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Thomas Sanladerer Finds the Prusa CORE One INDX Struggles With Non-Prusa Filament
Thomas Sanladerer's review, as summarized by Hackaday, finds that the Prusa CORE One INDX's mandatory calibration is built around Prusament, that manual calibration results are not saved and that the hardware blocks the camera, while a Prusa XL just worked.
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Prusa's $199.99 HT Hotend Turns the CORE One Into a 400 C Machine
Prusa Research is selling a tool-free 400 C HT Hotend upgrade for the CORE One and CORE One L families, plus a CORE One L+ that ships with the hotend and filtration already fitted.
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Prusa's CORE One L+ Reviewed: A $25 Nozzle-Wiper and Belt Upgrade That Earns an Editor's Choice
Tom's Hardware calls the Prusa CORE One L+ update "small, but important" and awards Editor's Choice for a factory nozzle wiper and GT1.5 belts, available as a $25 retrofit, though the review's own pricing is inconsistent.
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Prusa's INDX Conversion Kits Slip to Mid-August as Bondtech's 'Nozzlegate' Deepens
Prusa delays INDX conversion kits for the CORE One/+ to mid-August after Bondtech admitted its 'hardened' nozzles are nitrocarburized ordinary steel (~30-32 HRC vs the promised 55-60) that 100 g of abrasive filament wears through — Prusa offers refunds and free hardware while Bondtech quietly renamed the product and has no compensation plan.
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Sovol Launches M1D: The First IDEX 3D Printer With a Built-In Tool Changer, From $1,199
Sovol's M1D fuses independent dual extrusion with a six-toolhead changer for up to seven purge-free colors, launching on Kickstarter from $1,199.
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Prusa MK4S vs AnkerMake M5C: Which Printer Fits You in 2026?
The MK4S and M5C both promise 500 mm/s, but they sit in different price classes and different realities: one is Prusa's flagship workhorse, the other a $399 speed bargain whose maker has left the FDM market. Here is how the two compare on specs, ecosystem, and long-term ownership.
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Prusa Ships the Standard INDX Conversion Kit, Firmware 6.6.1 Fixes Toolchanger Resets
Prusa's July update confirms the standard 8-tool INDX kit starts shipping by end of July, backed by firmware 6.6.1 fixes and waste-reduction numbers that dwarf a rival multicolor setup.
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Prusa Ships the First INDX Founder's Edition Units — And Firmware 6.6.1 Fixes the Growing Pains
Bondtech has begun shipping Founder's Edition INDX toolchangers as Prusa's 6.6.1 firmware squashes early bugs, setting up a direct price-and-waste showdown with Bambu Lab's H2C.
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Prusa's INDX Multi-Material Toolchanger: Founder's Edition Ships, Waste-Free Nozzle Swaps Detailed
Prusa's July update confirms Founder's Edition INDX units are shipping, with a 13mg-per-swap waste bin, inductive offset calibration, and CMYKW+RGB color-mixing detailed ahead of the full August rollout.
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Bondtech Opens Orders for INDX Development Kit, Bringing Tool-Changing to DIY Printers
Bondtech's INDX Development Kit, on sale since Friday, brings its wireless-induction tool-changing head to Klipper, Kalico, and RepRapFirmware machines instead of just Prusa's CORE One.
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Prusa's INDX Multi-Material System Starts Shipping: 30x Less Waste Than Rivals
Bondtech has begun shipping Prusa's INDX Founder's Edition toolchanger upgrade, which Prusa says cuts multi-color purge waste roughly 30x versus rival systems while supporting eight tools and a CMYKW+RGB workflow.
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Prusa XL Gets Its Most Ambitious Update Yet: Silicone Printing, Pick-and-Place, and a Lower Price
Prusa Research has significantly upgraded the XL platform with two new experimental toolheads, a price reduction, and the end of the semi-assembled option — signaling that the machine is maturing from a niche workhorse into a genuine production tool.
