3d Printer reviews from Reddit
Summary
We analyzed 451 Reddit reviews across 34 subreddits and 96 posts to rank the best 3d Printer brands recommended by redditors, including communities like r/3dprinter, r/3Dprinting, r/gridfinity, r/BambuLab, r/cookiedecorating. Top-rated brands include Bambu (4.7/5), Bambu Lab (4.5/5), Elegoo (4.2/5).
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Reviews451
Subreddits34
Posts96
Brands41
Products80
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#1
Bambu
4.7
(165)
"Best experience, speed, time saver"
"Bambu printers are fantastic, and you won't regret getting one."
"Exceptionally easy welcome to the hobby"
"Super easy to setup and use"
"Worth every penny"
"Quit playing. Get the bambu. Any bambu."
"Bambu A1 for sure!!"
"Has not stopped printing since he set it up"
"Super easy to use, great infrastructure, and prints excellent out of the box"
"Best printers out there right now"
#2
Bambu Lab
4.5
(128)
"Every other printer I've seen feels like an unfinished version of a Bambu."
"Received my A1 2 days ago and its been running since. Beginner here and it's addictive how simple it is to be used."
"Bambulab is a life changer for me, I actually am printing a lot of stuffs with high success rate."
"I bought my Bambu printers because they are an appliance."
"I have an X1 Carbon and it's great."
"If your budget even higher you may consider bambulab."
"I personally love my X1C. Over a year strong and no major issues."
"I recommend a bambu printer."
"Bambu is incredible. Can’t imagine going back to Prusa."
"Under 1k you can find the Bambu P1S combo that comes with the AMS filament system."
#3
Elegoo
4.2
(27)
"Elegoo Neptune 4 as my first printer. It has insanely good features for the price."
"Get a Centauri Carbon. 299 and it will run circles around the A1 in every way"
"I recently got an Elegoo Mars 5 Ultra and really like it for its quality and ease of use."
"Elegoo Saturn 4 ultra is high end and beginner friendly."
"I love it. I have done nothing but wasting company money on it."
"Works wonders for me."
"Best option for your use case"
"Go with Elegoo. They're known for their great customer service."
"Look at the elegoo centauri carbon, Creality hi or k1c as well."
"If I were you, I would choose a corexy before a bedslinger. Elegoo Centauri Carbon, Bambu P1S, Creality K series."
#4
Prusa
4.4
(24)
"You can get a prusa xl which is just as much of an Appliance."
"The MK4 is an epic choice. It can be upgraded."
"If you want something that is worth the investment, reliable, and you can upgrade later. 100% go with Prusa."
"It is miles better than my ender 3 v2. It also "just works" I had to spend like 10-12 hours assembling it, but that was great because now I know how to fix it."
"Buy a prusa for sure."
"I bought the prusa as a kit. So I had the luxury of putting both together. It's night and day compared to creality."
"If your budget is flexible, then I’d absolutely aim for the Prusa. Their support makes Bambu’s seem nonexistent."
"They are excellent and very very very rarely have issues."
"Prusa is a rock solid choice."
"I have 13 printers and i would recommend you to buy Prusa Mini+…Small,reliable,not very expensive,but print quality is excellent,even compared to printers from 2k+ range."
#5
Creality
3.6
(22)
"Just got a K1C for prototyping at work, it's honestly pretty impressive for the price. Zero complaints, highly recommend so far."
"Add Creality K1, K1 SE or K1C to the list. You get a Cory XY and the K1 and K1C are enclosed so you can print ABS and other engineering filament with ease."
"If you got higher budget and don't want to do much tinkering just want to print get something like creality k1c."
"Ender is a great option for someone who wants to tinker."
"I got a factory refurbished Creality Ender 3 V3 KE for $170 on eBay last year."
"Buy something used. I paid 300 for my used Creality K1."
