Elegoo Neptune 4 - Should You Buy? (Low Effort Shilltacular First Look) 

I'm here for the shilling.

I've had the Neptune 4 Pro since it's release. Literally the ONLY downside is no wifi but aside from that, this thing runs circles around my old Ender 3 Pro. 6 hour prints now an hour and a half or faster. Extruder is many times better, the print cooling is phenomenal for getting individual layers cooled enough to not sag on very fine or thin vertical areas. The speed is absolutely fantastic. The built-in bed leveling has 100-location resolution with 0.01 resolution and the ability to generate a mesh map of the bed through the klipper interface to see any small high or low spots. Which makes getting as close to optically level as possible so much easier. No ABL needed whatsoever. For a starter printer, I cannot recommend this thing enough.

I'm currently reviving a Neptune 1. It's been very nice seeing Elegoo advance so much since 2018.

Dude this channel just gets better and better.

Nice to see more printers using USB ports for thumb drives

seems like the editor has some kind of personal vendetta against Nate 🤣🤣😝😝 you got my subs for that

Thanks, I appreciate the detail in this review. I would like to see close up shots of what the prints look like though, so I can see what the quality is like.

As you said It works great right out the box, I have a neptune 2 and I can say it only took 15 minutes to set up and produced great quality right out the box.

This printer checks a lot of the boxes on the list for a beginners printer plus it has a nozzle able to reach 300 Celsius degrees that's a plus. Btw loved the music at the end and as always I enjoy your reviews.

Cool Machine - MICROCENTER should carry these !!!!!

Yes you should buy the pro 4 Make sure all bolts tight Bed level 2 ways and pei sheet clean with hot water and liquid soap , most importantly is do z axis properly . Took me 1 hour to assemble. 😎🥰

Bro don't apologize for your opinion we subscribe for it.

