Creality Ender 3 V3 SE 3D Printer with 250mm/s Printing Speed CR Touch Strain Sensor for Auto Leveling Sprite Direct Extruder Dual Z-axis and Y-axis, 3D Printer for Beginner Print 8.6 * 8.6 * 9.8in

This printer is very reliable and built sturdy. From the moment you unbox this it's very simple to set up with clear and easy to follow instructions. You will be ready to print in about 20 minutes. Once the printer is calibrated you will be sending things to print with amazing print quality. This printer is an amazing way to get into 3D printing as a beginner and great value for your money.

Brought this just as the Covid-19 lockdown started in 2020. First suggestion is to throw away the instructions from Creality as they are worse than none at all. Just utter rubbish, don't waste your time reading them, Head over to YouTube and fine one of the hundreds of videos that show you how to assemble one. The videos are simple and show you how to ensure the supports are aligned. It'll take a few hours to assemble if you are careful and take it slowly. getting it square at the beginning is key. One of the many keys to getting a good print is to get the bed level. Learn how to do it NOW as it will remove frustration and make sure you are getting a good first layer. This is a key element along with the right temperature for nozzle and for the heated bed. It's all related and I'm still learning a few months on. Once assembled and levelled, put some PLA (don't try ABS or PETG yet) and do some small prints to get a feel for what it can do. Don't try and build a full scale WWII tank, small is good. 3d printing is not that fast, so learn slowly. I got the BlTouch as well and never got it to work. I am an expert in the Marlin firmware now, but it's a nightmare to get it working and as with so many far eastern manufacturers, the instructions are worse than rubbish. YouTube is your friend. The first upgrades to print are a little roller and support arm to make sure the filament has a nice smooth path. I have also added a Raspberry Pi 3 and Octoprint to remove the constant changing of the SD Card. I have also upgraded the motherboard to the quieter V1.1.14 as I <ahem> blew the original one up installing the BLTouch. That was my fault. I have some Capricorn bowden tube for when the constant PETG printing melts the standard one. That has a limit of 250C and 245C is pretty hard on it. But so far, it's been fine. The magnetic mat works well for me. Other people have different views, but I like it. So long as the bed is levelled it seems OK. However it's clear the middle of the mat is slightly concave. The printer has been in pretty much constant use since I got it. It now prints face mask frames for the NHS in PETG. So far, so long as you bed level and get the right temperatures, it's a great first 3d printer. Would I buy it again knowing what I know now? No, I'd buy a bigger and faster version, but this is a great first 3d printer and I don't regret buying it at all. Rob

Far surpassed any expectations I had of a 3D printer, it is quick, efficient and takes 3D printing to another level, whilst looking good and taking up far less space, for the same build volume than any 3D bedslinger. The software is easy to use, and you can be up and running in an hour, even if you have never owned a 3D printer before. I saw various YouTube articled complaining about beds that were not level etc, and my initial worries were not confirmed, the printer has performed flawlessly I am happy to say. I have printed with supports and the piece being 290mm long, just fit on the build plate across corners, the part was printed with supports at a 30⁰ angle, the supports were easy to remove and the part looks amazing. Bed adhesion is very good, I always use the glue provided and have had no issues with adhesion,. The auto bed leveling works well and the standard settings for Hyper PLA work perfectly, the bed heater is quick, the magnetic bed plate with location tabs is a great help to locate the plate in the bed. The unit has a built in camara that is very useful as I print from the another location in my home whilst sat in comfort elsewhere, The app and PC software allow wireless printing straight from the Web, you will find a multitude of 3D printable parts, models etc already waiting to be explored, buy one have fun, this machine is fun to use, but it can churn out seriously good accurate prints from engineering drawings very quickly, I am impressed, very impressed.

