Did Prusa, Bambu and others make the cut?

[@jasonwiltjer9]

I really think the QiDi Q1 Pro should have taken the place of the Creality K series. It's the best printer for printing ABS and other engineering materials due to the heated chamber. And I found mine to be very reliable and easy to use. And it's cheaper than the K1. Glad you talked about it in your honorable mention, but I really think it's way better than the K1 which many have complained about several issues.

[@LoyalMoses]

Thanks for sharing!

[@loboeterno]

Top studio 👍 Your setup is incredible. The comparison is spot on, and Prusa is definitely top-tier!

[@LoyalMoses]

Thank you very much!

[@GaëlColas]

Merci ! Really nice comparison. I was thinking about A1, but after seeing Prusa upgraded MK4 to MK4S, I know thats the printer I want !

[@LoyalMoses]

Awesome!

[@MinionAtTheGate]

I have a Prusa MK2S I put together from a kit in 2017, the one with metal rods for a frame and plastic ties holding some of it together. I've been printing ABS and some PLA since 2017 and the only thing I've changed on it is the nozzle every 2 or 3 years. In fact, a few years ago our cat knocked it onto the floor while it was printing. I picked it up, stopped it and put the print bed all the way to the top to realign it and that was it, back to printing. Today, 7 years later, I'm printing shafts and gears for a gearbox for one of my RC ships with it. The print quality is there. I am looking to add a second printer now but want one that will equal the MK2S low maintenance and high reliability and up-time. I am thinking about the Bambu Lab P1S but not if it is going to require maintenance or repairs in the first 5 years or so or if it requires upgrades to get it up to where it needs to be. Is the A1 better than the P1S for MTBF? The A1 has an upgraded hotbed cable so that must've been a bad design. Are the Bambu Lab printers really a lot better than the latest Prusa MK? My Time and My Frustration Quotient are the most expensive things to consider in a new printer for me. I'm not into 3D printers, just designing and producing things.

[@LoyalMoses]

Prusa has always made great machines! I have a lot of them. My thoughts, the Bambu experience is the best the industry has ever had, and the quality and speed are unmatched. Everyone, including Prusa is trying to match Bambu, which is great for all of us. Your money will go further and your experience will be the best with that P1S. Amazing machine.

[@donnasousa5693]

The Bambu A1 and A1 mini are a definate on your list. They made multicolor printing affordable and easy for newbies like myself.

[@LoyalMoses]

They transformed 3D printing, so quickly too!

[@hassosigbjoernson5738]

Those AMS Systems are not that cheap, at least for beginners who want to stay on a budget. But it's nice that more products are coming to the market with open systems/ software like the ACE from Anycubic.

[@AraratKyurklyan]

You should look into the flashforge adventurer 4 pro and 5m pro they're ridiculously easy to maintain

[@LoyalMoses]

Definitely!

[@JayEm16]

I have K1 max and A1. The K1 max, when running, not destroying hotends and tuned, has given me such high quality prints it has blown my mind. My A1 is just extremely reliable rarely issue and if i do have issue its my fault or simple fix. I have taken apart toolhead on K1 so much that i can teardown completely and reassemble in record time lmfao but when its running its has really high quality prints.

[@JayEm16]

Also, i have used stock hotend with bunch diff nozzles and upgraded to unicorn. I would like to upgrade belts and motors on it heard that does wonders.

[@LoyalMoses]

I've seen some incredible prints from that machine too!

[@jtkrupa8262]

I never see anyone giving Anycubic attention. The Kobra 3 combo with their ACE that doubles as a filament dryer has been phenomenal for me.

[@LoyalMoses]

The Kobra 3 Combo will be here any day and we’ll get some content out for it!

[@AlexSwavely]

You know what else goes good with printers? Lasers...

[@LoyalMoses]

Yes!

[@NWGR]

I've been heavy into the bambu A1 series since february, and to this day I'm still impressed with how well they print and how reliable they've been.

