Qidi Tech Q1 Pro vs Sovol SV08: comparison in 30 points 🏁 Enclosed CoreXY 3D printer

[@gerGoPrint3D]

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[@Reds3DPrinting]

after this video, I think you would have enjoyed modifying a k1c or k1 max instead rather than bein stuck with the qidi.. Id love to see you make k series content! Especially an sv08 k series comparison!

[@gerGoPrint3D]

@@Reds3DPrinting We'll see if I can get my hands on one of those ;) But I also enjoy the Q1 Pro. I am in the process of making a 3-month update on my mostly positive experience with it since I got it.

[@Reds3DPrinting]

@@gerGoPrint3D cool! It's not a printer I have or am looking into but I'll watch it, I like your content! My sv08 will be here Friday so I've been watching lots of videos, yours are great!

[@newCrysis]

I have the 08 and my choice came down to the need for COS PLAY for my son. Qidi max has some negatives that Qidi pro does not, but the Qidi pro is just to small for our needs at the moment. I only use PLA PETG and rare TPU. The 08 has been a perfect match for our projects so far. With your macro pack and a Noctua fan of course.

[@gerGoPrint3D]

Makes absolute sense!! Thank's for the comment. For me it became a question of a complementer product. For large ABS parts I can wait for the SV08's chamber to heat up, but for anything smaller out of ABS/ASA the Qidi is up for the task.

[@julesmarcu5635]

Great comparison, very detailed thanks

[@PaulKostrzewa]

I love my Q1 Pro and recently I found that the tangle detection works really well and saved me from what would have been a huge failed print.

[@MyTechFun]

2:27 My priority is Reliability of 3D printer

[@gerGoPrint3D]

Hi Igor! Yes, hard to judge reliability for the Qidi after just 2 weeks of use, but the my SV08 stood up well in the 3 months since I got it. Maybe it's my mindset (or luck), but I am yet to see a really bad device. I don't remember seeing the Q1 Pro on your channel. Did you get a chance to review it? I know you have a good opinion about other Qidis. And you had more trouble with the SV08 too...

[@ghostshadow1]

I have been using that filament cutter on my X-Max 3 and it's a game changer! I really disliked how you have to pull the tube to cut the filament. Thankfully this community is so awesome and resourceful to come up with great ideas and solutions. I would also highly recommend the X-Max 3 if you need a larger build volume and like what the Q1Pro is offering, it's a super solid printer and has the same features but is much larger.

[@kencarter62]

is the q1 pro better than the x smart 3 or is it just bigger. thx Gergo

[@gerGoPrint3D]

I have no experience with the X Smart 3. All I can say the Q1 Pro is already quite good, it still prints great after half a year now.

[@jamesdavies686]

The Qidi is now $380 with the 15% code. I love mine

[@GregsStoneYard]

FWIW, I was/am a complete 3D printing novice. I only knew enough to know I wanted an enclosed chamber so I could print with filaments other than PLA. After seeing the reviews of the Q1 Pro, and the price, I got one. Now I'm wondering how I've gotten by so long without a 3D printer. All I do is research what filament is best for the part I'm printing, use the QIDI slicer, and print. Haven't had any problems with printing. I did have a problem updating the firmware. Windows kept flagging the file as a virus. I eventually got around the problem. I did add a filament dryer. Overall as a novice, the Q1 Pro has been great.

[@gerGoPrint3D]

connect to wifi. then you can update fw on the printer directly, no need to download on pc

[@GregsStoneYard]

@@gerGoPrint3D Unfortunately with the version of firmware I had, that was not possible. I tried, may times :).

[@gerGoPrint3D]

@@GregsStoneYard Yes, only this latest version started to allow on-device updating

[@beauslim]

Very thorough comparison.

[@klaasbloem]

Just ordered the Q1 pro for 419, thanks Ger!!

[@33DM]

Ammiro la tua professionalità e sincerità. Ho da poco acquistato una Qidi q1 pro e sono rimasto subito felice della tua recensione. Per le mie esigenze ne sono più che felice, ero indeciso tra q1 pro e Bambu p1p, alla fine ho scelto Qidi per la migliore assistenza clienti che hanno. Come te, l'unico vero difetto che ho incontrato è il carico e scarico del filamento, ma grazie alle tue preziose informazioni, migliorerò di sicuro il problema. Sono contento che non recensisci solo Sovol, le tue capacità di analisi meritano maggiori orizzonti. Grazie e che Dio ti benedica.

[@gerGoPrint3D]

Thank you for the kind words! Yes I was excited to see how other brands do things. We can learn and implement things between models. I am now thinking about changing the pruge line position in my Sovol start_print macros... And other bigger things :) Enjoy your Q1!

