Creality Ender 3 S1 PRO: In-depth review, Ender 3 S1 VS Ender 3 S1 PRO, side-by-side comparison

[@DCMPSaliva]

I’m a first time buyer , I’ve spent 2 days trying to find decent comparisons videos . This is literally the most in-depth yet easy to understand.

[@soundmixerporter]

I've watched about a dozen S1 and S1 Pro videos today and yours is by far the most informative and easy to follow. Great job and thank you!

[@The_Dim_Vanced]

For a beginner like myself, this video was a godsend. Easily the best I've watched so far, very well explained

[@dschafar1987]

Really like the way you structure your videos, very straight-forward. Exactly what I want from a video like this!

[@Semajal]

As someone getting into 3D printing now, I utterly love these videos :) Very well made, great production values, really informative :D

[@robertstephens1203]

I purchased an Ender 3 S1 based on your previous review. I love it. I spend very little time tinkering with it. It works as is. My time is happily spent designing and making things. I have recommended this printer to other people and have forwarded your review of it to them. Great job Aurora!

[@AuroraTech]

You should try the community firmware, it added a lot of features on the screen menu. github.com/mriscoc/Ender3V2S1

[@robertstephens1203]

@@AuroraTech Thanks!

[@Cytotube2]

@@AuroraTech Will this firmware work on the S1 pro? I have tried several times now to flash my new S1 Pro, but it looks like there is no support for the touch screen. I really wish they didn't include a touch screen on the pro version 😢

[@rocman9137]

@@AuroraTech will this work on the s1 Pro? I want to have better firmware on here to fix the bugs

[@kevinjennpeck8036]

I am getting into 3D printing for my birthday. It was a little overwhelming until I came across your channel/video. Thanks, this is super helpful and I am bookmarking it for later.

[@paulhughes5585]

These are the best descriptive and most comprehensive reviews I have seen. Clear, precise and very well presented.

[@gitss7367]

its good to see Creality printing things like ABS, nylon, and other more engineering grade filaments out of the box. It was a long road to get my ender 3 pro to get there.

[@BMUU666]

this is the 4th video Ive watched comparing these 2 printers, and it is by far the best I've seen! All the others failed to give the direct side-by-side comparison of feature differences. Many of these aren't clear on Creality's website. This video literally made the choice for me based upon what is necessary to upgrade or not for the $80 (MSRP) price difference. Thanks again!

[@racquelclark7659]

Absolutely love your channel. Very informative, direct, easy to digest for a beginner like myself, and professional. Thank you so much for making your videos!

[@pmhking84]

I found this channel while searching info for my 1st 3D printer. So far this channel provides the Most DETAILED information about all Ender3 series. BEST!

[@bbnlabs]

Thanks for another great review video, Infact the only video that compare both Ender 3 S1 Pro and Ender 3 S1. Could you some day make a review video of comparison between Ender 3 S1 or S1 Pro with Prusa i3 Mk3S+

[@petetongue6561]

I m new to this channel and I am very impressed with the quality of this review

[@weldingjunkie]

I’m a you tuber as well and I’m just getting into 3d, I can’t tell you how much I appreciate your videos. Clear and concise. Keep up the great work I know it’s not easy

[@fionayeatman6953]

This is by far the most clear, concise and informative video on you tube and because of that i just had to subscribe. as somebody that loves 3D printing but is not very experienced at it, i find your videos extremely helpful........Thankyou

[@bryanthz9]

Non-functional Ender 3 Pro, Non-functional CR-10 V3. Purchased a Ender 3 S1 Pro. Watched your video review, and as you went over the concepts, realized everything I 've been doing wrong. All printers working, still fine tuning but getting great first prints from all of them. Thanks again. Clear, concise. Thank you.

[@chikokishi7030]

You are scarily factual and professional. I feel like i need to grow up... Great video

[@JamesEzell]

I ordered a S1 a few months ago after watching your review. Very happy with the printer.

[@davidsalman8362]

By far this is the most Helpful Video on the Printer regarding Assembly, Suggestions, Tests with Different Filaments etc. Thank you Soooo much! Greetings from Kuwait

[@MisterDeets]

Excellent review. Well structured and perfectly informative. You touched on every point that I wanted to know about this printer.