"Budget Friendly: Creality Ender-3 V3 SE ($190 USD) High learning curve but very reasonably priced with decent quality"
"If you want the cheapest, my suggestion is a Creality Ender 3 V3 SE."
"I got a Creality ender 3 for my kids."
"I just picked up the Creality K1 and it seems pretty sweet."
#6
Anycubic
4.3
(11)
"I ve started a week ago with an Anycubic kobra s1 combo and been printing nonstop since then Very recommended!"
"I have to say I've had it for a month and so far everything I've printed with it is perfect."
"I was pleasantly surprised how little effort it took me to get started."
"Anycubic Kobra S1 with the MMU or the Creality’s version of it. My brother in law has both and says both have been good."
"I'm looking at the Anycubic Kobra S1 Combo, sales price puts at just over $600."
"Did you consider Anycubic Cobra S1? Comparable with A1/P1S in terms of quality and the price is $499."
"Not proprietary, and cost half of a bambu x1."
"Realistically though, the Anycubic Mono M7 Pro or Elegoo Mars 4 are going to have just as good quality."
"I have the anycubic kobra pro ii... It’s very affordable, but I have been extremely impressed with performance."
"I make some good minis with my Anycubic Photon."
#7
Flashforge
4.0
(7)
"FlashForge Adventurer 5M is a great starter printer. I got mine about 3 weeks ago (200 hours of print time) and I’m pretty dumb. If I can do it, I think anyone can."
"Flashforge 5m pro works like a dream for me, great prints with minimal work with the options to print different materials without it being to difficult."
"Just got a flashforge adventurer 5m ($280) and it's plug and play, honestly, and prints great."
"Save a bit of money on the printer itself and grab a Flashforge Adventurer 5m."
"I have the Adventurer 5m. It’s pretty much plug and play."
"If it’s for pure DnD terrain you probably don’t require super high lvl of detail and accuracy so you could easily get away with a flashforge."
"I dont think that they are a good first printer bc they are a bit pricey. flashforge could be a better option."
#8
Qidi
4.3
(6)
"Qidi q1 pro has an internal heater that will help with engineering filaments."
"Get a qidi, its heated so it can minimize thermal stress more than others in that price range."
"Pretty good"
"Pretty plug and play, low cost and people are mostly saying good things about them."
"On sale for $399, a rock solid machine that works out of the box."
"I am quite happy with my Qidi x-smart3."
#9
Sovol
4.2
(6)
"I really like the sovol sv08. Big printer, super fast, open source and voron design."
"I have a Sovol SV08 and a Bambu P1S."
"My sv06 has been solid. Yes, it took some tinkering / LEARNING about 3d printing to get it dialed in, but I am a tinkerer and for the price point it can't be beat if you're up for it."
"I bought my SV06 in Dec 2022 for less than $300 and it still works great."
"The best compromise between quality, ease of use, size and price."
"I recently bought the sovol SV06 because it was the cheapest option available."
#10
Bambu Labs
4.4
(5)
"I was up and printing within 20minutes and zero prior knowledge on 3dprinters."
"They are plug and play. They self calibrate they are the easiest printers i own."
"Higher Midrange: Bambu Labs P1S ($630 USD) Easy to learn, large print bed, great quality"
"Midrange: Bambu Labs A1 ($360 USD) Easy to learn with great quality"
"I have a Bambu labs p1s and a Saturn 4 ultra."
#11
Elegoo Centauri Carbon
5.0
(4)
"$300 and under range"
"For 650"
"Modern machine like Centauri Carbon or P1S"
"Go for Centauri Carbon"
#12
Saturn
5.0
(4)
"Of those the Saturn 4 ultra wins easily in terms of convenience, print speed, ease of use."
"Saturn 4 Ultra for me. It self levels, does self testing, has a camera built in."
"Saturn 4 ultra."
"The Saturn 4 Ultra is a great machine for beginners and small scale production work."