The manufacturer seems to have chosen the marketing path for this model. Adjusting the table is good. A disposable heavy extruder is bad. Namely, the manufacturer made it disposable in pursuit of relief (unsuccessful, but more on that in the end). Gears are now original and unassembled, and it is impossible to buy them even in the official store)) The quality of the gears is not very good and, of course, they are NOT hot (like steel, not magnetic, it looks like stainless steel), so do not try to print composites. At the same time, the plate of the table carriage remained steel (aluminum would be 20 grams lighter and not worse). The nozzle heater is now also rare, in size 16*15*20 mm. So I still have to look for replacement socks. And the native sock crumbles after two weeks of work at 255 degrees. The LED on the extruder is cool, but I feel it will die because of working in extreme thermal mode. For the same reason, the inductive sensor of the auto-level of the table will also die. On Neptune 3, the same one died after several heats of the table to 85 degrees (the printer is in a passive thermal chamber). If you plan to print petg and abs, then buy a pair of spare NPN NC type. Do not try to find the original ones, they, like the gears, are also not in this store or in others)))) The nozzle radiator fan is now 3010 (instead of 4015), works at much higher speeds and will die sooner. Fortunately, if you file everything superfluous in the extruder, you can find a place for the cooler 4015. Super blowing is not needed, because there is no question about the quality of printing at the stated speeds, so we have 4 unnecessary 4020 snails. And I also decided to weigh the extruder assembly ... (in the advertising picture, the seller boasts of the extruder's weight of 291 grams, which is like a hundred grams less than Neptune3). And so. The extruder assembly actually weighs (!) 472 grams! In general, there will be no long-term high-quality work at the maximum declared temperature characteristics, there is also no need to wait for speeds, and it is better to buy Neptune3, which is much cheaper and more maintainable. The practical printing turned out to be somewhat better than I expected. The quality begins to be noticeably lost at speeds as much as 100 mm / s, which is very decent, despite all the jambs. The list of which I will probably continue. The z-axis guides moving along the screw axes have a backlash of 2 millimeters. It must be eliminated, while avoiding the rigid attachment of these guides. The system loads from 30 seconds to 3 minutes. The screen freezes very often when the buttons are pressed (usually for a couple of seconds, but sometimes up to 10 seconds). Occasionally, after pressing the buttons, the required action does not occur. It is impossible to press several different buttons in quick succession. There is no menu for setting jerks and accelerations, and what the manufacturer has screwed up by default, it's scary to think, given what he "calculated and projected" print speeds. We'll have to manage this from the slicer. An adjustable table is probably a good thing. but. 1. Two-stage calibration of the table at 121 points is too long, namely 10 minutes from start to restart to save the parameters (without a final reboot, the table map is not saved). About half a minute of this time is spent by the printer on unnecessary trips from the zero position to the same zero position. By the way, before printing, the printer also goes home twice for some reason. 2. the alignment interface is made completely incomprehensible. Visualized is not a logically obvious square of 11 × 11 points, but an incomprehensible rectangle of 6 × 11 points. the zero count on the z axis does not come from any particular angle and/or level, but floats all the time according to an incomprehensible algorithm and it takes a crazy amount of time to truly align the table! The first time it took me 5 hours of almost continuous attempts, the second time a few days later I managed in 3 hours. This is a procedure that should take 15 minutes! moreover, I understood the process of achieving the result very vaguely and, even having achieved success, I cannot explain it (which means I cannot repeat it quickly). It was only possible to understand that you need to turn in the corners where the value is minus counterclockwise, and where the value is positive - clockwise, but only in one corner and a little bit. By the way, the Z-offset is reset when calibrating the table and needs to be reconfigured too. 3. The heating of the table and the extruder has really become more efficient. However: If you change the calibration temperatures of the nozzle and table through the standard settings, then instead of calibration, the printer hangs tightly after heating. The settings of the preparatory temperatures of the table and the nozzle for the accelerated start of printing do not work here at all, since if you turn on the preheating of the table and the nozzle, then before printing the printer to turn on the heating of the table to the operating temperature... Attention!.. It will wait for the nozzle to cool down to 120 degrees)))) In general, compared to neptune3 pro, very ambivalent impressions. However, the disappointment from the shortcomings is gradually compensated by the fact that in fact the neptune 4 is about 1.5 times faster than the neptune 3 pro with the same print quality.

I got my mom an Ender 3 v3 SE last month. Compared to my old Anet A8, well, it is super. But now seeing your video reviews, just ordered myself a Neptune 4. For a long time I've wanted to not be running around with SD cards, for starters. Lack of WiFi is no problem for me, I have ethernet to the relevent place the printer will be. Thanks for your review!

I've got a sidewinder X1 that I've upgraded a fair bit, added a bl touch, new cooler, had to replace all the wheels and a 30 pin ribbon, whole hotend rebuild just because it was well used, uses MBL and decent firmware now, but I'm getting tired of poking and prodding at it to keep consistency up, I don't need high speed, but I'll take it; I also don't need the 300mm build volume of the X1. You feel like this build has good longevity for set it and forget it beyond making sure it's level and in good working order?

I've watched a few reviews. Yours was the best. Because you didn't receive it for free like others. And today i ordered one on amazon, it was $90 off. I was going to wait till black friday, but i doubt it would have been much cheaper than $90 off.. Perhaps filament will be on sale 🤣

One question, im planning to get a 3d printer, im new to this, but my idea would be to start printing rc parts to build some RC, rc parts and acessories to then assemble all together to put the build together buying the rest of the components of course. What 3d printer would you recommend in October 2023 to print this parts with good performance / quality?

I'm buying this as soon as I find somewhere to put it

Can't wait for my N4Pro to arrive in two weeks... Already have such a long print list prepared for it

I am not sure - but seems like your hinting that you are not a shill. A new word for me, I like it BullShill.

Gotta get a few of these, because not loving my qidi at all

The Pro is out of stock but I'm on the list for notification when it's available.

My N4pro arrived today, no time to assemble it yet, just checked nothing damaged/missing. Have you tried any quieter fans for it yet? Tempted to order some aliexpress nozzles (hardened and CHT knock-off).

