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Kobra 3 Combo

AnyCubic Kobra 3 Combo

$399.00
$379.00

Price dropped by:
$20.00 (5.01%)
Detected on Nov 10, 2024

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Kobra 3

AnyCubic Kobra 3

$299.00
$249.00

Price dropped by:
$50.00 (16.72%)
Detected on Nov 10, 2024

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Kobra 2 Max

AnyCubic Kobra 2 Max

$429.00
$399.00

Price dropped by:
$30.00 (6.99%)
Detected on Nov 10, 2024

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F1 Ultra

xTool F1 Ultra

$3,849.00
$3,699.00

Price dropped by:
$150.00 (3.90%)
Detected on Nov 6, 2024

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F1

xTool F1

$1,499.00
$1,199.00

Price dropped by:
$300.00 (20.01%)
Detected on Nov 6, 2024

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P2

xTool P2

$3,799.00
$3,699.00

Price dropped by:
$100.00 (2.63%)
Detected on Nov 6, 2024

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Neptune 4 Pro

Elegoo Neptune 4 Pro

$219.99
$209.99

Price dropped by:
$10.00 (4.55%)
Detected on Nov 4, 2024

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Neptune 4 Plus

Elegoo Neptune 4 Plus

$299.99
$269.99

Price dropped by:
$30.00 (10.00%)
Detected on Nov 4, 2024

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Neptune 4 Max

Elegoo Neptune 4 Max

$389.99
$349.99

Price dropped by:
$40.00 (10.26%)
Detected on Nov 4, 2024

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Q1 Pro

QiDi Q1 Pro

$449.00
$399.00

Price dropped by:
$50.00 (11.14%)
Detected on Oct 24, 2024

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A1 AMS Lite

BambuLab A1 AMS Lite

$489.00
$449.00

Price dropped by:
$40.00 (8.18%)
Detected on Oct 21, 2024

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A1

BambuLab A1

$339.00
$299.00

Price dropped by:
$40.00 (11.80%)
Detected on Oct 21, 2024

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X1 Carbon

BambuLab X1 Carbon

$1,199.00
$999.00

Price dropped by:
$200.00 (16.68%)
Detected on Oct 21, 2024

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X1 Carbon AMS

BambuLab X1 Carbon AMS

$1,449.00
$1,199.00

Price dropped by:
$250.00 (17.25%)
Detected on Oct 21, 2024

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P1P

BambuLab P1P

$499.00
$449.00

Price dropped by:
$50.00 (10.02%)
Detected on Oct 21, 2024

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P1S AMS

BambuLab P1S AMS

$849.00
$749.00

Price dropped by:
$100.00 (11.78%)
Detected on Oct 21, 2024

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P1S

BambuLab P1S

$599.00
$549.00

Price dropped by:
$50.00 (8.35%)
Detected on Oct 21, 2024

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K1C

Creality K1C

$479.00
$449.00

Price dropped by:
$30.00 (6.26%)
Detected on Oct 20, 2024

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Ender-3 V3 KE

Creality Ender-3 V3 KE

$239.00
$219.00

Price dropped by:
$20.00 (8.37%)
Detected on Oct 20, 2024

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K1 Max

Creality K1 Max

$759.00
$679.00

Price dropped by:
$80.00 (10.54%)
Detected on Oct 20, 2024

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Saturn 3 Ultra 12K

Elegoo Saturn 3 Ultra 12K

$299.99
$289.99

Price dropped by:
$10.00 (3.33%)
Detected on Nov 4, 2024

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Saturn 3 12K

Elegoo Saturn 3 12K

$259.99
$239.99

Price dropped by:
$20.00 (7.69%)
Detected on Nov 4, 2024

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Mars 4 Ultra 9K

Elegoo Mars 4 Ultra 9K

$209.99
$189.99

Price dropped by:
$20.00 (9.52%)
Detected on Nov 4, 2024

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Photon Mono M5S Pro

AnyCubic Photon Mono M5S Pro

$339.00
$299.00

Price dropped by:
$40.00 (11.80%)
Detected on Nov 3, 2024

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Photon Mono X 6Ks

AnyCubic Photon Mono X 6Ks

$219.00
$199.00

Price dropped by:
$20.00 (9.13%)
Detected on Nov 3, 2024

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A30 Pro

AtomStack A30 Pro

$649.00
$599.00

Price dropped by:
$50.00 (7.70%)
