What you need to know about the $349 Prusa Mini (it's 32-bit)! 

Sorry for mumbling so much everyone, I had a mighty flu and fever during the ERRF. But I am much better now and here for all of your toughest questions 😉 So go ahead!

"We don't want to just throw away perfectly good Mark 3's". Put them on the site for half off or less and they'll be gone in an hour.

Josef must have a love hate relationship with you Tom. You always gives him the most hardball interviews but at the same time you are a true fan.

Step 1: Buy the Mini Step 2: Print out the MK3 Profit

"If you need ethernet. you can see the Raspberry Pi, a lot of people 'DUET'... " Lol I see what Prusa did there...

I can't wait to see the new "Prusa XL" (40x40x40 cm)!!! Come on, Josef!!!

Is it just me being overly sensitive, or did Josef got a bit offended when Thomas joked about the price being actually $399?

0:35 a good presenter asks good tough questions. That's why I like Thomas

Please stop constantly saying you need to test things in the interview. He’s just trying to present the new product and it makes the interview really uncomfortable. Nobody is going to use your commentary here as buying advice, and you don’t need to constantly let us know that what he’s claiming is publicly untested. Concluding the interview you can summarize with how impressive all the new things will be if they live up to what he says, and how you can’t wait to get one to test out. That sounds a lot more friendly and positive than “ok but I don’t know how it performs I’m going to have to test that” after he presents every feature.

4:38 That's so sweet that they named the new mainboard for Buddy!

19:08 new update to prusament: it now supports colorchange after printing ;)

17:07 The face when you know you have given the exactly right answer in school, but you play like you are not sure =D

I was thinking to maybe build a railcore II or a bvm cube next year but now I want to see how Josef does a core xy first. If it does have 400mm cubed and is $1500 or less I will be be first in line!

18x18cm plate is basically the 2010 mk1 PCB bed if you don't print on the colder edges of the glass bed!

Love your channel Tom, but your interviews are cringeworthy. You don’t need to be tough or easy on your guests; just ask open-ended questions and let your subject answer. Setting up answers while you ask the question is just not working. Give us the information and we will process it. One more thing, stay with your guest. It is very distracting when you look around while your guest speaks. We notice it. Thanks for all your hard work. Love your regular videos!

ERRF has been a fantastic event, even though I'm happy that it's the last event I'll be covering for 2019! The Prusa Mini looks to be a fantastic beginner or a simple workhorse machine - it'll be interesting to explore where is limits are at 1/3rd of the cost of a MK3S. Check out the Prusa Mini here: shop.prusa3d.com/en/3d-printers/994-original-prusa-mini.html#a_aid=toms3DP&a_bid=11110002 (first)

I love the general and well earned attitude of 'believe it or not we actually know what we're doing'. A prusa printer will likely be my next printer (I have my first showing up monday and am already considering having two)

More close ups of the machine might make the interview seem a bit less awkward.

20:34 I agree! Since I switched from my Tevo to a Original Prusa, 3D printing is so much more fun!

You can't achieve that price point with everything included? How does the crealty ender 3 do it then?

I would love to have one so that I could contribute to Prusa Firmware, and learn a thing or two from Michael Prusa. Plus, my other printers are all too big to sit on my desk. Does 32-bit give higher quality prints? It can! By running the stepping ISR more often we get less “aliasing” between the synchronized axes, and this helps to reduce subtle surface artifacts.

I love how prusa is all about making what they'd want to buy. Also thanks for asking about future upgrade paths.

Cant wait for the Maxi. We need real big printers the bigger the better.

Cute... Reminds me of the printrbot that was similar cantilever design and small bed. RIP Printrbot

400x400 is getting on the large size for belt driven corexy. Hopefully they work it out.

I just have to say in regards to josef prusa's comment. "If you switch to our printer from another brand you will truly appreciate our printers" I can attest to that. I started with 2 flsun printers which were cheap but they worked and I learned alot. Especially with almost no customer support. I sold them and "upgraded" or so I thought to 2 ender 3's. After many upgrades and failed prints I boxed them up and finally got to buy what was a dream printer for me the mk3s. Then the mmu2s and another mk3s and now the mini is preordered! I just have to say thanks to Tom for a great interview. I always love to see josef speak of his creations. He is very passionate about what he does and deeply cares for the longevity of his company, his employees, and his customers. Way to go GUYS!!