So good idea to compare MINGDA Magician X2 with 32 mainboard and Elegoo Neptune 4 with 64 bit klipper - Great !

Good review! I have a question: I'm looking to buy my first 3d printer and I wonder if the Neptune 3 Pro is still worth buying it nowadays (Nov'23)? the Neptune 4 look great but is out of stock over here. Thanks!

watching the planter print, How many of these would you be able to print from a 1kg spool of filament,

Hey could you do a video about the kingroon klp1? It looks like a really good allround package.

Great shill review haha! In all honesty though, what are the main differences in print quality between this and a bamboo lab p1p? If all I care about is print quality what am I missing out on from a bamboo lab p1p besides the complementry collecting of all my print data?

How come the 4 Pro does not have the 5.5 barrel plug on the back?

Honestly, looking at the newest Ender3V3, I would not be surprised if Creality/Elegoo were collaborating on these printer designs.

Do you have any connection threw elegoo to get a tiny discount if purchasing multiple units?

What are you doing about replacement nozzles. It seems they’re aren’t any and you have to remove the fans and whole extruder? Just wanting to buy one and this is the biggest con I’ve found.

Wait... Are you telling us that _a 3D printer company that released a printer that doesn't include or exclude a feature that equals to shoot themselves in the foot_ exists? 😮

how easy/fun/ tinkery/ would it be to change it to a 330x330 bed? ... or wait a year/6 months for the neptune 4 pro max? sorry i bought it before i saw your video.... now im just waiting...

Not a single #NotAShill message was harmed during the making of this video.

Thanks for the Klipper segment near the end. Even before that, my comment was going to be that Elegoo provides full Klipper/Fluidd on their $260 machine and Creality gives us proprietary Klipper crippleware on their $800 K1 Max. You didn't show input shaping calibration. Is there an accelerometer on the extruder or did Elegoo, instrument a factory unit to generate a generic input shaper profile to use for all machines regardless of whether the customer places the printer on a rickety folding table or an 8" thick granite surface plate? #UsefulShilling

So Nathan, would you go with the Elegoo Neptune 4 or a Sovol sv06 /7 or a Ender 3 S1???

Always one thing...Seems interesting though.

Can you elaborate on the “crowd sourced multi color” thing you eluded too at the end please? I like the idea of a multi color printer, but don’t have a grand to throw at it.

You are weird, great vijao 🤠

Does it go hot enough to do Nylon and some harder flexible filaments. As i was going to go Neptune 3 Pro but i dont think, its Nylon ready ? Maybe you can not sure? And is the price worth the difference between the Neptune 3 Pro on special vs Neptune 4? Or should i wait for other reviews of any other printer you have coming up?

I have a Mingda and a Neptune 3, the Neptune is a better build, and my Mingda has overheated. I print TPU exclusively, does a faster unit make any sense?

what is the travel router you're using out of curiosity?

Big question I guess is really whether the all metal rails on the Pro model are worth it. I have seen conflicting reports about them, with more wear and the need to lubricate on the metal rails, whereas the POM wheels are... well, just their usual POM-ness. I do like the 100 + 150 Watt heated bed feature on the Pro, though, but not sure it's worth the extra $$.

I NEED AN URGENT ANSWER! I pre-ordered the Ender 3 V3 SE a few days ago. The printer will reach me on September 25-30. Before ordering this printer, I was planning to buy the "Eleego Neptune 4/3 Pro" printer because its price seemed excellent compared to its competitors. The thing that kept me from buying Eleego Neptune 4/3 Pro was that users on the internet had a lot of problems, but for some reason it made more sense to buy now. Do you think I should return the Ender 3 V3 SE I bought?

hello friend, what do you think about neptune 4 or kobra 2? thanks

Saying true things about a printer and saying you like the product doesn't make you a shill.