[@scottwilson8880]

This is the only useful S1 pro comparison / unboxing / focusing on the actual detail and not filling an hour with personality BS :) Thanks my new E3S1pro arrived this week and i'm trying to get a profile migrated into the full version of Cura and Prusa.

[@fresno93703]

First time watching your channel reviews on 3d printer and I am very happy that I watch this before buying the Ender 3 S1 Pro. Thankyou for this great video, it saved me a bunch of time doing research. Will love to support your channel and more. Thnakyou very much!! 😇

[@UncleF115]

Can u teach us how to turn off power recovery for s1 pro? Can’t find the option in menu

[@jayaywhy01]

Thank you for this. Tons of information here, I'm now one step closer to buying an S1 Pro.

[@AlisaHof]

What a well done video! Very well organized, filmed, and edited. Most helpful I've found so far.

[@kennyc4904]

Hands down best video out there. Easy and precise - nicely done!!!

[@johnrobinson3642]

It's hard to justify calling the print quality "outstanding" and "amazing" when there are huge blobs in the corners of the calibration cube. This has been an issue on all the Ender 3 printers, and they still haven't fixed it. It would only take a small mod to their mainboard to enable the Linear Advance feature in Marlin which would then fix this problem. The whole reason I switched to Klipper on my E3V2 was because of the huge blobs on corners. It might not seem like a big issue if you are just printing stand-alone parts, but if you are printing parts that are meant to fit together,, then it is a real problem. Apart from that, good review as always, thanks for sharing your thoughts

[@larrythehedgehog]

I’ve printed tons of functional parts without linear advance and haven’t had problems. I just adjust the scale of the object in Cura by 0.5 percent.

[@johnrobinson3642]

@@larrythehedgehog If you're happy with that result, then that's all that matters. But I wasn't happy with it. If you print 2 of those calibration cubes that are designed to fit together in a confined space, then the cubes will only touch in the corners, and you end up with a great big gap in between the parts, and I just don't find that to be an acceptable solution. The point that I was making is that this has been a problem on all of the Ender 3 printers, and it is something that would be very easy for Creality to fix, they just need to add UART control of the stepper drivers. To me, it seems silly that they would add all new bells and whistles to make a $500 printer, but they still can't get the fundamentals right, As I said ealier, the whole reason I ditched Marlin and switched over to klipper on my E3V2 is that Klipper is able to solve this problem without the need for UART control of the stepper drivers.

[@johnrobinson3642]

@JCS Marlin has a built-in feature called Linear Advance which is aimed at fixing this issue, however, it requires that the mainboard have software control over the stepper-motor drivers to work, and Creality, in their wisdom, decided that software control wasn't necessary. This is why Creality printers still suffer from this problem to this day. Klipper is an alternative firmware for your printer. It is superior to Marlin in most aspects IMHO, however it requires a raspberry pi to run. Klipper has a similar feature to Marlin's Linear Advance called Pressure Advance, however, it does not require software control of the stepper drivers, and so will work with any of the Creality mainboards. It was exactly this issue that led me to ditching Marlin and moving over to Klipper, but Klipper has so many other benefits that it has just been win-win So, in Summary, to fix this issue on your ender, you either need to a) switch mainboards to one that has software control over the stepper drivers (most so), or b) Buy a Raspberry Pi and switch to Klipper.

[@Native_love]

@@larrythehedgehog could I please get the specific +- adjustments? I am going to buy this printer and want to print parts for engineering parts. I would greatly appreciate the help.

[@bartdelege929]

@@johnrobinson3642 so by enabling thé lineair advance function in Marlin, it stil doesn't work? Cause i enabled it and set a quit high k-factor but it doesn't seem to do anything, is this why?