Detected on Nov 4, 2024

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A40 Pro

AtomStack A40 Pro

$799.00
$749.00

Price dropped by:
$50.00 (6.26%)
Detected on Nov 4, 2024

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Sidewinder X4 Plus

Artillery Sidewinder X4 Plus

$349.00
$329.00

Price dropped by:
$20.00 (5.73%)
Detected on Oct 24, 2024

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X-SMART-3

QiDi X-SMART-3

$279.00
$249.00

Price dropped by:
$30.00 (10.75%)
Detected on Oct 24, 2024

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X-PLUS-3

QiDi X-PLUS-3

$599.00
$499.00

Price dropped by:
$100.00 (16.69%)
Detected on Oct 24, 2024

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X-MAX-3

QiDi X-MAX-3

$799.00
$699.00

Price dropped by:
$100.00 (12.52%)
Detected on Oct 24, 2024

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Jupiter SE

Elegoo Jupiter SE

$669.99
$639.99

Price dropped by:
$30.00 (4.48%)
Detected on Oct 21, 2024

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Neptune 3 Plus

Elegoo Neptune 3 Plus

$249.99
$229.99

Price dropped by:
$20.00 (8.00%)
Detected on Oct 21, 2024

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Neptune 3 Max

Elegoo Neptune 3 Max

$349.99
$329.99

Price dropped by:
$20.00 (5.71%)
Detected on Oct 21, 2024

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Neptune 4

Elegoo Neptune 4

$189.99
$179.99

Price dropped by:
$10.00 (5.26%)
Detected on Oct 21, 2024

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M1 10W

xTool M1 10W

$999.00
$799.00

Price dropped by:
$200.00 (20.02%)
Detected on Oct 22, 2024

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S1

xTool S1

$899.99
$819.99

Price dropped by:
$80.00 (8.89%)
Detected on Oct 22, 2024

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M1 Ultra

xTool M1 Ultra

$1,299.99
$999.99

Price dropped by:
$300.00 (23.08%)
Detected on Oct 22, 2024

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Ender-3 V3 PLUS

Creality Ender-3 V3 PLUS

$379.00
$359.00

Price dropped by:
$20.00 (5.28%)
Detected on Oct 20, 2024

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Super Racer

FLSUN Super Racer

$213.99
$199.00

Price dropped by:
$14.99 (7.01%)
Detected on Oct 18, 2024

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Kobra Neo

AnyCubic Kobra Neo

$189.00
$149.00

Price dropped by:
$40.00 (21.16%)
Detected on Oct 17, 2024

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Kobra Max

AnyCubic Kobra Max

$479.00
$429.00

Price dropped by:
$50.00 (10.44%)
Detected on Oct 17, 2024

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Falcon 2 Pro 40W

Creality Falcon 2 Pro 40W

$1,649.00
$1,349.00

Price dropped by:
$300.00 (18.19%)
Detected on Oct 15, 2024

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Falcon 2 40W

Creality Falcon 2 40W

$1,099.00
$789.00

Price dropped by:
$310.00 (28.21%)
Detected on Oct 15, 2024

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Falcon 2 22W

Creality Falcon 2 22W

$629.00
$569.00

Price dropped by:
$60.00 (9.54%)
Detected on Oct 15, 2024

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HALOT-MAGE S

Creality HALOT-MAGE S

$459.00
$399.00

Price dropped by:
$60.00 (13.07%)
Detected on Oct 15, 2024

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Photon M3 Max

AnyCubic Photon M3 Max

$723.00
$669.00

Price dropped by:
$54.00 (7.47%)
Detected on Oct 12, 2024

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3D Printer (FDM) Recommendation List


#1 The Most Advanced & The Best Value High-Speed 3D Printer (Mini Size)

BambuLab A1 Mini $199 Historical Price Chart

Review date: Oct 17, 2023

Evaluation Scores
Print Speed 8/10
Print Quality 9/10
Technology 9/10
Hardware / Build Quality 9/10
Workflow / UI 8/10
Service / Support 8/10
Appearance 9/10
Value 10/10
Total: 70/80
Features:
  • Linear Rails on all X,Y & Z-axis
  • Vibration and Flow Rate Compensation
  • Full-auto Calibration, Auto Z-offset, Auto Bed leveling
  • Strong extruder, high-flow hotend, 300C Nozzle, 80C heated bed
  • support AMS mini printing up to 4 colors

#2 The Most Advanced High-Speed 3D Printer (Regular Size)

