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Pros

This is counter-intuitive and important. Putting it together after the initial un-boxing isn't so bad either. I'm satisfied with the quality and overall.

Burnt titanium highspeed pla is super nice too. The quality and flashforge support is unmatched with a 1-year warranty. It's easy to get to know, relatively easy to troubleshoot and fix.

This thing is awesome. It is amazing. Picked this up after watching and discussing a friend's. The printer is super impressive, and will likely be my go-to workhorse for most cases.

It automates most steps, but to navigate all options it does help to be willing to get a bit technical. Qidi provides a wide range of products and truly exceptional technical support.

Replicator has the necessary parameters as far as i saw. It's insanely capable for a $300 or even $400 machine. These are available for this machine, and not very expensive, so i'll probably make that change.



Cons

This is the most cumbersome 3d printer i have ever used.

The top of print jobs looks like it came from an ice cream dispenser. The tools come in a flimsy ziploc bag. The real kick in the teeth is this cannot print over it's usb.

White filament seems to be the only one that works. The spool holder design fails here, in that the spools are too far from the enclosure where the tubes pull the filament. No matter how tight the belts are, they slip terribly, because the pulleys are...  Read More

No reponse whatsoever from support. They only have an email run by "alex" alex threatens customers and has a boss thats always on vacation.

In practice, i have multiple problems that right now have the printer sidelined. The * are often unresponsive. Also, the * aren't very responsive.

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Quality


It is very accurate and well made.


Amazing print quality, after over 200 big prints only jammed once.


My very first 3d printer, have had it about 5-6 weeks been thrue 3 rolls of filiment!


So far we have over 4,000 print hours on our creator pro and just experienced our first issue where the thermocouple wire’s ins...  Read More

Price


It's insanely capable for a $300 or even $400 machine.


Value: all in all, i was blown away by how great of a value this printer was.


So, first things first, i couldn't pass up this printer for $300.


I have created a number of retail product prototypes using this machine successfully, and it has paid itself many times over!

Shipping


No fear, the fix is on thingiverse and is a very quick print and fix.


I received the new cable pretty quickly, replaced it, and all was good.


This solution was so much easier than shipping the printer back to china and waiting for it to be shipped back again.


A replacement control board was sent within a few days to italy, and that was followed with detailed instructions for how to re...  Read More

Packaging/appearance


Packaging is superb, case is heavy duty, and printer has been very precise.


First, on unpacking one, one of the wire bundles inside the unit had gotten looped over one of the shoulders of the printing assembly.


His name and email where placed right on top when i opened the box.

Competitiveness


As i have no experience with other 3d printers, i cannot compare qidi software with software that is available with other print...  Read More


Even then it’s shocking because compared to other printers/slicing software, this thing is a breeze to print with!


Also, i don't have other machines to compare to but it does make a bit of fan noise, and also when printing sounds a bit like r2d2.


I have been using fdm printers for years, and have experienced many different brands and printer types.

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  • This product had a total of 1,352 reviews as of our last analysis date on Apr 23 2024.

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    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    My 13 year old had it up and running in less then 30 minutes


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Well ive spent several days trying to get one good print out of it


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Are all quite daunting and there is a randomness associated with it


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Im not even trying tomorrow as i will give it a break and call flashforge tech support


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    My biggest problem besides being a beginner is getting the first layer to stick


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Ive only tried pla filament so that is all i know


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    I ordered some mirror glass to try that out as i read that some folks find that works best


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Its unfortunate i cant print on the build plate included in the machine

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