Testing the Latest Bambu Lab, Qidi, Sovol, Anker, LDO & More

Thanks so much for watching. And liking. And commenting. And subscribing. And shopping using the links in the description. Yeesshhh... I sound so needy, huh?

Aurora Tech is awesome. So much care and detail, it's like you experienced using the printer yourself.

On the Qidi Wiki, there is information on how to install Octo everywhere,as many users have done this. On the Qidi facebook site, there is many users that have installed
this.

Qidi has a camera shipping for the X-Max 3

I just wanted to point out that for the P1S is $15 to get the hardened steel hot End/nozzle and $20 for the hardened steel extruder gears on the website.

I love this format! Well done my friend!

IMHO reviewing pre-production machines is a bad idea.
1. The buyer gets a different machine from the one you reviewed == your review is null & void.
2. You've become a 'free' testlab for the designer / manufacturer.
3. Not every 'upgrade / fix' the designer / manufacturer makes is an improvement.
== = ==
Side by side reviews, though useful, have one big drawback:
Comparing machines from different price-ranges / feature-sets is like comparing a Lada and a Ferrari == they both can be used to do your daily shopping... >> This sell both short!

And btw K1 has root access to klipper so you are not forced to just creality slicer ! im sorry but im not giving you my sub ! research and non bias reviews are my thing to sub to ! you call the k1 one a bambu clone without thinking hmm maybe k1 is just a corexy ! you forgot how many issues bambu had on launch? how can you compare k1 to bambu that had more time on the market?

When he said k1 is a bambu clone i freaking lost it that sounded to bias and fanboy ! k1 Its just a corexy how you think other corexy was before it? so every corexy is now as Bambu clone?

I had a sovol sv04 and it was a nightmare

I appreciate the comparison videos, thank you. I have an SV01 pro and SV06 pro. I don’t need a new printer but I really want one. I’m intrigued by the P1p and the P1S, but tempted by the sv07

If you prefer the SV06 linear rails you can just choose the upgrades when you buy it and you'll have an SV07 without rollers.

I would enjoy a large format printer video. Currently enjoying my Sidewinder X2 but am looking to upgrade

I don't have an Xmax3, but the plastic makes sense considering it costs less than the much smaller X1C printer.

You can roll back firmware but it does need to boot to the menu so you can click "about" and update, Ive done it a couple of times.
You can make adjustments in klipper using fluidd console just open a browser on your pc, phone etc.
theres about the same gap inside as xmax 1 had. and it makes maintenance much easier.
filament at the back is my only annoyance dont like the filament at the back so I have it in a heater box at the side.
You can also add or change code in fluidd it has a console commant type system
Also qidi customer service is above and beyond awesome.
i had a cracked hot end, they sent another... took 4 days from china.. A smooth build plate got damaged when i removed a print, they sent me another.
they also gave me a $100 coupon for downtime I had because of it.
You can put any camera on the xmax3, the motherboard has a usb input... took me 15 minutes or so. you can view the camera on the fluidd console.
They also have a camera available on their site now.... installs the same way i mentioned
hreat company. they always get you fixed up properly.
BTW its easy to take the hotend off... takes me 5 min... but admittingly im used to it :)

given they have hardened steel nozzle hotends and hardened steel extruder gears available from bambu, does the p1s still have issues with abrasive filaments if you upgrade those. i know that is not something for the novice necessarily but i've built my own voron without issue before this seems a reasonable and cheap upgrade if it lets me get better experience with abrasives

325x325=105625 square mm for xmax3.corect me if i am wrong

The p1 series extruder gears and hotends are exactly the same as the x1, only in stainless steel. You can easily swap both of them out for hardened steel and have no issues at all with abrasives.

The A1 mini is the real killer for the beginner or people just want to have a plug and play 3d printer

Thank You for this video. Did I like the format: Yes, Often times I scroll to the end to listen to the summary. Do I want to see a comparison of the SV07 Plus and its competitors: Yes, The Ender 3 V3 Plus, Neptune 4 Plus and Kobra 2 Plus for example.

Good morning, in your opinion, what is the best 3D printer, with an approximate area of 300x300x300mm and that prints ABS and ASA filaments?
Thanks

Would you buy the P1S or the QIDI X-Max? I like the P1S but its so small. Trying to decide on what would be better.

I like this kind of review - there's soooooo many near-clones that just quickshotting them is more than they deserve review-wise.
Now there's some standouts and firsts here and there which should be given more airtime - some of Sovol's recent products & Bambu Labs spring to mind here but these are few and far between. Yet another bedslinger from Prusa is yawn time, but the XL toolhead is very interesting from an engineering standpoint.

They definitely all need to be rated on the "can my mum print with them?" scale.