[@LoyalMoses]

Unbelievably good machines!

[@BodoMilarchMilarch]

I've got a small printer farm at home, and Prusa is hands down the best - reliability and quality, like the Mercedes of printers. Great video, thanks for the rundown! 👏👏

[@LoyalMoses]

Fantastic! and thank you so much.

[@jasonwiltjer9]

I've seen from multiple print farmers on KZbin that Bambu Lab printers are faster and more reliable. Not saying it's better enough to have you buy all new printers, but someone just starting out would be better off with Bambu.

[@wiesman2613]

Bambu is good for someone that wants an iPhone like experience with 3d printing. Nothing wrong with that...but theres something to say about a company that makes their printers upgradeable, and keeps everything opensource. Not to mention not Chinese.​@@jasonwiltjer9

[@LauraBrown1]

@@jasonwiltjer9 Really? I do not have this experience at all :D On contrary! I have friends who have Bambu and not even one of them is totally satisfied. A lot of problems, spaghetti and poor quality. On contrary I have some Prusa`s machines and especially MK4S is the best of them. The upgrade is really worth it, I did not see more quality and reliability! So, yeah, I agree that MK4S should be at the top of the list!

[@FamilyDikec]

@@jasonwiltjer9 lol, thats mostly because print farmers want a lot of sort-of-good-enough machines for their money. :D bambu does decent work, is faster than MK4 (not faster than MK4S though) but reliability is definitely not their thing :D also with Prusa you can easily upgrade: with MK4, you get on MK4S with only 99 bucks, with Bambu you will have to buy a new machine every year or two to stay on the top...

[@kschaffer6978]

Definitely think the Q1 Pro is one of the top printers. I would also suggest the Anycubic Kobra 3 combo, which is amazing and I feel a direct competitor to the A1 but for less money. Finally, the Elegoo Neptune 4 Plus has been a great machine for Larger models. Keep up the great work !

[@saliston]

i just got a Kobra 3 combo the build quality is outstanding and its very nice

[@user-zc2hz3yj2k]

I was think of getting the Kobra 3 Combo. But, looking up the anycubic subreddit put me off. Looks like tons of trouble from the software side. Sigh, I might just go for the A1 non combo instead..

[@jasonwiltjer9]

Agreed. The Q1 Pro is hands down better than the Creality K1. It is arguably even better than the X1 Carbon if you don't need the AMS due to the heated chamber.

[@kschaffer6978]

@@user-zc2hz3yj2k Reddit "info" needs to be taken with a grain of salt. Personally, I have had no issues with the software and the machine is amazing to use. The added benefit of the heated ACE Pro unit is a big plus and the price right now of $379 just can't be beat, imho.

[@kschaffer6978]

For 379 right now the Kobra 3 combo is an amazing deal. I have had no issues with the machine or the software. But to each their own.​@user-zc2hz3yj2k

[@marcelschmidt8099]

The Prusa MK4 is without a doubt one of the best 3D printers I have ever worked with.

[@LoyalMoses]

Awesome!

[@Bein_Ian]

I am looking forward to the Creality K2 - Was interested in the Bambu X1C until I came across the new K2 specs.

[@LoyalMoses]

That will be fun to see that machine!

[@jeepjoe4]

For the price, ease of use and out of box experience I really like my Flashforge adventure 5! I would love to see what you would compare it to?

[@josefsteiner9401]

p1 series from bambu is closest to the 5m

[@jeepjoe4]

@@josefsteiner9401 I was thinking maybe the A1 would be my next purchase just to compare it to one of the Bambu labs prints that was at the same price point. The P1P is selling for$499.00 USD where the flashforge 5M is selling for $299.00 USD and the A1 is @ $339.00 USD(as of 9/12/2024)

[@LoyalMoses]

I've heard great things!

