Hey, I asked you about buying one of the older generations pre-owned and went ahead with it a while ago. Just wanted to update on that, had some issues with prints so I contacted Qidi. Even though I wasn't the one they sent it to, had no warranty, they still offered to ship me all of the upgrade parts and only charged me the shipping. I was beyond impressed. Between that, full refunds, pulling the printer and then releasing a fixed version, I honestly don't think I have ever heard of better customer support. Very awesome moves on their part.
I just got my X Plus 3 last week and it's absolutely an amazing printer. What sold me was everyone kept talking about how good their customer service was. So far ive had zero issues and already put like 25 hours on the printer.
I did have an issue with mine. After updating the firmware I could no longer set the z offset. Qidi took my issue seriously and after exchanging a lot of emails they got my problem resolved. I can attest to great customer service!
Will you answer some questions? What is the useable print size? I see in their klipper config they have X max set to 280 and that makes me think the real useable size is gonna be something like 270x270. Does the nozzle go past the bed on any axis, so the nozzle could purge into a bucket and use a nozzle brush?
Thanks! Because of your relationship with QIDI, I was made aware of the options for the first gen machines. I chose the half back with full warranty and they have sent me many, many replacement parts-fast shipping from China- All free. Thank you for taking the time to show the changes and keeping us informed.
It's a rare company that does anything to actually fix and support their products this well, and you have to applaud that. It looks like a full re-design. I wonder if this was the intended one, then someone said, let's make it cheaper, hence the first one.
Qidi's handling of the whole printer release is one of the big reasons I am getting an X plus 3 delivered today instead of a k1 or a p1s. I can't wait to move from a highly modded original ender 3 to the qidi as my main printer.
To be fair, Bambu never released anything with so many significant hardware and firmware issues. Buying from a company that released completely half-baked hardware just because they decided to fix it is kind of a weird rationale.
@theglowcloud2215 If I make a mistake and work hard to try to fix it, I hope I won’t be shunned forever and given a second chance at some point. Also, this machine runs open source firmware and doesn’t start by-itself at night or spy on your every interaction. That’s probably worth a second chance alone. Although, Bambu fans literally don’t care about kind of stuff at all. And that’s ok.
The best review I have found on RU-vid for Qidi Tech. The details you provide are exceptionally well presented. I just bought the Qidi Tech Smart3 model for $319, this will be used while at my second place and will serve to replace my Creality Ender 3v2 which I heavily modded the past few years. This was machine allowed me to learn at great depths how to get good 3d prints. My new Qidi Tech Smart 3 arrives tomorrow, looking forward to initial setup and run. I am trying to decide on what larger format Qidi model to go with later this year. I do quite a bit of printing with NylonX and other materials which require a heated chamber. The Smart Max3 looks great, and the price looks good. I wonder if they have done any modifications to the SmartMax 3 since the initial release like they did with model you reviewed here. I am very impressed with their support, appears to be second to none.
Wi-Fi is becoming one of my favorite companies. I emailed them about an Xplus1 and they totally helped me even though they new I didn’t buy it from them.
I was sold on getting an X1C and now i'm gonna research this printer before i take the plunge. Would really love to support these guys after how they dealt with the launch issue.
This video is undoubtedly very helpful for me as I’m considering buying the X-plus3. Besides, the printed parts in the video are truly impressive. The entire video is fantastic! Thank you!
I was on the fence but you've finally convinced me to get one. Only feature I'd like is AMS but will take the QIDI for the heated chamber and 350c hotend. Liked and subscribed, thank you.
I think if you don’t “need” an ams, this thing rocks. Also, I hear they have one in the works but I couldn’t confirm this. Just hearsay from member comments.
I wish Qidi had a distributor in Canada. The only reason I don’t have one is because shipping is like $200 or something. Now, after how well they handled the original release, I want to support them even more. Great stuff.
@@3DPrintSOSI messaged them a couple of months ago through their website chat (and left my e-mail) and never got a response unfortunately. Things may have changed.
I've heard that their machines will be arriving at their overseas warehouse in Canada this month. You won't have to pay such high shipping costs by then. I think you can be patient for a bit.🥰
Seasons Greetings Fedor, I hope you are doing fine? I have some great news, I have just ordered the Qidi X-PLUS-3 directly from their UK store, It is on sale now for £5.29.00p which is £10 less than Amazon UK. I got as a new customer another 5% discount as well off the sale price and have got it for £502.00p the printer be delivered between 1 to 3 days since it coming from the UK warehouse. I am so pleased to be able after lots of saving to get such a great deal and my 1st fast enclosed 3D printer. Thanks for the review you did of the updated printer after the problems the early one had. At last I be able to print fast and detailed all those higher temp filament like ABS that my open frame printers can't. Just as well too since all of mine are playing me up big time either hot end blocking or leveling problems. So I thought I tell you I soon have this printer. 😊
Awesome! You’ll love it. It is my go-to ABS machine because of the chamber heater. I use the stock Orca Slicer settings and even the filament settings there and it’s great. My advice is to give it a good head soak for 15-20 minutes before large abs prints and it kills it. Great prints, every time.
