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Sovol SV06 Plus ACE review: Super size your prints

Tom's Hardware Verdict

Sovol’s SV06 Plus ACE is an affordable, large-scale bedslinger made fast and precise with Klipper. It is easily assembled, comes with a good quality built-in camera, and a large touch screen.

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    Easily assembled

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    Large size

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    Auto bed leveling

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    Vanilla Klipper

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    Built-in camera

Cons

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    Noisy fan

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Chinese teen makes folding phone with 3D printer, old parts, gains 4 million views online

A secondary-school student in China has used a 3D printer and old smartphone components to make a vertical foldable mobile phone, winning massive admiration on social media, including the thumbs-up from a major phone maker.

Lan Bowen, from Yiling High School in Yichang in central Hubei province, released a video clip showing the making of his smartphone on social media platform on February 16.

The footage, less than six minutes long, has been viewed 4.7 million times and has received 400,

Lan Bowen proudly shows off the foldable mobile phone he made from scratch. Photo: Baidu

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Apple Launched The LaserWriter, Its First Laser Printer, 40 Years Ago Today, And It Featured The Most Processing Power For Any Of The Company’s Products At The Time

A plethora of products are listed on Apple’s updated website, but those who have not followed the technology giant’s plans since its inception likely have little to no idea that the company also entered the laser printer market, with the first iteration called LaserWriter. It combined Adobe’s PostScript technology, allowing the printer to push out detailed and readable text and visuals. Unfortunately, it launched at a price that only a handful of customers could fathom, and we take a look back at 40 years since Apple

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Photographer’s Scandalous 3D-Printed Pinhole Lens Is Extremely Phallic

friend of PetaPixel and photographer Tom Calton 3D-printed his own lens, and it is unlike anything photographers have seen before, probably with very good reason.

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Prusa Goes to the Cloud with Optional “EasyPrint” Slicer

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Prusa Research has introduced Prusa EasyPrint, a browser-based slicing tool that lets users prepare 3D prints without complex software. The tool is currently set up as a bridge between Prusa 3D printers and Prusa Research’s Printables file sharing library. It can be used on any computer and mobile device with internet access through the Printable website or the Prusa app. Printers must be listed on your Prusa Connect account, but files can be transferred via USB.

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Anycubic Photon Mono M7 Max Review: Bigger, Faster Resin

Tom's Hardware Verdict

Anycubic’s Photon Mono M7 Max is an extra large resin printer with premium features, speed, and very good resolution, though some of its “high speed” boasts sacrifice detail for quicker print times.

Pros

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    Excellent details

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    High-speed printing

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    Heated Vat

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    Factory-leveled build plate

Cons

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    Expensive

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    Auto refill system didn’t work on test unit

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How to Create a 3D Printing Timelapse

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A 3D printing timelapse reduces hours of printing into a few minutes or seconds, and you watch the print gradually take shape layer by

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Elegoo Centauri Carbon review: Finally an affordable Core XY

Tom's Hardware Verdict

This is the best out-of-the-box experience we’ve had with an Elegoo FDM Printer, the Centauri Carbon is packed with speed and precision at a price that’s hard to beat.

Pros

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    Core XY

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    Impressive speed

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    Enclosed

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    No cloud access required

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    Affordable

Cons

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    No heated chamber

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    Poor chamber lighting

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    Cold Plate is not very sticky

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How to Convert Texts into 3D Models

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You can turn texts into 3D models using two main methods: 3D modeling software or using AI tools. With 3D modeling software, you can design any 3D model


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Prusa CORE One Review: Better in a Box

Tom's Hardware Verdict

Prusa literally transformed their classic i3 printer into a Core XY machine with more speed and all the outstanding quality we expect from an industry leader. The enclosure has a clever design that allows for creative modding, but it oddly lacks expected premium features like a built-in camera.

Pros

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    Core XY speed

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    High flow CHT Nozzle

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    Perfect first layer

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    Very quiet

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    Fully assembled or DIY kit

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    Can be upgraded from a MK4

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    Expensive

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    Chamber heated by bed

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