Ender 3 V3 SE 3D Printer, 250mm/s Faster Print Speed CR Touch Auto Leveling Sprite Direct Extruder Dual Z-Axis Auto Filament Loading Ender 3 Upgrade 3D Printer Print Size 8.66x8.66x9.84 inch

This is my 3rd 3d printer. Once I spent about 45 minutes assembling it has been printing nonstop since the amazon driver dropped it off, these are the best for reliability and perfect for hobbyists. It is not the quickest machine out there, but it makes up for it with a quality print good price as well.

i have had a Monoprice MPSelect for maybe 10 years. I have printed a LOT with it. Finally it was clogging at every turn so I decided to upgrade my printer. I dont print that much so the price point on this printer was about right. Enough money to get a good product, but I dont need a camera or multi-filament so why pay for them. Creality and this printer in particular got good reviews. Its a pretty big step up from the MPSelect. AUTO LEVELING? what? thats awesome. i was turning allen screws in the build platform before. thing is FAST. good grief. put it ona stable table or it will shake itself off and away and down your hallway. the only problem i have had is having prints come loose while printing so i am currently experimenting with blue tape vs glue stick, heated bed vs not heated (for PLA), and whatever else i can read about to try. glue stick seems to be winning. the larger build plate is nice (mine was 100x100?) and nows its 220x220. i can print that rPI case i have been wanting to.

This printer assembled very quickly due to the manufacturer doing most of the work for you. Although the instructions could have been better, thankfully there was a detailed listing of the parts and fasteners, including drawings and dimensions of each.Assemble was quick and straightforward. Although I am new at 3-D printing, I have friends that have done it for years. Several of them were very impressed with the improvement to this line of Creality printers, such as auto-bed leveling, auto-loading of filament, print speed, etc. I personally could not be more pleased with this printer!

First - I wrote a out of the box review - I do not know if this review will replace the old review or compliment it. Just in case this review replaces the old review - I will repeat a few of the important points from the previous review. I must also say it helps a great deal if you are already familiar with Ender because about 80% or more of the machine is built the same way as the older models. If this is your first Ender - read the instructions and check to make sure you have all the parts. Placing the parts where you can easily tear open the bags and not having to search for a part cuts down the assembly time. While the assembled printer takes up a small footprint - give yourself room to work. This is my 3rd printer - my first one I made from scratch. It took about 2 weeks to get it assembled and another two weeks to get it to print properly. Most of that time was spent modifying the Martin software so it would run my machine! My second one was an Ender V1. It took me about 90 minutes to assemble and about 30 minutes to get it to work. Over the years - I modified it to the point it was virtually impossible to tell the difference between it and a V3. I replaced it because a least one of the motors was going bad and I did not want to do the repairs. I picked this printer for 3 reasons 1) it was on sale, 2) I am now wheelchair bound and needed a printer that did not require too much assembly, and 3) I had worked with Ender before and knew how they worked. I was able to keep some of the old parts from the old machine (but threw most away). Everything was packaged well, but the small parts are in plastic bags that you have to tear or cut open - so be careful you do not lose any parts! There are only three parts to be assembled. They are the base, the frame, and the screen. I had no trouble getting the machine together - did have some trouble getting it to work. I was never able to reach customer service which ranged between "Who are you Kidding?" and "Did you really expect any?" I did some internet searching (there is lots of stuff out there - many are good YouTube videos). I found I needed to do an update - it got a bit complicated here. Part of the update was done using the hidden slot on the LEFT side of the removable screen and part was done using a SD card on the LEFT side of the Unit. (Ender does NOT tell you this on their website!). I was already angry when I tried their slicer and it did NOT work - after not being able to get customer service again. I deleted their slicer and used my Cura. After doing a few prints using Cura (which works fine) a couple days later, I reinstalled their slicer and did some troubleshooting - I found I had a setting wrong. I use both Cura and their slicer now because of the differences. Each one has some features the other one lacks. One example: The Cura has a large number of preset configurations, and it is easy to save a custom configuration. The Creality titles the g-code with a filename that includes the estimate print time. I tried customer service and actually someone! They did give me the manual settings for generic Pla - when I asked how to save those settings they send me to a useless link. I will research how to save one day - but will use my Cura for generic pla until then. What I like about the machine. 1} While it is nosier (a trade-off for higher speed) - it is still much quieter than the original Ender I had before modifications. 2)The new ribbon and print head are a big improvement. The filament is easier to change, and you can easily make prints with different colors! I do not miss the bowden tube and individual wires at all! 3) I like to put my prints on a card. The old machine used a micro-SD card - and I quicky bought an adapter! The new machine takes regular SD cards and no adapter is needed! 4) I really like the automatic leveling feature. There have been times I have spent hours getting my manual table set the way I wanted. So far - it has worked great. I have only made about 50 prints - so I cannot tell you how reliable it is in long term use. 5) The quality of prints is much better than my old machine. I am not sure whether this due to being a better machine or the stepper motor needing replacement. What I do not like: 1) The SD card has to be put into its slot upside down. 2) The controls and the SD card slot are all on the left side of the printer. I think putting the computer connection and the SD card would have been much better on the front of the machine. 3) Updating is like putting up a Christmas tree. The firmware is done with a hidden C connector on the left side of the detachable screen (this is like putting up a Christmas tree). Fine details on display etc. are put in using the SD card (this is like putting the lights on the tree). Once you figure out what goes where - it is the easiest printer to update I have had. 4. This one is a mixed bag. I do not give their customer service good marks - but the fact I found solutions on the internet was a good thing.

