2 years ago, Bambu Lab stunned the 3D printing community with their radically new, game-changing tech. Following this, Creality and Elegoo introduced printers running Klipper, with stepper motion divided into smaller divisions, delivering higher quality prints at much faster speeds, leaving older tech printers in the dust.

Take for example, Elegoo's Neptune 4 Plus, which runs Klipper with a 64-bit, quad core processor and 8 Gigs of storage on its control board. With its print head's accelerometer sending feedback to its control board, this printer provides advanced features like input shaping, pressure advance, auto bed leveling, and much more for a price of only $350 US. Gasp! Can anyone doubt the magnitude with which the 3D printer manufacturing industry is being disrupted?

Recently, I've been looking at Modix, because a larger printer is on my short list. I like Modix, because it uses components known for very high quality, like Hiwin Rails, MeanWell power supplies, and Duet boards. However, from what I can see, Duet boards use older tech, 32-bit processors, and Modix printers aren't running Klipper. Still, I'm unsure if Klipper on 64-bit processors can produce higher quality, finer stepper motor divisions than RepRap firmware can with Duet's 32-bit boards.

Can anyone tell me if Duet boards need more powerful 64-bit processors, to compete against the disruptive tech coming from China? Disregarding the issue of speed, I'd like to know if Duet's current tech and RepRap firmware are sufficient to match the print quality we're seeing from printers like Bambu Lab's X1 Carbon.