Last year I said I'd probably never recommend another Bambu Lab printer again.
I still use my P1S, but after Bambu Lab started pushing their always-connected cloud solution as the new default:
I blocked the printer from the Internet via my OPNsense Firewall I stopped updating the firmware I locked the printer into Developer mode I deleted Bambu Studio and started using OrcaSlicer I had to do that to keep it under my control, instead of Bambu's.
oh no the thing that everyone said would happen happened? who could have foreseen this?!
Just of note, the Jeff Geerling has already made a video about Bambu’s shenanigans previously when they announced that third-party software and hardware to be blocked, discussing how he no longer recommended Bambu printers. He’s not oblivious or an idiot.
This article is specifically criticising Bambu for directly targeting open-source developers and claiming that the security issues of their cloud service should be blamed on OrcaSlicer (?!?!).
sure but he only changed his tune last year. bambu has been doing shady shit for years and just gotten away with it.
At least he’s a lot better than other channels that cover 3D printing that continue to promote Bambu Lab printers, presumably being paid a lot of money
Certainly not everyone who said this would happen!