I want to see review of neptune 4 pro

I’ve got a selfish request. I’m strugglin to pick a voron 2.4 kit. I want a fleet of conveyer belt bed 2.4’s to run around the clock.

Siboors cnc functional parts with all hiwin rails kit is quite intriguing to me. But LDO seems to have a lock on good build instructions. And I can’t find a comparison. Ur segment in this video is the closest I’ve found.

A siboor v ldo kit comparison video is what I’m lookin for. :)

Keep up the great work, it’s greatly appreciated…and ur really good it!

Go Big prints.

Big thanks for this. What machine is recommended for small object PLA print quality prioritised above everything else? budget $500.

I want a Bambu lab XL/Maxx. I refuse to buy anyother machine at this point. 1 year of only standard maintenance has blown mind.

2 months x max 3 owner here: I like it, it's got it where it counts. Motors get hot af tho, so might not last as long as id like... Also QIDI doesn't do PETG, so there is no PETG profile... The generic one supplied is ... strange ...
Print quality is pretty good tho, speed is amazing. You really need a solid desk or shelf to put it on.

i love how the qidi looks like a computercase from the 2000's casemodding scene

I like the comparison video. It's time consuming to hunt down and watch individual video reviews of the different printers. There is the problem with the fact that most of the reviews are by different people so one does not get reviews from the same reviewer making it harder to compare printers since each reviewer has their own style, content, and focus when they review printers. Last, even reviews by the same reviewer are a little harder to use for comparison because usually the different printer reviews are separated in time, meaning that one of the printers may be an older model being comparison to a current model of the other printer.

I would also like a head to head review of large volume printers since a the moment I need a printer that can produce large parts so I won't have to glue together several smaller parts.

The only reason, why I bought a printer with 300x300 mm bed, was to be able to print bigger prints and not limit myself! So, please, come with that big prints video!

yes the comgrow T500 is the kind of energy we need in the market. throw a 1.2mm CHT clone on there bro. you can use nuts as heat conductive spacers like the CNC kitchen video from august of 2022

Ah Anycubic, the reason I nearly gave up the hobby 😆Long live Bambu.

The SV07 and SV07 Plus look great, but the SV06 and SV06 Plus still seem to have better feature sets except for running Marlin instead of Klipper. I'm still leaning towards the SV06 Plus the most. Is there any major reason I'm missing to go SV07 Plus instead?

The Anycubic Kobra 2 looks especially bad when compared to the new Ender 3 V3. At $200, there's no question which to buy.

another great video, loving 3d printing now, so much choice out there, from when i started with my Anet A8, keep up the great work

If you had a choice to buy, X1C or the P1S, which would you get??? I'm between a noobie & intermediate with printers running marlin f/w with cura.
I even upgraded my son's geetech A20M. At my age now, I just want to take it out of the box and make whatever with whenever I want, like toys for grandkids or structural stuff...

Loved the video - period - full stop!!!
Yes I would love to see you do the TOP 'large' printers.

I would love to hear about the larger printers as I purchased elegoo Neptune max and wondering if I made the right choice

Why not print everything with the harder nozzle 🙄

It’s to bad can’t put a klipper screen and run mainsail on the p1s; I’m a big fan of standardizing processes and not to be able to use one platform for all of my printers really puts a big negative on the p1s, and not being able to run Obico for spaghetti detection has me putting the p1s on hold for now, unfortunate as I was really looking forward to pulling the trigger on one; I hope Bambu Lab joins the open source nature of the 3D printing community soon especially since they are using some aspects of it on their printer (klipper, prusa slicer)…little ironic, but maybe they will see the opportunity soon

I like this format; nice introduction into what is out there for those of us that aren’t completely “plugged in” to what are the newest printers coming out and in a decent time frame per printer; definitely support more of these!

Great to see an honest review love watching your vids

Great vid, I am looking at a new printer as my current ender 3 s1 is starting to become unreliable and have issues with vertical prints. How does the sovol 7 plus compare to the 7? Also which would be your pick between the Bambu ps1 or the qidi max 3 ?

Yes please on large format printers. 🙏🏾

Love this type of honest quick review comparison. There are so many in-depth videos out there. It’s nice to get this style so we can see the spectrum and even be able to recommend something to a friend if they are looking for something different than myself.

Screw Anycubic for ripping ppl off. I found a deal on their site for a printer +10 rolls of PLA. I bought it and was going to give the printer to my young nephew who loves 3d printing and I'd keep most of the PLA.
After 3 months of calling, e-mails and them ignoring I took them to PayPal court and one day before my last day to file a complaint they then tell me if I drop the claim, they'll ship it all right out.. Haha ya right... Got my money back through PayPal though and bought my nephew the Sovol 7 and he's having a blast printing every pokeman out there lol.