[@treyduval5399]

Great detailed review, thank you so much. For me size matters, so it’s SV-08 all the way way! Also would you recommend the microswiss hotend drop in replacement for SV-08? Thank you

[@billkaroly]

You should take a look at the Infimitech TX. I've been going back and forth between the TX and the Q1 Pro. I think I'm going with the Q1 Pro.

[@gerGoPrint3D]

Thank you for the recommendation. We'll see if I can get my hands on an Inimitech TX. For now, I'm really happy with my Qidi Q1 Pro and Sovols, and I can wholeheartedly recommend them! 😉

[@billkaroly]

@@gerGoPrint3D I ended up getting the Q1 Pro.

[@gerGoPrint3D]

@@billkaroly Good choice :) I love mine. Have you received it already?

[@billkaroly]

@gerGoPrint3D Yes. Almost a month.

[@markuslehmann9365]

Maybe it is possible to build a chamber heating for the sv08. Isn't it? You improved the Sv07 plus so much. Maybe you could improve that sv08 too. Just an idea.😊

[@yuripolak]

probably super easy... you can build an activelly heated chamber to the SV08, but you can´t enlarge the print area on the QIDI (at teh same time, most part of the people doesn´t even need that much print area).

[@MrOky85]

I would love for you to review the Creality K1C and your take of it versus the Q1 Pro! Both Machines are at a very similar price point.

[@gerGoPrint3D]

Thank you for the feedback! I'll see if I can get my hands on a K1C. To be honest, I'm currently more inclined to get the K1 Max first, as it’s a closer comparison to the SV08. But we’ll see if I can get either of them. For now, my channel is primarily focused on Sovol printers, laser engravers, and has recently expanded to include Qidi. I'm still a small channel and can’t afford to purchase products just for reviews out of my own budget, but I'm very grateful to all the sponsoring companies and the popular support that keeps the channel going.

[@tbip2001]

Do we think qidi will telease a larger version of the q1?

[@gerGoPrint3D]

The Q4! Can't wait to get my hands on it. Not likely though...

[@tbip2001]

@@gerGoPrint3D lol they just did! Plus4

[@gerGoPrint3D]

@@tbip2001 Oh yeah, sorry I got the model name wrong... It's Plus4 not Q4 :)

[@RocktCityTim]

Cool comparison and a big thanks to #GeekBuying for supporting you. Unfortunately, they aren't an option on my side of the globe 🌎

[@gerGoPrint3D]

I thought they were global 🤔 Where are you located?

[@RocktCityTim]

@@gerGoPrint3D Ugh - they are. I was using a VPN exit point in Spain ... 😦

[@jimmysingh1465]

Hi Gergo. i have Bambu x1C with AMS. I am looking to buy another machine. can you please advise you recommend qidi plus 4 or sv08. i want a large format printer.

[@gerGoPrint3D]

I don't have direct experience with the Plus 4 (or x1C), but based on the q1 pro vs SV08 for large format I would recommend the SV08, since it has a 63% larger build volume than the Plus 4 (and 2.5× more than the x1C!) and for about the same price as the Plus 4 it also comes with enclosure (though if you keep using your x1C for filaments that need enclosure, you can save much if you get the SV08 without enclosure, which is detremental for PLA/PETG printing anyway). Based on my experience with the Q1 Pro, the SV08's extruder is probably going to be more reliable and the whole design is more modular, self-repairable. On the other hand following the Bambu the software experience will be more bare-bones, be ready to do some digging around for good profiles and even some macro changes. On the bright side, these are all possible due to it being fully open and user-manageable! And if you are willing to invest a little bit of research (my channel actually covers most of the needed small upgrades) it will be a printer capable of high speed and high quality, and long lasting due to the open source nature.

[@jimmysingh1465]

@@gerGoPrint3Dthank you so much. i do run klipper on ender. So fully in line with you on profiles

[@radman999]

The Q1 Pro kicks ass. Love mine. The screen is completely irrelevant for me. I do everything with the Fluidd interface. Never saw why people even care about it.

[@gerGoPrint3D]

Yes, I am content with the mini-screen on the SV08, still a touch screen is nice for on-the-fly adjustments. My computer is in the other room, but I am going to show the BTT K-Touch next, which will provide macro access to all my printers after the software update.

[@rarbiart]

I would be willing to spend money on better process- settings (layerheigt and mm/s) for my sv08.

[@gerGoPrint3D]

I think the provided process settings are actually not so bad. We really need to tune our filament presets, which I attempt to help with in this video → kzbin.info/www/bejne/gpS1mmWoZs9qgac

[@mikeobrien9829]

No poor choice that, the K1 Max is probably by far the best consumer grade 3D printer on the market. not only is it very very fast but the AI features are just awesome. I can honestly say I have never had a failed print. I have The K1 Max, 2 x K1s plus SV06 Plus and the SVO6 and many other Creality printers outside the K1s and the Max is just head and shoulders above anything else on the market. Just FYI, the K1 Max is NOT just a oversized K1, it has many many features not available of the K1

[@gerGoPrint3D]

Thanks! If I get the chance, the K1 Max is next

[@kaytrim]

Your side by side comparison shows that the Qidi is a 'it just prints' printer. While the SV08 is more of a printer for tinkerers.