[@abdullah-imran]

out of all reviews on youtube I trust your reviews the most

[@rickhubka]

Hi Love your video's. Just ordered a Ender 3 S1 Pro from pergear. Will get it to Canada sometime in April. This will be my first 3D printer. I was on the fence between the Ender 3 S1 and the Prusa i3 MK3S+ kit for a month but this review made the difference. I like to tinker/build/modify so good quality Creality printing and your review won me over. Thanks so much!!! Rick Hubka for Canada

[@lukekelly3898]

Spot on video and excellent narration! Thank you for making this video. Just purchased the S1.

[@kentuckyproproductions1624]

i like the jazz music for your videos

[@WurstWilli1988]

I just preordered mine here in Gemany. Can´t wait. EXCELLENT review!!!! Thank´s alot.

[@btc_noob]

Holy moly!!! You and your brother are doing an awesome job!!! Very informative video. Thank you.

[@winstonsmith478]

A super-professional review as always. Thanks.

[@letoxique]

first of all, i'd like to say that i really enjoy all of your reviews quite a lot. So even when i'm not interested in the product, it's always fun to watch. About the Ender 3 S1 Pro: i'm pretty tempted to give it a shot. But i wonder how hard it will be to replace the hotend if anything fails there. As far as i heard, the sprite extruder is a quite unique design, so spare parts could be hard to get...

[@yeroca]

I have the regular s1, and that's a great question. I wonder that myself.

[@MatthewAugustine]

You can't even buy silicone socks for them yet.

[@letoxique]

@@MatthewAugustine that's indeed a real shame. So i guess i'll keep looking for some tinkering friendly direct drive printer even longer...

[@ClayTheFoxx]

I *really really* enjoy your voice and the style of the video! Love your content! I think I am subscribing

[@JPToto]

Great review as usual! I think you're exactly right, having wifi printing would make a compelling reason to upgrade to the Pro version of the S1.

[@shrimperlincs3395]

For inbuilt WiFi are Creality using the term 'SMART' on their printers? So do you expect a 'Creality S1 Smart Pro'?

[@bruceritchie3874]

Thanks for a great video. I'm warming to the Ender 3 S1 Pro compared to other units in the sane price bracket. Thank you

[@manuelguero6610]

I purchased an Ender 3 S1 Pro based on your excellent review. I was looking for an excellent first 3d printer that could print engineering polymers at a reasonable price point, and that I didn’t have to fully assemble. Thank you!

[@corrado352]

How do you like it ?

[@BangBangBo]

One of the best videos out there, very well done..! Thank you.

[@echobeefpv8530]

Wow, you really got the stuff !! What a great review !!

[@Jordan-cd7zj]

This video is amazing.

[@MrBroGrow420]

well, you solidified my choice to buy the new S1 Pro, should be coming in a few days and can't wait to start using it since I have 2 Ender 3 V2 units that I've heavily upgraded, just got the dual Z axis upgrade kits and sprite hotend/extruder upgrades and with all that I've spent (in time and money) to get these printers where they perform pretty well, I could've saved time and money by just getting the S1 Pro. May sell my other printers off and get more S1 Pros haha loved the review, the clear/concise explanations, and the details provided. Subbing for sure.

[@harebalkhyeli4484]

Is Aurora the next best 3d printers reviewer ?!

[@milespettingill]

This video has really helped me a lot! Keep up the good work.

[@tonnyprasetya48]

Excellent Review, But if i may add suggestion With this price i believe creality can: 1. Throw away the delrin wheel, its easy wear and tear also hassle to change it to PC wheel. Instead creality should use SGR rail like kingroon can use all 3 axis with linear SGR without robbing your wallet. 2. use all linear rail SGR or HG on X&Y Axis 2. Fanless PSU 3. Silent Board fan 4 . Bed Tramming feature on the Software 5. Raspberry GPIO compatible port on board

[@mr.spongylikeaboss4987]

It's been proven a few times that Linear rails do not improve print quality over well adjusted, quality wheels. There are a few YT videos on this subject by well regarded people. such as Thomas, Teaching Tech,..ect. Linear rails make things easy to maintain. Quality wheels, properly adjusted produce excellent results.

