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06-30-2020 at 02:30 PM #2

I saw this. How long does shipping usually take from this company?

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06-30-2020 at 02:32 PM #3

What are the essential upgrades for this, I know I've read that $50ish worth turns this into a great printer.

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06-30-2020 at 02:44 PM #4

Quote from Hrshycro :

What are the essential upgrades for this, I know I've read that $50ish worth turns this into a great printer.

I'd rather get Anycubic Mega S for $240+. Not the cheapest option but the slight addition frees you from all the hassles.

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06-30-2020 at 02:45 PM #5

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I'd rather get Anycubic Mega S for $240+. Not the cheapest option but the slight addition frees you from all the hassles.

Interesting. I haven't heard of that one.

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06-30-2020 at 02:49 PM #6

Quote from Hrshycro :

What are the essential upgrades for this, I know I've read that $50ish worth turns this into a great printer.

great printer? sure...

reliable and consistent? that's a stretch

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06-30-2020 at 03:00 PM #7

Quote from Adogg9111 :

I saw this. How long does shipping usually take from this company?

I pre-ordered the Ender 3 v2 a few months ago and it shipped a couple days ago, scheduled delivery for today

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06-30-2020 at 03:24 PM #8

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I'd rather get Anycubic Mega S for $240+. Not the cheapest option but the slight addition frees you from all the hassles.

Could you pitch to us what makes this one better than the Ender 3 Pro?

I just bit on this sale, but am willing to cancel the order if it is significantly better.

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06-30-2020 at 03:38 PM #9

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Could you pitch to us what makes this one better than the Ender 3 Pro?

I just bit on this sale, but am willing to cancel the order if it is significantly better.

Two things completely worth it, 40x40 Y rail and a meanwell PSU (namebrand). I took the magnetic build sheet as an added bonus.

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06-30-2020 at 03:40 PM #10

PS, that is not the legit creality store. The actual legit store is here https://www.creality3dofficial.com/

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06-30-2020 at 03:47 PM #11

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Two things completely worth it, 40x40 Y rail and a meanwell PSU (namebrand). I took the magnetic build sheet as an added bonus.

This Ender 3 Pro listing states it includes a meanwell PSU.

What is the comparison of the 40x40 Y rail that the Ender 3 Pro doesn't have?

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06-30-2020 at 04:13 PM #12

I use a mostly stock ender 3 and am happy with it. But it does require effort and tweaking. I did upgrade the springs and put on a PEI bed, but that's it.
As someone else mentioned above, this isn't the official creality store and in the 3d printing groups there is a lot of complaints on the shipping times and a lot never receiving the product. Just keep that in mind if you do order.

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06-30-2020 at 05:26 PM #13

Quote from greggproops :

Could you pitch to us what makes this one better than the Ender 3 Pro?

I just bit on this sale, but am willing to cancel the order if it is significantly better.

Mega S has touchscreen, filament runout sensor, and more stable Z and Y axes. The mainboard is probably different, but better or worse I do not know.

Both the Ender 3 Pro and Mega have good PSUs. The non-Pro Ender 3 has a crappy PSU.

The axes are more stable because the Mega S has dual Z screws instead of the single one the Ender 3 uses, and it has two separated rails for the Y axis instead of the one crappy extruded aluminum + nylon roller that Ender 3 uses.

I have two Ender 3 Pros. I've never used the Mega S, but it looks like an interesting option. I'd want to read reviews of it and see some real use comparisons before deciding between them.

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