Da Vinci model questions before i buy

My question to you is what are your plans....... Do you plan on modding the printer so you will be able to use cheaper filament or do you just want to stay stock? Right now from what I have read the newer blue printer has a new board and I think the current resetter doesn't work.

Word of advice, don't buy it. Save a little more money and get something better. I just got a Duo 2.0 and honestly the worst purchase in my life. Problems from day one, worst customer service on the planet. XYZ ware is HORRIBLE at best. You can print large objects but because of XYZ ware you can't. So your going to end up hacking it in maybe 3 months or so after warranty runs out. I got my Duo because it claimed to print PLA. Well guess what? Nope! I had to call tech support which is like calling the president. Then after days of finally getting through and yelling. They finally realized that mine did not come with the correct print head. So they sent me the correct one. Installed it and guess what? Still can't print PLA because the don't tell you that you have to have (2) PLA carts in the machine. You can't have (1) PLA and (1) ABS. They never told me that. So I gotta now get another PLA cart. Just so I can use some aftermarket PLA filament. Also there is a counter on the carts so each time you use it the number counts down to 0. Once it hits 0 you basically toss in trash no matter whats still in cart. Unless you buy a resetter to reset cart. But from my research the resetter only works on specific firmware versions which you have no idea when you order what your getting. They also tell you to not adjust the print bed because its done at factory. Well thats nonsense. It needs to be calibrated right out of box. Also doing that takes trial and error because the calibration software in printer is absolutely worthless. Just stupid things like that that will drive you up the wall. Also being limited to their filament. Although I have gotten 3rd party but guess what? While Im using 3rd party the carts that are in the system are counting down even though I'm not using any filament. Stupid stuff like this. When and if you call tech support for any issues if you don't have most recent firmware and XYZ ware then you void your warranty and they won't help you. So again unless you really really like to tinker and don't mind pure stupidity then stay away! After having my 2.0 since the beginning of July I am just getting to the point after much trial and error and pulling my hair out I can print on my whole bed full surface no prob. But still can't make big objects because of CheckSum errors that I have yet to find out what they come from. Just LOADS AND LOADS of issues. Please stay away from XYZ. No company should be allowed to sell products like this. Save up your money and get a Flashforge 3d or something or a Robo 3d. They all have their learning curve but XYZ is easiet the worse.

I've got a duo 2.0A. Walk away from XYZ asap...their support is rubbish.

my 1st 3d printer was the original da vinci 1.0, for home use/fun, in which i got it 1 1/2 years ago, now with almost 600 hours printed on it, and ive never had a problem. Ive been running firmware 1.1.G, with the xyz resetter from www.wctek.com. also newegg.com has had the da vinci 1.0 for as low as $300 brand new, so if check with their website weekly, its a great deal. For the price of $500 i still can't find a 3d printer for that price, that matches it, especially with the da vinci being in an enclosure, especially for abs, this is just my opinion.

Also i love my da vinci 1.0 so much, i really wanted an SLA printer, like the form 1+ but for $3000+, i opted on getting the xyzprinting nobel 1.0, and have had it about 3 weeks and love it.

Hey if you want a Duo your welcome to buy mine. $500 + Shipping and its yours and you can have a few carts of your choice and its still under warranty.

@Kex0175,

I am now running repetier so the scanner is completely non functional. I don't remember what firmware I was using when it was stock but I know I had to upgrade the firmware to what xyz had available before it would print.

@iceman. I can get a new duo 2.0 from new egg for 449 if I watch for it so that's more then I could buy a new one at.

at this time if I where to be getting another printer I would invest more. maybe build one using open v-slot and a e3d cyclops. or chimera as those would be a lot easier to set up.