[@NeoBTK]

I think Flashforge Adventurer 5M Pro would be one of the best printers of 2024. It's like a cheaper and smaller version of Bambu Lab P1S in my opinion ;) It has a very good print quality, easy and fast hotend swap, internal air circulation, which helps heating the chamber and keeping unwanted particles inside (actually filters them also). The only downside is software department, hardware is great.

[@RyanFaircloth]

Got my A1 with AMS Lite a month ago and it's been so great. Highly recommend for a set and forget printer!

[@LoyalMoses]

So glad to hear this!

[@JayTGTmc]

i just got a SOVOL SV08. I love this thing a lot. I am machining all of the plastic parts out of aluminum soon!

[@LoyalMoses]

Fantastic!

[@Walt1119]

Glad you had the "K" series in there, I'v e got the K1Max and love it, it's fast and prints are great! Their newer release of Creality Print is much better also. Thanks for sharing w us!

[@LoyalMoses]

I agree the new version of their slicer is so much better! I am happy they are moving in this direction!

[@jared1321]

I’m new to printing as of Christmas last year but my ender 3 v3 se has given me a ton of value like you said. Hundreds of hours of printing and lots of fun upgrading to Klipper and linear rails and more. Next printer I need some multi color tho….next Christmas! Haha

[@LoyalMoses]

Love this! Thank you for sharing it!

[@jeffsmith6659]

Morning! Thanks for all that you guys do. Cheers!

[@LoyalMoses]

Thank you!!!

[@u2cantsee]

Good video. All excellent printers. I have no bed slingers. I own only 2 printers, the X1 Carbon and K1 Max. Both are excellent. I have no complaints both work flawlessly.

[@LoyalMoses]

Thank you and that is awesome to hear!

[@invaderdrumguy7590]

Honestly The Elegoo Neptune 4 Max gets my vote. I have well over 700 hours of printing on it. And it’s never produced one bad print it’s easy to use. It’s easy to assemble and it’s affordable.

[@LoyalMoses]

So awesome to hear! Thank you for sharing!

[@Nolano386]

The SV08 is really cool. I built a Voron 0 this year and I had a blast doing it, but I probably spent half to two thirds the money on it as an Sv08 and also spent several days working on it. If you don't have fun doing that sort of thing, or are on a budget the SV08 is a very strong offering.

[@LoyalMoses]

Thanks for sharing!

[@kieren7763]

After years of tinkering I just got the A1 with ams and wow just wow I im a fabricator/designer that builds and rebuilds cars so i do alot of design work alot of engineering and machining lathes ,mills,cnc routers and plasma cutters ect so im not easily impressed but I have to say thats a tool not a toy. All my old printers look like dinosaurs now my ender 5 is just garbage now and my cr10 now prints 300x600x400 just so I had an excuse to keep it 😂

[@LoyalMoses]

Amazing machines aren't they?! Everything changed so fast.

[@S.A.S.H.]

I bought an X1-C in January and an A1 in March, both with the matching AMS. Though they are my fifth and sixth FDM printers, I doubt I'll be getting another one for quite some time. Theses two solve are the reasons I had stopped using my other machines, one of which has already disappeared into the local electronics recycling facility (Monoprice badged Wanhao D6). Now sitting fallow, unused for a very long time, Edner 5 Pro and a 2Pro and an FLSun SR with Speeder pad.

[@LoyalMoses]

They changed 3D printing completely!

[@S.A.S.H.]

@@LoyalMoses I have hobbies for which I want to 3d print. I have no real interest in 3d printers being the hobby, so this market shift really makes me much happier.

[@LoyalMoses]

Well said!

[@Immolate62]

I would agree with you on the K series, even though they are single-color only, if they could just match the P-series in reliability. My K1-Max is a good fit for a lot of jobs that are just a bit too big for my Bambus. Suffice to say, if Bambu ever gets off their butt and makes a larger format printer, I can put it behind me. My SV-08 is a hot mess. Prints PETG somewhat reliably but makes a dog's dinner out of PLA for some reason. I've already invested too much time in trying to calibrate/tune the PLA profile in Orca to no avail. I have even replaced the hot end. Anyway, out of 10 printers, my P1S, P1P and two A1's are easily the top dogs.

