedicated CF-Nylon machine now.
I upgraded from ender 3 to Prusa mk3s+ and sure both printers can print the same things, but Prusa is complete product and ender is not.
A lot of the time I had to fight with Ender, figure out why the print is failing, struggle with adhesion problems, wish there was easy way to swap filament, wish there was a way to detect when filament ends, make sure the bed is leveled correctly (had to change springs as the default ones are junk). A lot of that can be fix and added, but why reinvent the wheel?
With more expensive printers like Prusa or Bambu you generally don’t have any of that problems. It is mostly feature complete and hassle free.
This is why you buy more expensive printer.
Kinda bummed that we didn't get wild-eye mad scientist Tynan. He had one of the best 5k upgrade videos.
Just DIY upgrade your Prusa MK3 with a RasPi 4B running Octoprint, webcam and 4”hyperpixel touchscreen with OctoDash. Remote print, control and monitor from any where over the network and never need to transfer your gcode files to the printer using sd card or usb drive. It even comes with AI failure detection on obico plugins. Imo bigger upgrade than MK4. A must upgrade for all Prusa owners.
Upgrade kit is good.
Depending on you room temp a shroud makes the process better
Very nice video guys, well introduced for those who don't know prusa or 3d printing and want to have a start in the world. Tynan seems a nice host for this kind of stuff, happy to see. PD: I imagine this is how Linus talks when he explains something to somebody with no cameras around (in that case his tone is all over the top).
Big fan of Prusa, I have an MK2, really excellent machine. Jealous of all the upgrades since then.
omg LMG got Henry Cavil after he left the Witcher and DC :0
They should start making it bigger for bigger stuff
Thx for great review. Awesome printer from our country 🇨🇿 ♥!
I would always go for the kit. It is really easy to build and has a great handbook to guide you through. Like lego ( not yet build the mk4 but soon and the mk3 was an easy first printer build)
Ayo Tynan! Great hosting
It’s like watching chill Linus .
Great video nice and clear full of detail.
Tynan in shirt with sleeves O.o