taz 5 or makergear m2

[jimc]

i have never found a filament type i cant print on any of my makergears. i actually have one running ninjaflex only round the clock. the m2 just works every time. i have one that runs prob 16-20 hrs a day for 3 years. it just goes and goes pumping out parts with out an issue. i have never had any lulzbot or printerbot printers so i cant really comment on them but we have had a couple guys in the makergear community that had a taz4 and 5 and got rid of them for the m2 and say how much better it is. take that for what its worth. i dont know of any members that had a printerbot so no info on that one. i hear good things about the metal simple model. the one thing i can say about the makergear v4 extruder is that its completely different than any other setup out there. its by far the nicest setup and best engineered extruder setup ive seen on any printer. i only have one printer with the v4. my older ones need to be upgraded but they are still pumping out parts so no need yet.