[@tonnyprasetya48]

@@mr.spongylikeaboss4987 delrin wheels wear over time, i bought Ender S1 just for a month passed and now i already 2x re tighten the X Y Z wheels because of the wear. And yet my 3 months old prusa mk3s+ rod and lm8uu never needed to be tighten. No need to look for videos of other. I have experience it my self. Delrin wheels are sucks

[@reelchange8542]

This video is a terrific help to me, and I'm now completely hooked on your amazing reviews! I did a double-take when I saw how young you both are - smart as heck! I'd be beaming with pride if I had a daughter with even 25% of your smarts lol. Thanks for these amazing, well-crafted, in-depth reviews! and the videography is simply pro-fe-shun-al too :D Keep it up ! P.S. I love when you say "Eiffel Tower" it's like "Challenge Extended!" hah. Totally an eating popcorn moment.

[@jaydnisevil]

Why can't all comparisons be like this? Clearly showing the differences, similarities and features. Fantastic job!

[@NathGrech]

Love the channel. Great footage. Great hosting. Good work

[@jimjames7479]

the best review channel. great job.

[@Thunderbolt1684]

Thank you so much for this review! This was very organized and I was able to understand it very well. I think I am going to get the pro thanks to this video.

[@aberodriguez4149]

You guys are Outstanding I've been debating about getting into 3D printing, the cost and which 3D printer to get into for beginners/noobees. Your in depth reviews and cost comparison allow for the end user to decide which way to go, especially if one is not comfortable playing with firmware. I appreciate and thank you both for your time and work, keep up the great work thanks.

[@aditijoshi4992]

My issue is that after a few hours down the line, mid print, the extruder stops extruding. No clogging. Just direct drive gear marks on the filament and the black outer gear wheel making tak tak noise and vibrating. Using pla, at 200deg, 0.3 layer, 0.8 retraction. SHOULD i release the gear spring tension screw of the filament feeder knob? Please help. Ender 3s1pro

[@robbrown6667]

Love your videos! Very professional and informative! Keep up the magnificent work.

[@dougnoel1]

This is a great video. I wish I'd seen it when setting up mine. I will say there are a number of things I found difficult when setting up as this was my first 3d printer. However you covered more than anyone else I've seen when reviewing it. A rather large problem I found was that you cannot pause and resume prints. There's a bug in the included LCD screen where you cannot resume after putting a pause command in your gcode. It won't even resume if you use a timed pause. So you cannot do multi-color prints, print on fabric, add magnets, etc. This may not matter for some, but ut is one of the reasons I bought a Sonic Pad - which was a huge pain in the ass to get working (though your other video was invaluable once I *did* sort out the firmware issues.) I actually love the printer when it's working but I think consumer-ready is still a ways off for Creality. There a number of silly little things that could be fixed with better programming.

[@tritoobe]

Excellent comparison video! Great job!

[@bernardoaraujo6655]

Thank you! All the information I needed in a single video.

[@magicgundam]

I bought two S1's without knowing a "pro" version was coming out. Definitely interested in the hot end upgrade so I can start printing in a wider range of materials. My S1's have been great, but recently I had a problem on one machine where the z rods somehow went out of sync and one side of the x-gantry rose to almost 15 degrees above the other. I had no idea it happened until a print job I ran came out badly. I ended up having to unscrew the collar at the top of one z-rod so I could turn it freely and bring the x-gantry back into level. Curious if any other S1 owners have experienced the same issue, and maybe discovered what the root cause might be?

[@ricardo-iw9sq]

wow you guys dont mess about bringing reviews out, the price bracket that its now would it be on par with like the prusas you have or is it not quite in the same league 👍👍

[@justincasiere9598]

Not at all

[@justincasiere9598]

Prusas customer service alone os worth the extra money.

[@shrimperlincs3395]

For double the price I'd expect not to have to need any Prusa Customer service. So you're paying double the price for a service you won't use and shouldn't need?

[@zachd9]

this was a ver good imformative video and was quick and too the point and made me want to buy the s1 pro instead now lol thankyou very much! would recommend this video over any other S1 VS S1 pro video

[@MikeC19100]

Super review. You always do a great job with your reviews and this one was very well presented and the details should help anyone make a more informed decision to purchase this printer for themselves. Once again, thank you.

