3D Printing

So much of 3d printing comes down to getting everything perfectly aligned and dialed in. On a foldable printer like this, I would expect you to spend a ton of time calibrating after every time you move it.

I think you're on the right track with not wanting to deal with the problems likely to come with a first gen printer. Unfortunately I can't recommend another product that fits your particular use case, maybe a https://bambulab.com/en-us/a1-mini but it's not as portable as that positron.

I don’t think I’d really view it as a typical first gen product; Kralyn has been working on it for quite a while and first showed it off 3 years ago. I saw a demo of LDO’s V3.2 at a RepRap Festival and it looks pretty solid.

I haven’t watched the videos in quite a while but I’m sure there are demos of bed leveling, which would be my only real concern with unpacking and repacking it frequently.

That said, since I haven’t owned one myself I can’t say “you should buy this!!1!”. Do you have the budget and time to start with another less-portable model at home to confirm you’re really into printing enough to spend the money on a positron? You don’t need a ton of space to store a Prusa MK4 when it’s not in use, and the robust frame plus fantastic bed probing mean there’s no calibration required after moving it.

Did you end up trying something?