BambuLab A1 $299 Historical Price Chart

Review date: Dec 14, 2023

Evaluation Scores
Print Speed 8/10
Print Quality 9/10
Technology 9/10
Hardware / Build Quality 9/10
Workflow / UI 8/10
Service / Support 8/10
Appearance 9/10
Value 9/10
Total: 69/80
Features:
  • Linear Rails(X), Steel Wheels(Y) and Linear Rods(Z) motion system
  • Vibration and Flow Rate Compensation
  • Full-auto Calibration, Auto Z-offset, Auto Bed leveling
  • Strong extruder, high-flow hotend, 300C Nozzle, 100C heated bed
  • support AMS mini printing up to 4 colors

#3 The Most Advanced fully-enclosed High-Speed 3D Printer (Regular Size)

BambuLab X1 Carbon AMS Combo $1199 Historical Price Chart

Review date: May 29, 2022 / Jun 13, 2022

Evaluation Scores
Print Speed 9/10
Print Quality 9/10
Technology 9/10
Hardware / Build Quality 9/10
Workflow / UI 8/10
Service / Support 8/10
Appearance 9/10
Value 7/10
Total: 68/80
Features:
  • CoreXY, Fully enclosed 256x256x256mm
  • Micro-Lidar for auto pressure advance calibration, dual auto leveling
  • Carbon rod(X), Linear rods(Y,Z)
  • Strong extruder, high-flow hotend
  • AMS multi-filament system, Network / Cloud printing

#4 The Most Advanced Multi-Material 3D Printer (Mid Size)

Prusa XL (5 tool heads) $3499 Historical Price Chart

Review date: May 25, 2024

Evaluation Scores
Print Speed 7/10
Print Quality 9/10
Technology 9/10
Hardware / Build Quality 9/10
Workflow / UI 9/10
Service / Support 9/10
Appearance 8/10
Value 6/10
Total: 66/80
Features:
  • 360x360x360mm print volume
  • 5 toolheads auto tool changer
  • Linear rails on all x,y and Z axis
  • Auto leveling, auto z-offset, auto tool offset calibration
  • Support WiFi network printing or USB offline printing

#5 The Best Performance 3D Printer (Standard size)

Prusa MK4S $799 Historical Price Chart

Review date: Oct 12, 2024

Evaluation Scores
Print Speed 8/10
Print Quality 9/10
Technology 8/10
Hardware / Build Quality 9/10
Workflow / UI 9/10
Service / Support 9/10
Appearance 8/10
Value 6/10
Total: 66/80
Features:
  • NEW CHT high-flow nozzle as standard, REAL 30mm³/s flow rate
  • NEW high-performance 360° cooling system
  • Easy Wi-Fi setup with an NFC tap, PrusaConnect cloud based multiple printers managment, PrusaLink locall network printing
  • Loadcell sensor auto leveling, Auto Z-offset, filament sensor, filment tangle detection
  • Linear rods on the X, Y, and Z axes, PC-CF parts, injection-molded parts, and metal components replace some of the PETG parts on the MK4

#6 The Best Value fully-enclosed High-Speed 3D Printer (Regular Size)

Creality K1C $449 Historical Price Chart

Review date: Jan 29, 2024

Evaluation Scores
Print Speed 9/10
Print Quality 8/10
Technology 7/10
Hardware / Build Quality 8/10
Workflow / UI 7/10
Service / Support 6/10
Appearance 9/10
Value 8/10
Total: 62/80
Features:
  • CoreXY, Fully enclosed 220x220x250mm
  • 3 strain gauges on the print bed for auto bed leveling and auto Z-offset
  • Steel linear rods motion system (X,Y) and 3 lead screws to support the Z-axis
  • New all-metal extruder, high-flow hotend, 300C Max temp w/hardened steel nozzle
  • Max print speed 600mm/s w/20,000mm/s² acceleration (tested in my review video)

#7 The Best VALUE fully-enclosed High-Speed 3D Printer (Mid size)

Qidi X-MAX 3 $699 Historical Price Chart

Review date: July 29, 2023

Evaluation Scores
Print Speed 9/10
Print Quality 8/10
Technology 6/10
Hardware / Build Quality 9/10
Workflow / UI 7/10
Service / Support 7/10
Appearance 7/10
Value 8/10
Total: 61/80
Features:
  • CoreXY, Fully enclosed 325x325x315(Z)mm
  • BLTouch auto leveling
  • 10mm linear rods on X,Y and Z axis
  • Strong extruder, high-flow hotend, 350C Max temp
  • Actively heated chamber (Max 55C recommended), WiFi / Ethernet printing

#8 The Best Performance Fully Enclosed IDEX Printer (Regular Size)