[@CodeBroRob]

Honestly, i once got a tevo terantula, i hated it and it rarely worked, not beginner friendly and poorly designed. This one seems like an absolute gem and i might actually buy it next month

[@NobleOneOneSeven]

Just wanna say Keep up the good work you video was very nicely structured and very in depth i can safely say i got a good idea of what this machine is capable of thanks to you. Great Video Keep it up.

[@LWJCarroll]

A really informative comparison video. Now I know why the Sprite hotend on the S1 Pro has a higher max temperature than the one on the S1. I will be printing LW-PLA and the S1 Pro is the one for this rather than the S1. Also the stand alone Sprite hotend available soon here in NZ is the 300c version, which I can install on my Ender 3, so I will have two printers for LW-PLA printing…Thanks much appreciated. Laurie New Zealand.

[@iBleedStarsAndBars]

Thank you for the review. This is the printer I have been waiting on

[@sandyjohnston9457]

I really enjoy your videos and based on your review, just purchased the S1 Pro, arrived 2 days ago and I have printed several files. 100% pleased with the results. You mentioned community firmware - can you tell me more about this or direct to a “how to” area to find out more. Thank you greatly from NZ. Keep up the good work.

[@rohanprakash]

Really like your videos. You speak really well and the videos are to the point and everything is very well explained. Please make some tutorial videos for newbies to 3 d printing if you have the time. Thanks for your work.

[@judechavez1850]

Way more thorough then most companies 👌🏽

[@FastSloW-qt8xf]

Just ordered a s1 for my daughter and I. Its our first foray into 3d printing. Id imagine my cnc experience may tranalate some

[@recka5000]

The upgrade to the direct drive hotend for flexibles on the S1 was really nice but using the flat spring steel didn't make sense as filaments like TPU can stick too well to them. Never had a problem on textured PEI however, so it's really nice to see Creality change the pro to textured PEI. I only wish they made it a dual-sided PEI smooth and textured!

[@33DM]

Sei dolce, professionale, sincera ed affidabile nei consigli. Che Dio ti benedica sempre.

[@aladiwala]

Another great review from this sister-brother duo! I'm a 3D printing newbie and I am hooked onto your channel. Since the pricing on the S1 Pro is almost getting within the range of the Prusa i3 MK3S+ kit (as also mentioned by another commenter), it would be interesting to get your thoughts on whether these should even be considered at par. A head-to-head video match up between the two on some challenging prints and materials would be a bonus :)

[@rsilvers129]

The kit is the kit. It’s only reasonable to compare this to the assembled printer, which is 2.2x the cost after shipping.

[@shrimperlincs3395]

The prices are still miles apart. The PRUSA is 60% more expensive.

[@stollfamily3914]

Another great video review and comparison. Clear & concise. I really appreciate your "things you like," "suggestions for improvement" and pointing out the issues/inconsistencies ( high temperature head using brass nozzles). Keep up the great work. Question - what is you opinion on the different gantry attachment mechanism? The Ender 3 S1 & Pro attach the gantry to the top of the base and the screws thread into the gantry while the Solov S4 attaches the gantry to the side of the base and the screws thread into the base.

[@AuroraTech]

I didn't see a big difference, for a larger printer like SV04, it's just easier to insert the screws from the side.

[@nordicravn]

I really like your video and its indeed straight forward, without the stupid attitude of "i want to be a cool funny tech guy". Keep it up young lady. Cheers.

[@printerpr0n]

The best S1 review on youtube. Fact.

[@mrautomation]

Great effort, thanks for providing this review. Keep up the good work.

[@MolecularLevel]

i own a couple of prusas and they work ofc great, but this S1 looks really good. Getting convinced of try it

[@badsomething]

What a great video! I learned a lot, thank you. I think you convinced me and I'll go buy this printer at Micro Center tomorrow!

[@shrimperlincs3395]

Look forward to the review for the S1 Plus and how it compares to the CR10 Smart Pro.