[@LoyalMoses]

AMS changed everything didn't it?!

[@SpyRos-z2x]

MK4 ✌

[@LoyalMoses]

Nice!

[@hal_wayland]

I'm surprised how rarely RatRig gets mentioned on 3D printing KZbin. Those are some of the best printers currently out there.

[@livinthedream1525]

I really wanna try a ratrig. They look amazing.

[@LoyalMoses]

Just not as popular. I've seen some great prints from them.

[@LexxDesign3D]

I've been printing 4 years and never heard of ratrig

[@dmhayes6]

Another great video, ty Loyal!

[@LoyalMoses]

Thank you so much!

[@chaley2935]

Going to do one for resin printers in order of which one to buy?

[@LoyalMoses]

Absolutely we can!

[@SpyRos-z2x]

MK4 makes nice products, prints beautifully

[@LoyalMoses]

Awesome!

[@joelamaro4525]

My question is this. You have stated how inexpensive and better upcoming 3D printers are going to be so for someone who wants to spend less than $300 should I wait until till 2025 before I decide to buy another printer or is the A1 mini as good and as inexpensive as it’s going to get?

[@LoyalMoses]

I can definitely do a video on that!

[@tommaxwell429]

Like any product, prices start falling before new products are released. Like 2024 New Cars are cheaper in December than the 2025 models. There is a lot of product in the pipeline and manufactures want to get rid of it before the new products hit the shelves. Christmas is a magic moment for retailers. They want their new stuff on the market before then. So the question for buyers is how much are you willing to pay for the latest and greatest? That applies to most any tech these days. If what you see is good enough, buy it! If you want the latest and greatest wait, know that this stuff is evolving rapidly and there will always be bigger and better down the road. Step back, look at what you want and need and pick a printer that will do it for the cheapest price.

[@joshuasweeney5488]

I’m looking to buy a new 3D printer and I have an old artillery sidewinder X1 I bought for 600 back in the day and bed leveling was a nightmare! I never really got a lot of use out of it because it always needed leveling and extra stuff it really became overwhelming to the point I still have it and look at it like junk I want to get another 3D printer with a big build volume in the event I need it. Would you confidently recommend the new artillery or should I look at something else. Please help me Decide

[@taylor_m_237]

A1 over P1S?

[@LoyalMoses]

That’s really budget dependent! The P1S wasn’t in there because I tried to stick with 2024 machines, but let the December A1 slip in there.

[@The3DPrintingGrandad]

Thanks for your time to review printers.

[@LoyalMoses]

Thank you so much!

[@Boodieman72]

QIDI Plus4 is by far the best single filament printer for 2024.

[@LoyalMoses]

It’s an awesome machine!

[@CaseoBuilds]

what mic is that?

[@LoyalMoses]

RODE PODMIC

[@CaseoBuilds]

@LoyalMoses thanks boss I've been looking for one and yours sounds so nice

[@LoyalMoses]

They offer two types, one with XLR output and you'll need an XLR audio interface for your computer, the other is a USB one, that of course is simpler to use.

[@patrickdugan4395]

Just got a Sovol 7 Plus from your helmet class printer video. Great printer

[@LoyalMoses]

NICE!

[@Mrgrumpygeorgedog]

Qidi plus 4?

[@LoyalMoses]

Video coming soon!

