

If you are looking for a CR-10 Sized printer that will treat you well over its life this is probably the best way to go. It shares many of the features of the Genius, like an AC heated bed, silent steppers, Titan Directdrive extruder etc. It is the bigger, older brother of the Artillery Genius I showed earlier and is in a similar quality category. The Artillery Sidewinder X1 V4 is the polar opposite of the Anet A8 Plus. It all depends on what you want to gain from your first 3D printer. If you want something that will last a long time without any changes you may need to reconsider though as I started having trouble after about 100hrs of print time with the moving assemblies, pulleys that aren’t round, linear rollers giving trouble etc.

I even had to put the heatsinks on the stepper drivers! This printer comes about as disassembled as possible, and required being completely wired up from scratch.
#Cetus3d build volume plus
The Anet A8 Plus DIY is a good place to start if you’re low on budget and want to learn the intricacies of a 3D printer. Product Page: (Try coupon for discount: BG65f50e) The Anet A8 Plus DIY kit is probably the cheapest printer in this size class one would consider, not to be confused with the original Anet A8 which isn’t something I’d ever recommend for safety reasons. Now we are moving up into the next size class, the 300x300mm bed size, which matches the very popular CR-10. But if you are looking for something to do multi-colour or multi-material prints this is one of the best low cost options. While the dual colours or materials features of this printer are great, if they aren’t features you want to use I wouldn’t recommend this printer especially as a first printer.
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#Cetus3d build volume pro
The Sapphire Pro is a CoreXY printer which basically means instead of the print head moving up and down, the bed moves up and down. When you look at the Ender 3 and Genius, they both have similar design with some feature changes, but the Sapphire Pro from Two Tree is very different.

One thing to note is that Artillery printers come with a yellow oily residue on the bed and you need to wipe this off with IPA in order to get a good bed adhesion. My favourite thing about it is probably the direct drive extruder that makes printing TPU really straightforward. This does come at a cost though and you need to weigh up if the extra cost will pay off for you. The Genius is my go to printer for most jobs because it is refined and it just works.

