Refurbished Good: Creality Ender 3 V3 SE 3D Printer w/ 250mm/s Print Speed & Auto Leveling
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Product Details:- Includes 1 year Allstate limited warranty
- Printing Technology : Fused Deposition Modeling
- Build Volume :220*220*250mm
- Typical Printing Speed :180mm/s
- Max. Printing Speed :250mm/s (Data from printing test with CR-PLA.)
- Layer Height :0.1-0.35mm
- Printing Accuracy :+0.1mm
- Leveling Mode :Auto Leveling
- Nozzle Temperature : <260°C
- Heatbed Temperature :<100°C
- Mainboard Type :32-bit Silent Mainboard
- Display Screen :3.2" Color Knob Screen
- Supported Filaments PLA/PETG/TPU
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I'm not sure at what price point the V3SE becomes a good buy. I say this as someone who had one for a while. However, the reason why I stopped using mine is the reason why I find it really hard to recommend a deal like this. The Flashforge 5M is the printer that replaced mine and recently was on sale for $141. The 5M doesn't have quite the build volume (220mm tall vs 250mm) but only once did I ever print something taller than 220mm (it was 230mm). The 5M is much faster (one of the fastest on the market at any price). It also offers full wired and wireless network support.
I think the Bambu suggestions are silly here. It's not that the A1/A1mini aren't great models, it's just that if you are budget limited to say around $100 the BL printers are 2-4x that price. Not the same ball park. Conversely, the FF 5M is much closer and honestly, for single color, is just such a good printer.
My take on this printer is, it's older tech but still not a bad printer even for a novice. Were it not for a lot of very compelling deals around $150-250 I wouldn't hesitate to suggest this as a first time printer. It's not Ender 3 Pro slow, perhaps half way between the old Ender 3 and the modern FF. Contrary to claims by people who think this is the same thing as an Ender 3 Pro, this does have full bed leveling and auto Z offset. The bed level is fixed (unless you want to get out the tools). Having gotten used to USB and/or network access to the printer, the SE's use of an SD card seems really old fashion (funny what's considered "old fashion" in 3D printers). The interface screen is limited but honestly works well. My biggest issues with the printer was I had to adjust the Z-offset when I changed from the factory PC to a PEI build plate. Other than speed and having to use the SD card to load files, it's really not a bad printer and can do some decent work so long as you stick with PLA and other entry level materials.
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However, one other big issue is Creality Ebay refurbs. Lots of stories about people getting something less than "refurbished". I have to admit I've purchased two printers from them. The Ender 3 S1 Pro was not as described. I was expecting "for parts" and I got "new in box, never assembled". Basically for a stupidly low price at the time I got a new printer. The second was my K1max. It did looked like a reasonable "used a few times, returned" deal. It included everything and worked nicely. The only "issue" was a slight rub mark on the build plate that can be seen on prints. However, your luck may be different. If these were new condition for this price I think I would say, "good starter printer". Not sure given the risks with "refurb". Is a bad print because the V3SE is bad or just you got a bad model?
Yes...ish. Really, I would suggest waiting for the next time the FF 5M goes on sale. It's just a better printer in almost every way for $50-60 more.
If this were a new in box V3SE I think I would say yes. Mine was well behaved and wasn't hard to learn. Honestly, a lot of learning 3D printing in my view is learning how to setup and slice your parts. When to use support, various fill patterns and ways to get a first layer to stick (blue painters tape is great). This printer won't get in the way as you learn those things.
Where this deal makes me nervous is if you get a dud. I've heard really mixed things about "refurbished" Creality printers. My two examples have been very good. However, as a counter example, my first V3SE was an "open box" from one of the online sellers who normally does camera gear. That printer had several issues out of the box. Not sure if they were from the factory or because "open box" meant, opened, assembled, screwed up then returned. At least one of the issues with that first printer I think was a factory assembly error (The metal tab that holds the strain gauge was attached incorrectly). That wasn't an easy issue to figure out and even though I did figure it out I decided to return that one just in case. Later I purchased a new one from Microcenter and it had no issues though it was replaced by my FF 5M not too long after I got it.
So, unless cost is really the most critical thing, I would probably pass and get the FF 5M instead. My 5M was really good and print times were much faster (the V3SE times are typically 50-100% longer for the same print).
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If you just want to play around and tinker but not sure if you want to invest much more yet, or maybe want it for a kid, you'd still probably be better off with at least a minor upgrade. The flash forge ad5x is a great little machine with lots of extra features and is going for around 240 right here on sd threads.
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