[@Andre_M_3D]

Great video. I assume the printer in the corner is either an elegoo centauri carbon or a Crealiry K2 Plus. I still love my k1. But the Qidi Q1 pro and the Sovol SV08 are nice. I have a few Sovols and they are descent. Creality has improved a lot though. I upgraded my k1 so getting a K1C is not worth it. Just wish the K1 Max was a bit cheaper. The prices have not dropped enough to be worth it for me. For the price Prusa just doesn't cut it for me. I know they are good but in my opinion, I just don't want one. And as for Bamboo well I am on the fence. The only one I would consider is the P1S. I have 3 bed slingers already and hardly use them. My k1 works so well now and is so fast. So I gravitate towards it every time. And based on what I see online the Qidi Q1 pro and flashforge 5m should have made your list of main ones

[@LoyalMoses]

I wish I could say! Just stay tuned for more content! And, thank you for sharing.

[@Cprints]

What about the a1 mini I have it and it is awesome for only 199 without the AMS. But I think it came out last year.

[@LoyalMoses]

Would totally be there, I agree, but it was a late 2023 machine, older than the A1.

[@Cprints]

@@LoyalMoses yea your right

[@willofthemaker]

Question is would the qidi plus 4 make the cut now that its been released?

[@LoyalMoses]

Absolutely!!! Did you see my video on it?

[@willofthemaker]

@@LoyalMoses Oh ya. Day 1. Good to hear that printer is this good. Just 1 question remains, which one would it kick out?

[@LoyalMoses]

Probably the A1, because that was a December printer!

[@willofthemaker]

@@LoyalMoses as a bit of a bambu hater, that makes me happy haha. Credit given to Bambu for completely shaking up the industry though

[@gebster2]

Hadn't heard of the Qidi yet. I'll have to look at them.

[@LoyalMoses]

QIDI is making some great machines lately!

[@Mrgrumpygeorgedog]

They have a new printer coming out in a few days

[@creativecityis]

selling my creality k1 for a svo8, mostly due to the bigger bed size. I'm pretty sure the sv08 is faster aswell

[@LoyalMoses]

You'll enjoy it for sure!

[@PerfectPudding]

You can see the unreleased printer in the glass reflection @:3:51 👀

[@orcathecat5375]

You can see the new printer in the background whenever he shows the A1, I saw a AMS system and a square printer.(Edit: Maybe it was just a P1S and I was confused)

[@LoyalMoses]

I don't think so! ;-)

[@PerfectPudding]

@@LoyalMoses hahaha bet some people checked though 😉 Love your uploads. One of the best channels on here for the community. Excited for what is coming. I’ve put off ordering a Q1 Pro as Qidi is also announcing their new model in a week. Exciting times for the hobby.

[@LoyalMoses]

I bet A LOT of people checked! LOL - Also, thank you, I appreciate that!

[@DanFord-xf1mg]

I would have picked the Ender 3 KE over the SE. Extra cost went into the right areas.

[@LoyalMoses]

The KE is a good machine.

[@jared1321]

I think an se is a better value if you intend to upgrade the machine anyway to Klipper. If you want it stock then yea KE is better.

[@GETS3DPrinting]

unreleased printer could it be a new plus sized qidi tech?

[@martijnverhoeven1570]

QIDI announced the X plus 4 is gonna be released Sept 20 2024.🎉

[@GETS3DPrinting]

@@martijnverhoeven1570 yes but that was after this video was made

[@LoyalMoses]

Exciting!

[@DefY0806]

Where did they announce that?​@@martijnverhoeven1570

[@GETS3DPrinting]

@@LoyalMoses i cant wait. i love my q1

[@staki2672]

Qidi tech plus4?

[@LoyalMoses]

I can't comment either way!

[@troywalker8078]

No love for the P1S or X1 Carbon?

[@LoyalMoses]

Those are great machines, but the X1C is a couple of years old, and the P1S is more than a year - this video we were focusing on machines that were more recent.

[@MegaBlox_YT]

Great video 🔥but your forgot the p1s 😂

[@LoyalMoses]

Haha! I thought about you and the P1S yesterday when I was watching the final export… made me laugh! 👍

[@MegaBlox_YT]

@@LoyalMoses I hope one day i get get one!