SnapMaker J1S $1149 Historical Price Chart

Review date: Jan 4, 2024

Evaluation Scores
Print Speed 6/10
Print Quality 7/10
Technology 7/10
Hardware / Build Quality 9/10
Workflow / UI 8/10
Service / Support 7/10
Appearance 8/10
Value 7/10
Total: 59/80
Features:
  • 300x200x200 build volume
  • IDEX Independent dual extruder
  • 5" touch screen, easy to swap hotends
  • Dual filament sensor, auto X, Y, and Z offset calibration for dual extruder
  • Local WiFi printing, Max temp 300C / 100C, fully enclosed, optional hardened steel hotend

#9 The Best Performance Budget 3D Printer (Regular Size)

AnyCubic Kobra 2 Pro $199 Historical Price Chart

Review date: Sept 1, 2023

Evaluation Scores
Print Speed 9/10
Print Quality 8/10
Technology 7/10
Hardware / Build Quality 8/10
Workflow / UI 5/10
Service / Support 6/10
Appearance 6/10
Value 9/10
Total: 58/80
Features:
  • 220x220x250 build volume
  • 300mm/s print speed, 20,000mm/s² acceleration, print a 3D benchy at 0.2mm layer height with good quality in 29 mins, (Claimed max speed @500mm/s)
  • Auto Z-offset, steel wheels motion system on X&Y axis.
  • Inductive ABL, dual Z, touch screen, belt tensioners, Textured PEI spring steel sheet
  • Nema 17 48mm stepper motor on Y-axis and 8mm timing belt

#10 The Best VALUE Budget 3D Printer (Mid Size)

Artillery Sidewinder X4 $329 Historical Price Chart

Review date: Mar 28, 2024

Evaluation Scores
Print Speed 6/10
Print Quality 7/10
Technology 6/10
Hardware / Build Quality 7/10
Workflow / UI 8/10
Service / Support 7/10
Appearance 6/10
Value 10/10
Total: 57/80
Features:
  • 300x300x400mm print volume
  • Inductive sensor auto leveling, Direct drive, dual Z-axis
  • touch screen, belt tensioners, Textured PEI spring steel sheet
  • Klipper firmware with moonrake API and Fluidd Web UI
  • Max temp 300C/100C, USB / Local WiFi printing

#11 The Best VALUE Budget 3D Printer (Regular Size)

Creality Ender-3 V3 SE $169 Historical Price Chart

Review date: Sept 6, 2023

Evaluation Scores
Print Speed 6/10
Print Quality 6/10
Technology 6/10
Hardware / Build Quality 7/10
Workflow / UI 6/10
Service / Support 6/10
Appearance 7/10
Value 9/10
Total: 53/80
Features:
  • 220x220x250 build volume
  • 250mm/s print speed(max), 180mm/s print speed(normal), 2500mm/s² acceleration, print a 3D benchy with good quality in 54 mins, with acceptable quality in 27 mins
  • Auto Z-offset, linear rods on Y-axis, POM wheels on X&Z axis
  • CR touch ABL, dual Z lead screw, belt tensioners, PC spring steel sheet, no manual leveling knobs
  • Max temp 260C/110C

#12 The Best Value Budget 3D Printer (Large Size)

AnyCubic Kobra 2 Max $399 Historical Price Chart

Review date: Dec 5, 2023

Evaluation Scores
Print Speed 7/10
Print Quality 7/10
Technology 7/10
Hardware / Build Quality 7/10
Workflow / UI 6/10
Service / Support 6/10
Appearance 6/10
Value 7/10
Total: 53/80
Features:
  • 420x420x500 Massive print volume
  • Inductive sensor auto leveling, Auto Z-offset, Direct drive, dual Z-axis
  • touch screen, belt tensioners, Textured PEI spring steel sheet
  • WiFi(cloud) / USB Drive printing
  • Max temp 260C/90C

#13 The Best VALUE IDEX Printer (Mid Size)

Sovol SV04 IDEX $299 Historical Price Chart

Review date: Jan 3, 2022

Evaluation Scores
Print Speed 5/10
Print Quality 7/10
Technology 5/10
Hardware / Build Quality 7/10
Workflow / UI 5/10
Service / Support 6/10
Appearance 6/10
Value 10/10
Total: 51/80
Features:
  • 300x300x400 build volume
  • IDEX Independent dual extruder
  • Creality v5.2.1 32-bit motherboard, silnet stepper drivers, 4.3" touch screen
  • Dual filament sensor, dual Z-axis, Auto bed leveling (3D touch)
  • Full szie SD card, Max temp 260C / 100C