[@carylaue191]

Thank you for what is far and away, the best and most informative review I've ever seen. The information and 'how-to' advice provided is brilliant and makes the decision to buy, that much easier. My only recommendation to Creality would be to get rid of these ridiculous, out-of-date eccentric wheels and fit Linear Rails for a few dollars more and solve a bunch of problems. This type of review is exactly what we need. Well done and thank you...

[@rabenklang7]

Excelent Video, I really like your clear pro and con section, also the Variety of materials and the messurement of the energy consuption. I think the videos coul'd be further improved by printing extreme hard test Items, with low clearance, overhangs etc., where printers do fail, so you can see when they fail and compare them in this categories.

[@ChadLuciano]

so make it

[@rabenklang7]

@@ChadLuciano I'll watch it.

[@ProjectMK5]

Love the in depth review very helpful as I'm currently reviewing upgrading my existing ender 3 for an ender 5 plus but the fact that this is able to get up to 300c is definitely worth a look. Now I just need to decide what's more important print temp or print size 😂

[@AjeethCheppudira]

Nice review. My new Ender 3 S1 pro printer stopped working halfway during my first print. The nozzle and hotbed heating stopped. Tried restarting and resetting, checked all the connections, the heating did not start. Returned to Amazon.

[@ttolqa]

liked and subscribed, I'm so glad that I run into your channel. Thank you!!!!

[@hekitoo]

This is a fantastic review. I purchased the S1 Pro as my first 3D printer per your recommendation and I'm very happy with it. I agree with you that Creality firmware/menu is not the greatest. Is there a custom firmware that I could use on the S1 Pro (since it uses a touchscreen)? So far, I have only seen firmware for the S1 (normal version). Thanks!

[@yeroca]

Since you used some filaments that let off some nasty gases while printing, what did you do about ventilation? Also, I'm surprised that you are able to print ABS without a heated enclosure. How does this printer avoid the part warping off of the bed? A couple of minor corrections: When talking about power consumption, the correct term is Watts, not Watts per hour. Energy consumption, on the other hand, is measured in Watt-hours. Energy is the measurement of power used multiplied by time. Thanks for your very detailed review! I wish I had known the s1 pro was coming before I got the s1. If they have extruder+hot end upgrade, I'll be looking at that.

[@gerrykavanagh]

Great comparison. Super informative and detailed.

[@notcorrect]

Top of the line review material!

[@DieTabbi]

Seems a nearly perfect printer for me as beginner. No additional customizing etc. only a housing maybe.

[@DieTabbi]

Bought the Artillery Genius Pro. Got it at good price. But was not easy decision

[@mlubecke]

Love your channel. Great reviews. Thank you.

[@davidslack9516]

A VERY well-done review!!!

[@DennisMurphey]

You guys are so awesome. I learn all I need in your reviews, so detailed, Thank You. My question is what should I do with my 10S Pro V1? I have made a few upgrades but WOW, The S1 is outstanding and the S1 Pro is so complete. Will 10S Pro ever get any of these upgrades too? I print 1.64 scale model trains and need the bigger cube of the 10S. Seems like the best approach may be to join the ranks of multiple printer shops. As we increase production for customer parts this S1 Pro could be a work horse for us. $500 is not too bad for the feature rich machine. Thank You both so much, very informative, and again Thank You Parents too! Great job by all. Dennis in Virginia

[@murdocks8242]

Thank you for this! Very informative!

[@outtoplay]

Outstanding review. Thanks for your knowledge and skill. : )

[@EdGodoyPlana]

Excellent video review of the Pro! Thanks!

[@avejst]

Great printer Great review, and points Thanks for sharing your experiences with all of us

[@ratstarone]

I like that. Great review. Comparison between the s 1 and s1 pro. I would like for creality to make a update to the CR 10 S4 and S5 with that new technology.

[@playmaka2007]

Fantastic video, very detailed!

[@oldmantuc5771]

Outstanding video review, thank you.

[@yousyoussef14]

Could you please make a video of the difference between s1pro and prusa mk3s+

[@schwarzerkater9943]

Especially, is the price difference worth to take the prusa. I would as well love to see the costs, if someone wants to upgrade S1 to a S1 pro. I ordered the S1 pro, but it takes a few weeks until it can be delivered.