Ender 3 V3 SE I had got this as a replacement for my Anycubic i3 mega that was now 5 years old and getting past its best. Initial thoughts are good. Small box easy to setup and get started. Is quite a slim but tall machine. Shame we still have v-rollers on X&Z axis in 2023. Auto setup. The auto leveling and z offset is good. I would say the z-offset is not perfect. I had to lower it by 0.1mm from what it thinks. Screen. Nice easy to use screen. Shame no touch screen but its a budget price point. Bed. The bed is great no level knobs and decent detachable spring steel/PC sheet. Parts can stick too well on this PC sheet. Being a 24v power supply the bed and nozzle seem to heat up in good time. QA. Creality need a little more attention on the QA side. I had a very grinding left linear bearing. Easily noticeable when manually moving or printing. Bed screws were not tightened well. Yes there is filament in the extruder but that only proves the extruder is tested. Extruder. The sprite extruder seems great so far. Although a bit noisy clicky when lots of retractions. Speed. Although this is supposed to do 250mm/s. Expected the quality to suffer a little. Have managed 200mm/s ok but top surface suffers a bit. I need to find a sweet spot for speed vs quality. Print quality. Quality seems same as most other bed slingers of this print point. So no complaints so far. External walls seem smooth. E-steps seem spot on out of the box. Did not need to calibrate this point. Noise. Print noise in general is ok. Just the noisy sprite extruder retraction. The fans can get a bit loud on long extrusions. The internal fans seems always on. Quirks. Not sure why it needs to home very low down to extrude or retract. This is little annoying as risking filament build up on the print head area. Although it does have a silicone sock. 4/5. Just for the lack of decent QA from Creality.

Einer meiner besten Drucker im Repertoire. Dazu noch zu einem erschwinglichen Preis. Zusammengebaut ist das Gerät in wenigen Minuten, Die Verkabelung könnte ein wenig besser beschriftet sein. Aber ein Blick in den Quickstart hat auch hier schnell geholfen. Die Druckgeschwindigkeit und die Genauigkeit sind im oberen Bereich anzusiedeln. Die Handhabung ist durch die Autonivellierung sehr einfach, aber erst nach einem sehr komplizierten, zum Glück einmaligen händischen Einstellung. Glücklicherweise gibt es im Netz dazu gute Anleitungen (Videos) zu finden. Die Druckbetthaftung ist sehr gut (PLA, ABS), bei PLA manchmal schon zu gut, es fällt mitunter schwer, das Bauteil zu lösen. Das Metallbett ist sehr stabil, und lässt sich sehr gleichmäßig beheizen. Das Modell ist im Vergleich zu meinen anderen Druckern sehr leise. Die Software einfach zu bedienen und fast schon selbsterklärend. Ein Gerät für den Einsteiger? Für den technisch versierten Anwender mit Sicherheit. Hat man zwei linke Hände, mit ein wenig Unterstützung sollte auch hier der Einstieg gelingen. Alles in allem ein wertiger, empfehlenswerter 3D-Drucker

War eine einfache Einrichtung, hab ihn jetzt n halbes Jahr im Gebrauch. Egal ob Spaß Druck, oder wie ich in benutze im Modellbau, perfekte Ergebnisse, und wirklich sehr klare, feine ,Details machbar

Nachdem ich mich Monate lang in das Thema 3D Druck eingelesen habe, habe ich den Creality Ender5 Pro bestellt. War super einfach aufzubauen und auch zu leveln. Druckt seit Ende Dezember störungsfrei durch. Wenn mal ein Fehler war, war es ein Anwender Fehler meiner seite.

Der Drucker war relativ schnell Aufgebaut , gab keinerlei Probleme.Das einzigste was ich sehr negativ finde das der Hotendlüfter gleich beim anschalten an ist und unfassbar Laut ist. Sonst super Drucke out of the Box.

I bought this printer expecting to get atleast decent print quality but it’s just horrible. I designed a simple cylinder and tried printing it but the end result is just horrible. I tried several troubleshooting methods including changing the material, bed levelling but nothing works. What’s even more frustrating is that there is support for people struggling with such random issues. I did a not of research online and there are other 3d print sellers who provide excellent after sales customer support. Definitely will not recommend for beginners