Major Update: 1 star to 4 stars. Though I found the tech support from the main Creality website very unresponsive and confusing, the Creality support via Amazon portal was very helpful and on top of things. The agent described two main board revisions currently in circulation. Which is why some Sonic Pad combos work great and others are a nightmare. I already had a replacement printer and sonic pad sent out via Amazon. The agent apologized for the inconvenience and offered to send a new board if my replacement printer had the same problems. So for those pulling out your hair, there is a reasonable fix. There is a C13 and C14 board out there. The C13 works fine and as advertised. I learned a lot in the process. Though intensely frustrating, in the end Creality stepped up with a great remedy to my woes. It’s just a matter of asking the right questions in the right place. I’ll update the review again after I get the new printer. ======= Original review: So far 1 star. I’ve only had it for 1 week. I bought during Black Friday promo. I might revise to 2 stars mainly because Creality support let me file for a warranty replacement. I think. Have not received it yet. Is not plug and play even though everything is Creality. Support number is an international call. When you download firmware files, instructions are in Chinese. I used AI to translate. I had to jump through all sorts of hoops to prove it was defective out of the box. Tech support is an AI agent. After that you get placed in queue for another chat agent who just gives links to support articles. Warranty AI agent asked for a video of my troubleshooting. I replied that would take days. I did provide pictures of all the error codes I had. As an engineer, I also created a log of everything I had tried to get it working short of opening the case and resoldering the circuit board myself. SD card had file errors requiring a format. SD card reader is dead. Bootloader is dead. LCD screen shows main plate is not level. Will not acknowledge any firmware files. MCU faulty. Sonic Pad cannot connect. Does not come with a legit USB C cable. It’s micro usb with a cheap adapter. Amazon is sending a replacement Sonic Pad. Very frustrating for my 1st 3D printer. I’ll revise if I ever get a replacement. Agent said a ticket had been created and another agent would email me for next steps. So far no email. I’m thinking they might send me a replacement motherboard I have to install myself instead of a whole new printer. We will see. update: Contacted Creality support to followup on warranty replacement ticket #. Agent did not have access to that ticket #. Created another ticket with Amazon order #, order date and reasons for warranty replacement. Agent said an email with further instructions would be sent. So far no email instructions have been received for either tickets. I'm pretty sure tech support agent is completely AI, based on responses exactly the same as previous chat. Ordered replacement from Amazon because it would be much faster than waiting on Creality. Update: I bought the Sonic Pad and printer as a Creality bundle. I received an email from Creality that these two items are incompatible and would not work. I replied, so you were selling a bundle that would not work? Makes no sense.