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Creality K1 $379 @Microcenter

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$200 off on Creality K1 3D printer (SKU: 567321) with instore coupon CREK1

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Oct 21, 2023 02:50 PM
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timsyOct 21, 2023 02:50 PM
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Quote from ElvisLeo :
$200 off on Creality K1 3D printer (SKU: 567321) with instore coupon CREK1

https://microcenterinsider.com/pu...N1JRSiGF07
Buying 3d printers from MC is great. One of the few places you can get a good price (sometimes) with a decent return policy in case you get a dud. 3d printers are notorious for unit to unit variation.
Oct 21, 2023 03:17 PM
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topxnboOct 21, 2023 03:17 PM
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Anyone has experience with K1 and 3d chameleon for multicolor? Ir any other 3rd party multicolor add-on? I'm still debating if I should forfeit multicolor capability with K1…but 380 is definitely enticing.
Oct 21, 2023 03:48 PM
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bdunniOct 21, 2023 03:48 PM
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Quote from timsy :
Buying 3d printers from MC is great. One of the few places you can get a good price (sometimes) with a decent return policy in case you get a dud. 3d printers are notorious for unit to unit variation.
Isn't Amazon good for that too?
Oct 21, 2023 03:53 PM
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chefchuOct 21, 2023 03:53 PM
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Does anyone know if these already have the upgraded extruder and hotend (with red sock)?
Oct 21, 2023 03:59 PM
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ruffrhynoOct 21, 2023 03:59 PM
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Is this a better printer than the recent Elegoo Neptune 4 Pro deal that was recently posted?
Oct 21, 2023 04:46 PM
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topxnboOct 21, 2023 04:46 PM
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Quote from ruffrhyno :
Is this a better printer than the recent Elegoo Neptune 4 Pro deal that was recently posted?
Neptune 4 pro is a bed slinger, this is a core xy. They are fundamentally different. They may claim the same speed, but the fact you have to move the bed back and forth along with the printed parts, makes it more prone to vibrations and other factors, leading to less perfect prints. Also this one is fully enclosed with air filtration system, making it capable of printing warp-prone and fume generating materials like ABS.

I would choose K1 over Neptune 4 Pro if both are within your budget.
Oct 21, 2023 04:52 PM
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unpaintOct 21, 2023 04:52 PM
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Has anyone used an enclosed printer like this outside in a garage where it gets near freezing in the winter? Is the enclosure enough to deal with the cold temperature?

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Oct 21, 2023 05:14 PM
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GodBlessTexasOct 21, 2023 05:14 PM
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Quote from topxnbo :
Anyone has experience with K1 and 3d chameleon for multicolor? Ir any other 3rd party multicolor add-on? I'm still debating if I should forfeit multicolor capability with K1…but 380 is definitely enticing.
Yes, I do. While the Bambu X1 or P1S with AMS is vastly superior for multicolor overall, the K1 with the Chameleon is absolutely serviceable. While I wholeheartedly recommend the K1, I would absolutely avoid the K1 Max due to lackluster print quality issues. It's not the best, if that matters to you.
Oct 21, 2023 05:18 PM
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TechiManOct 21, 2023 05:18 PM
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Quote from chefchu :
Does anyone know if these already have the upgraded extruder and hotend (with red sock)?
I have been sitting on this coupon for last 15 days hoping their old inventory will cycle through and before the coupon expiry date they will have the new upgraded units, but reading the latest reviews, some posted 2-3 days ago, still complaining about same issues..so no, Creality is clearing their old inventory through MC

UPDATE: a new review posted 2 hrs ago says he got the new extruder, so not sure if they mix old and new together
Last edited by TechiMan October 21, 2023 at 10:20 AM.
Oct 21, 2023 05:23 PM
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topxnboOct 21, 2023 05:23 PM
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Quote from GodBlessTexas :
Yes, I do. While the Bambu X1 or P1S with AMS is vastly superior for multicolor overall, the K1 with the Chameleon is absolutely serviceable. While I wholeheartedly recommend the K1, I would absolutely avoid the K1 Max due to lackluster print quality issues. It's not the best, if that matters to you.
Thanks for sharing your experience. Repped.

One more Q if you don't mind. The y connector looks fairly huge on the chameleon. Do you have to break open the K1's top to make it work? Thus breaking the enclosed chamber in some fashion?

I saw the interview with Bambu CEO on YouTube and they are definitely NOT considering open sourcing their AMS, so it's really a tough choice between saving a few hundred bucks and potentially end up with more headaches down the road, or buy into a closed ecosystem like Bambu and trust their engineers will handle everything for you, like an iOS.
Oct 21, 2023 06:14 PM
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Shop_shop_ShopOct 21, 2023 06:14 PM
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Quote from topxnbo :
Neptune 4 pro is a bed slinger, this is a core xy. They are fundamentally different. They may claim the same speed, but the fact you have to move the bed back and forth along with the printed parts, makes it more prone to vibrations and other factors, leading to less perfect prints. Also this one is fully enclosed with air filtration system, making it capable of printing warp-prone and fume generating materials like ABS.

I would choose K1 over Neptune 4 Pro if both are within your budget.
No air filtration system.
Oct 21, 2023 07:01 PM
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topxnboOct 21, 2023 07:01 PM
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Quote from Shop_shop_Shop :
No air filtration system.
You're right. Just a fan. Although not difficult to add an active carbon filter very cheaply and easily I suppose.
Oct 21, 2023 09:18 PM
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psycho9xOct 21, 2023 09:18 PM
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Any trick to get the code to work? Keeps saying invalid.
Oct 21, 2023 09:36 PM
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psycttoOct 21, 2023 09:36 PM
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Quote from topxnbo :
Thanks for sharing your experience. Repped.

One more Q if you don't mind. The y connector looks fairly huge on the chameleon. Do you have to break open the K1's top to make it work? Thus breaking the enclosed chamber in some fashion?

I saw the interview with Bambu CEO on YouTube and they are definitely NOT considering open sourcing their AMS, so it's really a tough choice between saving a few hundred bucks and potentially end up with more headaches down the road, or buy into a closed ecosystem like Bambu and trust their engineers will handle everything for you, like an iOS.
I had a Creality CR-10S as my first unit, while the learning experience was great (I actually had time to tinker/tune/upgrade back then)…. I found myself fixing and tuning far more than I was printing and working on projects. Gave me a real love/hate of 3D printing in general.
Fast forward to BambuLab putting out their units, I started looking into the P1P and convinced myself up to the X1C over the course of a few weeks 😂. But man, having a 3D printer that requires no tinkering is so nice… right out of the box, click print and go, design my projects and print. Obviously the X1C isn't a comparison here, but if the P1P or P1S are in your budget… I'd give it a long hard think, if you want you want your 3D printer to be a tool or a tinker project.

BTW, yeah, I switched from Android to iOS years ago for the same reason… the Android ecosystem was/is a god damn mess and I didn't feel like futzing with my phone anymore, just want my phone to be a phone and do phone stuff right 🙃

All that said… if I had time to tinker with another 3D printer, this is a damn good price on what I hear is a pretty solid printer (after you do some upgrades anyway.) Printer area is getting on the small side for me though.

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Oct 21, 2023 09:41 PM
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CriosOct 21, 2023 09:41 PM
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Coupon code doesn't work. I did an online chat with customer service about if I had to use it in-store. They said that typically, in-store coupons come with barcodes. They also said that bthis coupon code could have been targeted and only meant for the recipient.

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