[@gerGoPrint3D]

You're absolutely right! My most recent video dives deeper into this distinction and adds more context to it → kzbin.info/www/bejne/l4eWi6uahcuMmJo (Sovol User's 3 Months with the Qidi Tech Q1 Pro: Tips & Tricks + 😉 Hotend Disassembly Guide)

[@davidcooper574]

Interesting comparison as the qidi is much smaller

[@gerGoPrint3D]

Build area is different, but in other aspects that was the closest in the Sovol range to compare. The T300 is closer in price, but there are too many differences between those.

[@33DM]

Ciao e scusa per il fastidio😇. Ho una domanda per favore, anche a te se imposti la temperatura del piatto ad 80° in realtà misurandola sulla superficie con la pistola termica, ne risultano solo circa 70°? Grazie mille

[@gerGoPrint3D]

I measured for you. It took 5 minutes to heat to 80°C. I waited 10 minutes for heat soaking, then measured the temperatures: 73°C at the center, 70°C at the back corners, and 67°C at the front corners.

[@33DM]

​@@gerGoPrint3D Grazie, grazie mille, sei stato superlativo 😍😇 🤩. Quindi questo è un difetto relativo alle Q1 pro? O anche altre macchine hanno queste differenze di temperatura? A causa di ciò si avranno problemi di aderenza, non credi?

[@gerGoPrint3D]

@@33DM All 3D printers have this. I set all my Sovols to 65C when I need 60C for PLA. I think the thermistor is at the bottom of the bed, and we are measuring on the top. The Q1 Pro can heat bed to 120, so it gives us a nice margin to actually heat it to 100C for materials which need it. On Sovols, the limit is 100 or 105 (SV08) which means you cannot really heat it to 110C to get 100C. I hope you understand what I am trying to say. So no, it's not a defect, it's just a consequence of where it is measured.

[@33DM]

@@gerGoPrint3D Sei stato chiarissimo e non so come ringraziarti! Posso solo dirti che ero un po giù di morale vedendo questa differenza, e se pur parlando con l'assistenza Qidi, alla fine solo con te mi sono rassicurato, e ciò solo grazie alla tua conoscenza e sensibilià di aiutare il prossimo, quindi non solo un lavoro! Che Dio ti benedica sempre, grazie ancora di cuore.😀

[@NoMercyFtw]

Why are you cutting the filament so high on the Q1 pro cut it as flush as possible, the sovol method is just the standard klipper method that you can do from any klipper interface you can actually do that with the Q1 pro but with the design of the extruder you might get more jams, so you sacrifice the small amount of filament to get zero jams and 0 clogs just like I have.

[@gerGoPrint3D]

I usually cut near the extruder, but for the visibility in the video I did it up high. Besides the Qidi Cutter v2 is right at the entry. Question: do you know is it the tangle detection or the run-out detection inside the extruder? I became unsure.

[@NoMercyFtw]

@@gerGoPrint3D The run out sensor is in the extruder The tangle detection is in the back of the printer, I thought the run-out sensor was in the back and I kept wondering why it wasn't going off when it disappeared from the back and was almost at the extruder and I would pause it myself and replace it, until one night I went to sleep with a print running and woke up to it paused because it ran out of filament at 90% lol

[@gerGoPrint3D]

@@NoMercyFtw Right? I had the feeling! Thank you for the confirmation. I will correct my statement in a next video :)

[@RegisWizard]

Interesting comparison but these two printers aren't even in the same league. Print bed being the biggest difference.

[@gerGoPrint3D]

Build area is different, but in other aspects that was the closest in the Sovol range to compare. The T300 is closer in price, but there are too many differences between those. I thought it was interesting even with the smaller build volume the Q1 compares well to the SV08.

[@AaronBittenbender]

Don’t know how u can compare the 2. It’s like apples to oranges. 😂

[@gerGoPrint3D]

Yes, they are quite different, but people are actually considering which of the two to get. This is a review of the Q1 Pro from the viewpoint of an almost exclusively Sovol user. Helps other Sovol users to know what to expect if they get a Qidi.

[@AaronBittenbender]

I get it. Thanks for ur time and ur knowledge.

[@ronaldmckenzie1]

Hey gergoprint, I saw on one of your videos where you reset the bed probing temps to 100 degrees in klipper, I print in abs and and have to change the z offset on every print due to bed expansion. Can you please link that video for me ? Thanks!!

[@gerGoPrint3D]

😎 It's here → kzbin.info/www/bejne/j6fEZ6N4nKqla68