[@mathewbrunza2813]

So you got an x plus 4 from qidi tech?

[@LoyalMoses]

I can't comment!

[@mathewbrunza2813]

​@@LoyalMosesLooks like I'm waiting for the 20th of September...

[@wiesman2613]

I was surprised to see you put the PRUSA mk4 on your list, as ive never seen you do any videos on it (you should someday!) It's not the cheapest printer, but the experience building it from the kit, and the quality of it all is worth every penny.

[@LoyalMoses]

I have a lot of MK3s and MINIs, but no MK4 - I probably won't worry about the MK4, because it is going to be end-of-life soon, and there is just so much new stuff coming out. BUT, it is still a great and fast machine and definitely deserved to be in the top 4.

[@timothykeehn5534]

Maybe instead of getting the MK4 then get an upgrade kit for the 3.9S give that a try it’s about the same thing minus the motors

[@LoyalMoses]

Great idea!

[@wiesman2613]

@@LoyalMoses there just isn't much more you can possibly do with the bed slinger design than what PRUSA has done with the mk4 now with the mk4s, They've literally perfected it. If I was a betting man I'd bet on them publicly releasing the smaller core xy printer they have on their print farm that has been seen on multiple videos.

[@ShadowOfNick1387]

Im sorry but K1 SE for 169$???? Where to find this price?

[@LoyalMoses]

I wish! That would be amazing! I was speaking just moments before that about the Ender 3 V3 SE, which is such a great machine and only $169 and I almost included it in the video.

[@ShadowOfNick1387]

@@LoyalMoses Oh, I see, sorry my bad, just heard SE for 169$ and on the background were standing K1 SE, and was ready to buy, instead of my Neptune 4 Pro, but probably have to wait for sales or for resolving my problem with EN4Pro. Any way, thanks for response, great video!

[@LoyalMoses]

Thank you!

[@thelittleprinceofdiy6402]

elegoo centauri carbon?

[@LoyalMoses]

No, it's not that machine!

[@puppetaccess]

Is that the new qidi hiding back there? 😊

[@LoyalMoses]

Hehe

[@puppetaccess]

@@LoyalMoses I'm sitting on a purchase right now until the 20th, just to see what they're going to be shipping. I'm impressed with their stuff thus far so I'm curious to see what they have in store. I can last 3 more days, right? RIGHT? :D

[@LoyalMoses]

Hold tight! You will enjoy the video!

[@seangholland3055]

and the new Bambulabs printer?

[@swells1]

I look forward to what they do next

[@LoyalMoses]

Exciting stuff coming!

[@3DATHENS-qi1tu]

can we see that elegoo ? im i dreaming :)

[@LoyalMoses]

Elegoo is making great machines!

[@Chad.The.Flornadian]

Creality may have switched directions with the K series, but at the same time they still haven't learned their lesson. They take a printer and then start spitting out multiple variations. They flood the market with a dizzying array of only slightly different models and all they end up doing is confusing the consumer. It might even drive them to competitors who offer a less stressful lineup and therefore buying process. My 2 cents (only worth $1.25 really).

[@LoyalMoses]

It can definitely be confusing for some! So far with the new series they are making very clear distinctions between them as far as features go... naming can still be a bit hard to grasp sometimes.

[@muhammaddemets1874]

Can You make a dedicated review on the k1 se

[@LoyalMoses]

Next video! It’s being edited right now!

[@AlexSwavely]

Second!

[@AuzzieJD]

@Loyalmoses you should switch your patreon to ko-fi. Ko-fi only takes a 0-5% fee!

[@LoyalMoses]

Thanks for sharing!

[@AuzzieJD]

@@LoyalMoses Btw why do you link to 3D Print General's Filament?

[@LoyalMoses]

Where?

[@AuzzieJD]

@@LoyalMoses You fixed it don't worry (I commented as megablox)