The $500 - CTC Bizer series Dual Nozzle 3D Printer

[The_Architect23]

Picked up one of these last week on ebay from CTCprinter2014.
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Fast shipping, all looked well until I saw a USB dongle.

The Dongle says filament usb+
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There is a nice yellow sticker that both the seller and the CTC site do not show or mention is the description. It is a proprietary count down timer that runs off the usb. ( Do not plug it into the computer as it will fry it )
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so basically you are screwed into waiting for them to ship you overpriced filament after every 150 hours of print time.
What a scam...
I thought id share my frustration and warn any new potential buyers that they are about to be scammed by the beginning of the DRM / HASP


but there is hope... for only $10 every 1 hour you can print with extra usb keys! that you can then again wait another week+ for delivery for.
http://www.ctcprinter.com/product_detail.php?ProId=20
Product specification:
Printing time:1 hour
Weight: about 0.1 kg
Package Size:19 x19x8.5cm
Filament diameter variation:less than +/-0.1mm
Print temprature range 170 - 230 celsius(PLA)

I thought id also mention I have emailed the CTC website about this issue and false advertisement / entrapment. Of-course no response... The ebay seller responded and could only offer a discount on the 1 hour usb keys. 4 hours for 35$. It was a nice gesture but im not paying anything more for a lie.

I see CTC is on this forum so hope they can chime in on a workaround or an explanation for the bait and switch.

Today im working on a way to disable or bypass this, if I find one I will update the topic.