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Cake day: June 9th, 2023

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  • I really have no clue.
    It looks like a cool system, but I also think they might be rushing it to have a reply to the U1.
    Will it work well from the get go?
    How long does it take to change filament and hotend?
    Will mis-alignment stop prints often, as things get worn?

    They also cannot possibly price it lower that the H2D, as it is the same printer with more tech.
    Prusa has also more or less confirmed to be releasing the INDX-system soon, which seems like a smarter system to me.

    If it turns out as polished as Bambu often do and not to expensive (sub 3k), then it will demolish the competition. I’m happy we all get to be a part of the insane development race going on these days.

    Also: if Prusa wants to compete, they have to offer a heated chamber and decent camera as standard. I still can’t fathom how they dared to release the Core One without.
    I’m willing to pay quite a bit more for European made, but not if it feels like a complete rip-off.


  • Yeah, I think it’s very clever, but like you say it will be interesting to see how the system fairs outside a lab environment over time.
    And even if it does work flawlessly, there is no way they will price it lower than the H2D which is already outside what I consider reasonable for sporadic home use.

    If all my dreams come true, the competition heats up and they end up dumping the prices over the board.
    Realistically though, I’ll keep an eye on the H2S over the next few months and see if people have issues with it before I give away even more of my hard earned money.


  • I’m thinking more and more that this is a semi-rushed response to Snapmaker having insane success on KS with their U1, more than a goodwill gesture from BL, tbh.

    I also struggle seeing the true point of it, depending on what the price ends up being.
    Let’s say it lands at 2500-3000€. The H2S will have higher print speed (lighter gantry), fewer movable parts and a thoroughly tested hot end setup at 1150€ without AMS.
    1500€ in poop is going to take most people a lifetime to produce, not considering the advanced Vortek system needing maintenance. That’s like 75 full 1 kg rolls of pure poop if you pay 20€ for each.
    It will also require at least two AMS units to function fully, both of which are proprietary and useless the day you buy another branded machine.
    If you don’t need a heated chamber or the increased print size, you can get away with the P-series for even less money.

    Add the closed ecosystem to the mix, and I can’t really see any viable reason to wait for the H2C at all…
    Am I just being dumb here? I’d genuinely like to know







  • You’ve already gotten a lot of really good advice, but I’ll add what I did on TL to get >10 ratio in about a year, without really limiting what I download.

    For movies, I focused on finding files >14 GB so they are freelech. For movies I really wanted in super high quality to enjoy, I chose torrents with fewer seeds. This both boosts my points gain and lets me upload more when someone else wants the same file.
    My best ratio files are several 70+ GB 4k Remuxes.

    For TV Shows, I downloaded complete seasons as they are always freelech, unless it was a show I really want to watch right away.
    These days I just add it to Sonarr and let it rip.

    It goes without saying that you keep seeding everything for as long as you can. I have several hundred, some people have thousands.

    Make sure you start with freeleech content to build a small buffer so you don’t get warnings that stress you out. It sucks frantically trying to get your ratio up before some timer ends and you get banned.

    Feel free to ask if you need some more help, and enjoy TL. It’s a really good site run by what seems to be very level headed people.














  • I appreciate your arguments but respectfyully disagree.
    A GPS guided detour should not be necessary for vital social functions to operate.
    I also dislike the small potential for harm to a few individuals when there are better ways to get the point across.

    Block construction.
    Occupy offices and locations.
    March.
    Send letters and run awareness campaigns.
    Vote.

    Do anything you can that makes people see you. Just don’t block the road. To me that is too risky. If everybody would protest like that to achieve their political goals we would live in total anarchy.

    Hope my opinions make sense even though you might disagree.