Wonder how this new heat break will handle ABS if I build an acrylic enclosure? Hmm... I want a couple of these to add to my shop but need more community feedback. (also the "start" shipping at the end of November makes me wonder how long I would be waiting)

I was just about to order an Ender 3 kit for my first 3D printer when I saw the announcement of the Mini. I couldn't justify buying a Prusa Mk3 at 4 times the price of an Ender 3, but the Mini perfectly fits my needs at a reasonable price. This could very well be the perfect entry level printer.

Will there be a kit version? Can we expect an upcoming kit building live stream from Thomas?

Wow Tom.. Give Josef Break!!!! This Josef is a Awsome man.. I think you need to consider your line of questions. Stop compairing to others.. I have 10 Printers and the MK32s with the MMU2s . and there are awsome.. Keep up to great work Josef.. Cant wait to see the new Bigger Printer... Cheers.....

If the upcoming big printer is easily enclosed (which I assume is the case given it's a CoreXY), that plus multi material is a compelling package for businesses where rapid prototyping of 3D models is crucial. The high end, though, is moving fast with "inkjet" like multimaterial printers.

I saw you there but you were in media mode. I wanted to say thanks for your videos. Starting out they were what taught me what I needed to know. I’m talking the pre-scripted ones. You should look at updating and refining those. Printers may get smarted but knowing the workings helps with troubleshooting.

I like how honest prusa is

Is the brick 12 volt and what current? I can see this as an off grid/RV printer.

A quick note on the printer flex concerns, look at bike technology. Fox and rock shox forks are phenomenal but cannondale's lefty forks are known for their performance through stiffness. Lefty forks are single sided fork plus therefore the axel is only supported on 1 side. If they can do that with a bike fork, or should be a piece of cake with a printer

for a 50% 3d printed printer they are a bit expensive... i like their filament tho!

Great interview, thank you both. Glad you're feeling better now Jo. The Prusa Mini is a fantastic machine, can't wait to see more of it. Also I'm so looking forward to ordering the Prusa XL

I bought one a few months ago. It’s an awesome printer. Been having fun with it ever since.

prusa is the apple of 3d printer manufacturers

Thanks for the interview Tom, top notch as usual! Still running my dinosaurs of an MMU 1.0, working fine as a single Colour printer

I like your attention to cost, thank you for asking questions about the add ons making it a $400 mini and the mk4 cost and expectations of everything not blowing up out of proportion

Can I print TPU with this?

Can this print TPU?

People are so passionate about the processor architecture, even if its got nothing to do with the actual printing.

Can someone explain to me why anyone would want to get a tiny prusa machine for 349 and not just a mid size ender 3 for 230?

I really like this machine, and am seriously considering rpelacing my Turnigy mini Fabrikator II with it. It's a decent enough printer, and with a lot of modifications it can print PLA at up to 70-100 mm/s, but that 10*10*10 build volume is seriously limiting. It may not seem like a huge difference, but 18*18*18 is just sooo much larger... And the price point is quite tempting.

What I like most about these guys is they always look at cost and do their best to keep their printers affordable and for that reason alone I will always be a Prusa Fanboy!

I'm thinking about it, I tried FDM with ender 3 and it was a nightmare. Resin printing with the Anycubic Photon by comparison was super easy to work with. To me FDM is too complex, if all these sensors, etc make it easier to work with I'm all for it.

Can I print TPU on this printer?

Honestly starting to love the idea of everything being super tuned and optimised out of the box omg

Well done Tom. Great video. I think the features of the mini are just a snap shot of a future MK4. Especially the 32 bit and color LCD. I wish we could have met while you where there. Keep up the great work.

I hope they design the XL-frame in a way that it's easily sealed to make printing with nylon more convenient. Can't wait to have a Prusa printer with a yuge print volume!

This is exactly what I was hoping to hear. I preordered the Mini a couple days after it was announced so hopefully I’ll be in the early shippments. In the meantime I’ll continue to use my Ender 3 Pro until the MkIV is released.

