Sounds a lot like HP’s approach with “security features” to limit cheap ink.
I was planning to get a bamboo, was saving up for it. Money will go to a resin printer from someone else now.
Same here. Looks like I’ll be going the Prusa route.
Wow, fuck Bambu. I have several printers and I will never ever use them.
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Prusa ftw. Love my mk4s
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They used to have a lan only mode. Now the lan only mode requires authorization from Bambu before you are allowed to print. They also said that to ensure security, they will eventually disable printing if you don’t upgrade to this firmware.
It’s a big deal.
Not in the loop, but based on what you wrote, it sounds like a bad idea. Like needing to ask for permission to print. Wtf.
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A blog post is not a terms of service agreement. You are in for a world of hurt if you continue to believe that what a company says and what is written in the terms are equal. This ain’t just about Bambu and is an extremely common source of confusion, which is the point.
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Read your own link.
"Critical Opera that require authorization
Initiating a print job (via LAN or cloud mode)."
The terms of service say they will disable your printer if you don’t upgrade the firmware. (The certificate that was recently hacked from the old firmware has an expiration date.)
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