#13
Qidi Tech
5.0
(4)
"I've had one since last September and all it has done is crank out perfect parts in PLA, ASA, ASA-GF, PA6-CF20, PPA-CF and PPS-CF10."
"I've had one since last September and all it has done is crank out perfect parts in PLA, ASA, ASA-GF, PA6-CF20, PPA-CF and PPS-CF10."
"Look into the Qidi Tech Q1 Pro. 256x256x245 CoreXY, active heated chamber and hot bed, 350C nozzle, up to 600mm/s print speed, magnetic PEI build plate."
"Add Qidi to the list. Great price point for an enclosed chamber unit that can handle just about anything. I've had my Q1 Pro since December, it's my first printer and it was near perfect out of the box."
#14
AnkerMake
4.3
(3)
"Great deal. Probably 90% as good as a Bambu A1 that started at $300."
"I got an AnkerMake M5C and it is great."
#15
Phrozen
5.0
(2)
"Phrozen sonic mini is the way to go all the way with high quality resin prints."
"I can definitely recommend it."
#16
Creality H2D
4.5
(2)
"Wait for H2D"
"H2D cheaper"
#17
Anycubic Kobra S1
4.5
(2)
"No problems for cosplay parts"
"Upgrade later with ACE"
#18
Prusa XL
4.5
(2)
"Get Prusa XL"
"Prusa XL bigger"
#19
Creality Hi
4.5
(2)
"Best bang for buck"
"Budget 400€"
#20
FLSUN
4.5
(2)
"Go a little over budget and get a v400 from flsun. Their best printer with very little issues."
"If you have a grudge against Bambu, the SV06 Ace."
#21
Bambu A1
4.0
(2)
"Recommend A1"
"Better without AMS"
#22
Ender
4.0
(2)
"Ender 3 V3 is pretty much a plug and play."
"Ender 3 is cheap (<$200) and fairly user friendly!"
#23
Bambu P1S
5.0
(1)
"Modern machine like Centauri Carbon or P1S"
#24
Elegoo Neptune 3 Plus
5.0
(1)
"Modern machine like Centauri Carbon or P1S"
#25
BIQU
5.0
(1)
"This build plate will help make sure that he doesn't have failed prints due to plate adhesion."
#26
Monoprice
5.0
(1)
"Affordable and very beginner friendly"
#27
Elegoo Neptune 4 Plus
5.0
(1)
"Only thing that does this"
#28
Anycubic K3 Max Combo
5.0
(1)
"Stepped up their game"
#29
Creality Ender 3 V3 Plus
5.0
(1)
"Under $500"
#30
Halot
4.0
(1)
"For me, it was insanely easy to set up and start printing within like 15 minutes."
#31
Photon
4.0
(1)
"I was between the Halot r6 and the photon 4 10k, I decided on the photon."
#32
Kingroon
4.0
(1)
"Get a kingroon kp3s."
#33
Mars
4.0
(1)
"I bought a resin one, mars 3 Pro. Was super easy to use and get Into."
#34
AON3D
4.0
(1)
"An aon3d m2+ would be perfect for that, its sweet spot."
#35
Intamsys
4.0
(1)
"We recently got an Intamsys Funmat 610HT, it’s been producing good ABS and PEI prints."
#36
Roboze
4.0
(1)
"If you're looking for large print volume... I have spoken to a few companies that run the Argo 500 from Roboze."
#37
Titan
4.0
(1)
"We have customers achieving extreme success with our line of Titan 3D Printers."
#38
3DGence
4.0
(1)
"Depending on budget I'd suggest looking into 3dgence."
#39
Stratasys
4.0
(1)
"If you're willing to pay a lot for materials, stratasys is the choice."
#40
Flash Forge
4.0
(1)
"Highly recommend, it’s on sale frequently on Amazon. It’s pretty easy to use."
#41
Neptune
2.0
(1)
"Just don't expect a completely plug-and-play experience."
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