349$ on the prusa page then you click on it and it says 369€ or something

the mini is an absolute TANK.

When Thomas makes direct eye contact with the camera, I always feel like a ZOOM and the sound "bwomp-bwhaaaah" should play. Like Benny Hill or something. LOL! I've noticed him making direct eye contact with the camera on several interviews...not sure if he's even doing it on purpose. Thomas, we get it - you don't want to be considered a shill. But we know you're not (though in your older videos, I felt like you appeared start-struck by Josef's presence). All that aside, I was happy to see you grilling Josef a bit. This new printer seems 100% unnecessary, and again find myself saying "JUST GET AN ENDER3 AND BE DONE WITH IT". Love you, Thomas. You're awesome. Keep up the good work! Always a fan of your videos, pretty much no matter what.

My mk3s has been such a joy to print with, When I read about peoples problems printing I'm glad I got a prusa as It seems in comparison very hassle free. The removable bed for example is great and I'd hate to have to scrape prints off each time!

Can someone answer me this? Are a lot of 3D printers actually made by printed parts just part of the marketing? Or is it a volume thing? Seems Prusa is at the volume that they can do molded stuff. but they tied their marketing to print farms.

Interesting to watch a video in English by 2 non native English speakers

The Reprap Ormerod has a single Z-axis and with the aluminium x-arm there is no wobble so don't judge this single overhang printer!

I want a Prusa Mini LX (Long X) which would be 20cmZ x 30cmY x 1 METER long X axis. You could print a life sized femur, or really long tools, or all sorts of things. Just imagine what having one extra long axis could open up! $450.

Lol he sounded legit offended when you said "$399"

That Prusa Mini is so tempting, I can't afford the XL and I already have a MK3s+, I'm just waiting for a mk4 but every time I see a Mini..God! it's so tempting!

every time i see prusa, i wish i bought a MK3S..... still happy with my predator but damn, i wish anycubic was that helpful

Insert Fry from Futurama shut up and take my money meme here --->

Funny how he stated everything should be simple, like the web interface but they still haven’t created an app or made PRUSA link better. Prusa link had so much potential

That hot end looks perfect for a delta printer

A lot of unnecessary negative comments here... The questions were good and elicited good answers. I am sure Tom had good reasons to look at the phone (with notes or questions) or very momentarily look away. This was not a "Hollywood production" or an infomercial.

Hope the XL has dual extruders

15:00 Tom: there wil be not Gina be a mk3s something? Joe: No No November 2020: The now mk3s+ comes out Why?

Hey thomas I don't think you should respond so awkwardly. Things like arguing over price or questioning the heat block clearly are putting off josef and come off incessant. Just move onto the next question even if you have a disagreement. At the end, maybe compile and talk about the things you're critical of once you leave. Great job otherwise.

Interesting how Josef's goal was to show how the Prusa Mini is great, but not so great that you should purchase an MK3.

Thomas, eat a Snickers. :grin:

Would be awesome to have my mk3s on my network/WiFi and send files straight from prusaslicer

He is such a cool guy! Prusa just gives you sucha great feeling. Excited for my Prusa mini+!

what's the advantage of 32bit if the print speed is still slow? i will gladly pay 3x more if the print speed increase just 1.5x

Great interview Tom! Is it just me... I get the vibe that Josef is not too fond of Tom? I know Josef was not feeling well but I sensed that vibe in other interviews between him and Tom. Regardless, I love my MK3S!

My Mk2 is still going strong and it gets used daily.

Anyone else catch the Color of the Mini's Control panel turning from Black to Orange in close-ups?

Is it very difficult to assemble the diy kit of the prusa mini, when compared with the version which comes in 3 parts?

Josef was great but you on the other hand, were super cringy hearing your jabs at him during an interview. Smh

Will you be able to review the Prusa Mini anytime soon? I just ordered one as my first home 3D printer and there's a lot about this printer's limits and capabilities that I'm puzzled by. First off, it doesn't advertise that it can print nylon, yet it can reach 280deg C, which should be enough to print nylon. Normally printing nylon would require an all-metal hotend, but in your interview with Joseph Prusa, he said that the point where the end of the PTFE tube contacts the heat block, the temperature is only 160deg C, so nowhere near melting or deforming the PTFE tube. So if I'm not mistaken, the only thing holding this printer back from printing nylon should be the brass nozzle, which can be easily swapped for a hardened nozzle. Am I wrong?

