> If you can't spot the difference between a Ender 3 and an MK4
The author isn't saying that, they said it's "better than half the value". Something that's let's say 2/3 as good will definitely be obvious.
The author isn't saying that, they said it's "better than half the value". Something that's let's say 2/3 as good will definitely be obvious.
When you're in the market for a new TV or phone or whatever, do you buy the absolute cheapest one you can find and then decry the other players in the market because their stuff is clearly low value because the ICO is higher? Maybe you do, that's your choice of course, but there are plenty of people who buy, for example, Apple because they see beyond the ICO.
myself i do that for any product that i am not familiar with unless the running costs are evident. (so i'd buy a more expensive car that uses less gas, if i were in the market for a car) for someone new to 3D printers, running costs are not evident because i don't even know how much i'll use that thing.
TVs are an odd example because they don't have any running costs beyond how long they live before they break down, but even the cheapest lives long enough to make a more expensive one not worth it unless it has better specs that i care about.