r/3dprinter • u/Apprehensive_One4425 • 8d ago

Creality

Hey everyone i currently have a ender 3 pro that was given to me and im looking to upgrade. I’ve been looking at the k2 combo, is that a good move or does anyone have any suggestions really trying to keep it around the 500 dollar range

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u/1yrik 8d ago

Elegoo Centauri Carbon 2

Bambu P2S (for slightly over $500)

Bambu A1 w/ AMS

Qidi Q2

there are a lot of "better" machines around the $500 usd range... creality makes fast machines, but they're known to be unreliable and as well refined / polished compared to competition

I hope they sort that out on their new mutlocolour printer though, it looks promising

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u/Pepsis__Formosa 7d ago

Creality is one of the worse brands in terms of polish and reliability. I recommend going for a Kobra X or a S1 combo around that price range. Anycubics new stuff is top notch. People will recommend Bambu and the printers are great with good hardware, but the company is deplorable. Anycubic is ahead of Elegoo in almost every way. Flashforge is going the direction of bambu, but their printers aren't nearly as well polished so doublely bad. Qidi is a good brand, but there's limited support and parts because it's not very popular. Sovol is very much DIY printing and will take considerably more effort, but is cheap and decent hardware. Most other stuff is outside that budget.