Creality 3D Printers: Creality Ender-3 V3 KE Printer $218, Creality Ender-3 S1 Pro FDM 3D Printer $189 & More + Free Shipping @ B&H

MaroonVest6811

Dec 17, 2024 12:01 AM

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MaroonVest6811Dec 17, 2024 12:01 AM

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Can anyone point me in the right direction? I'm looking to upgrade from a ender 3 v2. My biggest complaint about that printer is the speed. I'm currently printing items at 50mm per second and the bigger prints take days. My budget is around $300 and I'm open to other brands. Does anything beat the BL A1?

tbone16

Dec 17, 2024 2:49 AM

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tbone16Dec 17, 2024 2:49 AM

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Quote from MaroonVest6811

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Can anyone point me in the right direction? I'm looking to upgrade from a ender 3 v2. My biggest complaint about that printer is the speed. I'm currently printing items at 50mm per second and the bigger prints take days. My budget is around $300 and I'm open to other brands. Does anything beat the BL A1?

For a $300 budget, probably not. I can print most PLAs just fine at 250 mm/s on my A1. only slow down to maybe 100 mm/s if I want super shiny finish with silk PLA or really care about high quality surface finish.

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zorprime

Dec 17, 2024 2:11 PM

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zorprimeDec 17, 2024 2:11 PM

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Quote from tbone16

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For a $300 budget, probably not. I can print most PLAs just fine at 250 mm/s on my A1. only slow down to maybe 100 mm/s if I want super shiny finish with silk PLA or really care about high quality surface finish.

The fast printer that prints as fast as a Bamboo labs A1 is from Creality is either the (Ender 3V3 KE) or the (Ender 3V3 3) (Their naming convention is atrocious I know). The KE came out first and it is a fast auto leveling 3d printer the Ender 3V3 3 is the upgraded version of the KE and is one of the newest ones that is on sale at B&H.
As always check reviews online on youtube and such before you invest in a printer. This is just from my personal experience, I've had the KE myself and sold it just to upgrade to the K1C

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dcengineer

Dec 17, 2024 2:44 PM

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dcengineerDec 17, 2024 2:44 PM

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You should consider flash forge adventurer 5m. It's one of the biggest fdm printers used in print farms in China next to Bambu. It's a corexy printer capable of 600mm/s (same as bambu P1S). Often see it for sale below $300. They sell kits to enclose it for $30+print material. It's no bambu and requires some fiddling but its a solid printer.

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BradFang

Dec 17, 2024 3:15 PM

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BradFangDec 17, 2024 3:15 PM

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Which of these on the cheaper end is best for an amateur/is any one of those significantly better?

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Videodrone

Dec 17, 2024 3:17 PM

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VideodroneDec 17, 2024 3:17 PM

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If I am looking at something for printing board game figures/accessories (probably nothing with the longest dimension exceeding 4-5") and I best to look at a resin printer?

carloselcoco

Dec 17, 2024 3:20 PM

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Quote from MaroonVest6811

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Can anyone point me in the right direction? I'm looking to upgrade from a ender 3 v2. My biggest complaint about that printer is the speed. I'm currently printing items at 50mm per second and the bigger prints take days. My budget is around $300 and I'm open to other brands. Does anything beat the BL A1?

You can improve your print speed to 150mm/s by simply upgrading the motherboard of your printer. It is like $35 in Amazon.

flancrest

Dec 17, 2024 3:20 PM

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flancrestDec 17, 2024 3:20 PM

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After a lot of research, we settled on the Bambu A1 mini for $200 over the similarly priced Crealty options.

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mrv

Dec 17, 2024 3:38 PM

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mrvDec 17, 2024 3:38 PM

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Well shoot - for $129 I might have tried a resin printer just for fun. Too bad it's sold out.

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LavenderPickle7682

Dec 17, 2024 3:51 PM

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LavenderPickle7682Dec 17, 2024 3:51 PM

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Yup. I'm overwhelmed with the sheer number of seemingly similar options.

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vd853

Dec 17, 2024 4:06 PM

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vd853Dec 17, 2024 4:06 PM

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I think the best value would the P1P. You're basically getting the same reliability as Bambu's best printer. It's the longest printer that I am still using. Beating out any Creality, Prusa, and A1 series that I've owned.

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king_pariah

Dec 17, 2024 6:45 PM

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king_pariahDec 17, 2024 6:45 PM

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Quote from flancrest

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After a lot of research, we settled on the Bambu A1 mini for $200 over the similarly priced Crealty options.

Bambus are virtually bulletproof. They're the ones our local library uses for their lab spaces because they require less maintenance than a laser printer.

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king_pariah

Dec 17, 2024 6:46 PM

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king_pariahDec 17, 2024 6:46 PM

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Quote from flancrest

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After a lot of research, we settled on the Bambu A1 mini for $200 over the similarly priced Crealty options.

A1 mini $179 right now btw
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Welebich

Dec 17, 2024 8:06 PM

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WelebichDec 17, 2024 8:06 PM

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Quote from dcengineer

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You should consider flash forge adventurer 5m. It's one of the biggest fdm printers used in print farms in China next to Bambu. It's a corexy printer capable of 600mm/s (same as bambu P1S). Often see it for sale below $300. They sell kits to enclose it for $30+print material. It's no bambu and requires some fiddling but its a solid printer.

I'm new to 3d printing myself. I got the flashforge adventurer 5m for $280 on Amazon during black friday.Loving it so far. Started printing within 15 minutes of unboxing it. Now I want the multicolor flashforge printer, but it's OOS everywhere.

BeigeCalendar3240

Dec 18, 2024 2:33 PM

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BeigeCalendar3240Dec 18, 2024 2:33 PM

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Quote from MaroonVest6811

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Can anyone point me in the right direction? I'm looking to upgrade from a ender 3 v2. My biggest complaint about that printer is the speed. I'm currently printing items at 50mm per second and the bigger prints take days. My budget is around $300 and I'm open to other brands. Does anything beat the BL A1?

I know it doesnt help right now, but I just got a Bambu Labs A1 from their site on sale for $300 a couple weeks ago. The A1 is like crazy faster that the Ender. I have to tell the A1 to print at 50% speed because it shakes the damn table so much I had to put 50 lbs of weights on the table to keep it still. The speed is great for larger, less detailed prints which ill leave on 100% or even set to a higher speed. Before, I had an Ender 3 pro that i learned on and tinkering with for a few years. I hated the manual bed leveling and failed prints of the Ender.

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