You don't have to tell us you're not a shill for Elegoo. We already know that. You can't be a shill for Creality *and* Elegoo, now can you? 😉

What you would recommend between Elegoo Neptune 4 and Ender 3 V3 SE? Based on your video, the 2 seem interesting! I'm looking for my first printer.

wouldn't that power supply on the back power your travel router?

I've read that the mainboard for this printer crashes a lot mid print, is it true?

Sorry Nathan, I watched the video twice but I just wanted to make sure - can we confirm you are not a shill? Wasn't made clear, but maybe I should have watched with Closed Captions

Shill be coming around the mountain Shill shocked driving a Shill oil tanker just for the Shill of it looking for Shilter shortly. Not to be off topic, also with her Neptune 4. They say the one I ordered 6 weeks ago will be here Friday. Shilly of me, but I think it could happen!😄😄😄

The most amazing 3D printer, the self replicating 3D printer by Sunshine. Between these two, the Elegoo Neptune 4 wins because it's functional.

But even if you did have $700 to spend, would getting one P1S or two Neptune 4 or three Ender3 v3?

My Neptune 4 has been great...for the first two weeks. Then it started failing prints, and now the extruder motor has burned out and, judging by the error codes, it's burned out the driver on the mainboard. Zero response from Elegoo support. Perfect feature set, unbelievable speed, insane price...and dead. Looks like I'm getting a P1S...

My Neptune 4 didn’t come with a profile to print with from the elagoo cura slicer that came on the usb. I can’t use it what do I do?? It is version 4.8 and I already tried 5.4 with no luck. Please help I am new to all of this.

How do you get input shaper working without the sensors

Why did Elegoo go with an oddball nozzle size?

So why would anybody buy a Prusa again ?

Hi, I'm actively looking into the Neptune 4 - do you have any measurements of the noise levels with the special blower fan on? I asked Elagoo directly and they claimed "60dB in normal mode with the rear cooling fan on in printing, and 60dB in sport mode with the rear cooling fan on in printing. " I'm really dubious that it's that quiet - what was your experience?

I did not expect Nathan to be such a Mingda shill!

They advertise power out resume... I was under the belief you cannot do that with Klipper...

Why not wire the ethernet straight to your PC. Better performance reducing the devices to transfer across.

The mingda still wins!

Complimenting an "oil-slick-look" on a printed part makes me think you're actually a Shill for Big-Oil!

Therefore, it is infinity better than firestarter. So, this is the Only goo you need.

I was thinking the metal wheels of the Pro would be worth while for longevity, but you reckon this is a better option anyway? So many options, tossing up between getting a Kobra Neo to test some prototypes I'm designing for possible sale, if the prototypes worked I could justify something more professional grade, or just hitting the middle ground to start off with and getting the Neptune 4 Pro.

You can drop the annoying text on the screen so we can see what you're talking about

when you bump your speed, you should also lower your flow to compensate

Last few videos I decided anytime I see notashill I'm just going to read it as imashill. I lost count how many times you professed yourself as a shill this video

#notashill

Make some Robits

How much does your wife pay you to tell her you love her?😂😂😂

The poor miginda

I know a shill when I hear one.

All I see here is shilling for that delicious New Glarus Spotted Cow in the background.

The Neptune 4 is definetely Not a Clone

The text on the screen is annoying.

Why skimp on wifi for $5 in the printer, I don't feel like buying a router for $40, make no sense Elegoo!

Such a BS review no shelling! I demand more cannons and mortars.

Can't tell if this guy is a paid shill or not.

silence Creality shill, Elegoo neptune 4 is superior

please dont keep floating text of # not a shill

This could have been a interesting review of sorts, but that scrolling chill crap really gets annoying, don't do that.

Ever since I saw these piles of cash falling out of your Creality K1 in an earlier "fight club" video, I became convinced that this was purely a shill channel so it's very disappointing to see an honest review. This is not what I come here to watch.

#Notachill

This is not a clone of Ender-3 😂

The Ender 3 is hot garbage. Roaring dumpster fire.

I think you are a shill

#notashill