Published May 5, 2026, 7:00 PM EDT Jeff's been involved in the IT industry since before the Internet and spent more than 20 years working in technical support, system administration, network administration, and consulting roles. He holds an undergraduate degree in English, a Master's degree in English with a focus on professional writing and editing, and another Master's degree in Computing & Information Systems. After teaching university English and computer science for a few years, Jeff launched his writing career . He's written for Macworld , Tom's Hardware , groovyPost , The Mac Observer , and more before beginning here at XDA. PLA has a reputation for being the easy filament , and most of the time, that reputation is well earned. It prints at modest temperatures, sticks well to common build plates, and doesn't demand the same environmental control as ABS or nylon. That makes it the default recommendation for beginners, schools, hobbyists, and anyone who wants fewer variables in the way.…