Wow this looks like hot garbage for the money. The frame in particular is obviously built to be as cheap as possible with no regard for rigidity. The 32bit isn't a selling point either. The boards are a few bucks more over the 8 bit. People will still buy it though because sheep and if there's one thing sheep love is being led by influencers in the pocket of manufacturers.

Josef is so attractive omg. I would have been shaking the whole time.

Looking forward to the XL model. I am not intending to set up a farm but want a machine that can handle all I could throw at it. 40x40x40 would be great. What I hate is how expensive shipping to Europe is and also the fact that your VAT rate is higher than what we pay locally (18%).

Besides the PINDA probe, I don't really see much on this that makes it overly exciting especially at this price. There are a lot of printers out there with the same if not better build. The Anycubic Mega S has one of the best bases on the market and dual Z screws with dual guides. It's immensely accurate and performs superbly even with flexibles, it's got a bigger build area and is made of solid steel instead of 3D printed brackets, all for only $250 shipped instead of Prusa's $350 + shipping.

Wow a $1 filament sensor for only $20? ROFLMAO

Its overpriced that's what you need to know

Custom hotends are nightmare. Bought Anycubic 4Max Pro, it's fine from the box, but I don't like "delivering" SD cards from point A to point B each time, printer far away from PC - that mean way to go is Duet Wifi. And extruder there Titan direct with custom hotend - only suitable option to change to Aero is Titan Aero Volcano (someone said it can be precise like ordinal V6 with 0.4 nozzle and it can print faster). The biggest issue with hotend is nonstandard distance to bad - it is much smaller than ordinal V6 but larger than Titan Aero V6.

i like that iprusa has a lot of experience making these machines and has a lot of support in their own little community/forum. Many of the cheaper chinese units don't inspire a lot of confidence imho. They look good, but what is the support, how good is the firmware/software, really? So I will be getting a Mini and I don't mind waiting.

And this was the last time Prusa brought a new item to market...and it sucked

Just ordered a Mini, my first 3D printer (been using a shared old MakerBot gen5 ugh.) Makes total sense to me, so many of the things I see being printed are fairly small. Even the larger printers . . . only have one print head right? So yes a lot of people might be better off with two small printers than one big one especially when half the price - you can put two print heads to work at once. Then when I'm ready I may buy a larger fancier printer . . . but probably still get a lot of use out of the Mini, and be able to print 2 things at once. Would love a Mk 3 of course but the price . . . Not really concerned about the single upright column. There is very little stress on an extruder head. Not like it's a CNC router or something. I get the feeling that Prusa designs things with the right ethos: all the things you really need, none of the things you don't.

Yes yes Prusa Mark 4 in 2020. Hope in spring time and not much later because then I have the money to buy and can’t wait longer 👍👍

When you order a Mini, does it come all assembled with the arm attached, or is there some assembly required? The reason for the question is I'm wondering about how it would/could fit in airline luggage.

... Induction heating of the metal sheet?

This should've been the first question: Why is it cheaper to get in the U.S.?! USD.349,- V.S. EURO.379,- (EURO379,- = USD432,-) What the actual H**L?! Prusa is a Czech company, last time I Czeched, that is within Europe.

3d printed garbage with zip ties. Where is the 400 bucks? Can someone add up all non printed parts and prove me wrong?

Great interview Tom and Josef! @Josef - Watch out for support issues on that 4-pin Power DIN connector!!! So many issues with this on the MBT Replicator 2, as it's so easy for customers to insert it 180 degrees rotated, it is way too easy to force and the Mightyboard would be instantly toasted! Since it seems to be THE industry connector, not surprised you ended up using it, I assume you've got great protection on the power rails already. I've ended up using it myself in custom printer designs but to add extra protection, I give the casing a deep, sculpted socket which keys to the housing of the male plug, to make it impossible to mis-power. Also retrofitted this to my Replicator 2 farm.

WhAt Is ThIs? =D good video as always. happy printing

If it's so efficient, makes you wonder why E3D opted and kept their heatsink design.