@@3DPrintSOS Thanks.. I've downloaded the updated firmware and when the printer is here and ready I will update that firmware before using it. I am so pleased to get it and be so good to be able to do ABS at last. I let you know how it goes later on? 😉
I still have mine the first gen I took the full refund and I regret it now. I actually just dusted off the poor thing updated firmware and adjusted some things and its working great so far. I took a break for a bit and it paid off. I think I will get the new version just because I want to support them even though the gen1 i got was frustrating. I might contact them to see if i can buy some of the updates for the gen1.
I would totally try to get the fixed hardware. It was well worth it. My stock machine is still running and now that it’s tuned, it prints amazing. I just printed some ABS on it yesterday and was super impressed, yet again.
Awesome review, as I am deciding between the P1S and this. Big thing for me to decide is: bigger print volume and wider range of material possibilities OR possible support for AMS. It shouldn't be tough, but it is. Only thing that could be done to improve this review was better closeups on the printed parts. Too much light and no camera focus on the prints sometimes, which makes it hard to see print quality/defects.
Great Video again. Hi Fedor.. I am thinking if I can save up the huge amount the X-Plus 3 costs ( at least £729.00p on Amazon UK ) Then after seeing your review and the great amount of good user reports I will try and get it? I did think about getting the Creality K1 but he build area is not as good as the Qidi X-Plus 3 with that heated chamber. I did think of getting the Bambu P1S because of the AMS but the cost is higher than the Qidi. The K1 now here on Amazon though is down in price at £599 but they even offering £160.00p off it too. wow But again the X-plus 3 although more bulky still I think is better? To me this be a big amount to spend far more than any other 3D printer I have brought sofar, But if it prints like you showed it is worth it. By the way, I ordered as you know the BTT Pad 7 for my Elegoo Neptune 3 Max and others But I still waiting after ordering it 23 days ago now! Why the wait time? well, even though I am in the UK and the parcel was sent from Germany with the company telling me it take up to 7 days! Seems the good old greedy UK Customs told the Royal Mail here the hold n to it until I paid a big £32.34p custom import fee to release it to me? I paid online on the 31st August and they took the money out on the 1st September, and still 8 days on no parcel delivered. I have emailed the DHL mail of Germany about this since they did the main delivery transporting to the UK, I emailed and complained to the Royal Mail here about the payment done 8 days ago and why are they hanging on to my parcel still? No replies yet? If I don't get a reply from the Royal Mail ( they got the parcel ) I may have to complain to the mail ombudsman who over see the companies here. So I am not a happy bunny! This all happened because since we left the EU the UK had to do new import rules this year I read, they said any parcel imported from the EU must be charged import fees. Now I read the main online mail payment page after paying and saw that they should not even had charged me any importing fees. Because it said no import fee for any parcel under the value of £135.00p, Mine cost me £109.00p as it was a direct on sale item. So I pointed this out to the mail lot. Next time I make sure I get the parcels from any other place than the EU, as none of them have this charge. So stressful.
Wow that is a hassle. Sorry to hear it and hope that situation is temporary. I dont think you can go wrong with either of these machines. So, get whichever you believe you will enjoy looking at every day and can afford. Otherwise, they are all pretty darn good now.
The K1 is a bit more “automatic” and the glass door makes it “feel” more expensive. But at the end of the day, the Qidi has been more reliable. Wish it had an auto z offset like the K1 but that is a rare thing to edit once it’s set.
Looking to purchase my first 3D printer soon but want to print materials that need heated chamber it seems choice is qidi or bambu labs X1e (x1e top of my budget )but the price difference is vast I could get a 2 qidi x3 plus and and a bl x1 combo for the same price! Think you’ve just convinced me go qidi
I am looking at getting this printer as an upgrade from what I have got currently. Does it print great out of the box or does it need some adjusting in the slicer settings etc? thanks
I can not decide between th Qidi x-max or the K1 max. I've heard so many bad things about the K1 max, but there is also the mod community with the Creality machines that are already making improvements on it. I need at least 300mm, and the bulkiness of the Qidi scares me. I don't necessarily need the heated chamber, but it would be nice to be able to to use those other materials if I ever wanted to.
Thats a good evaluation. The qidi has less nonsense on it and no one had to squeeze them to make things open source or give us control. Which is nice. The main difference between the two is how compact the K1 Max is. Itll fit inside the X-Plus3. Let alone the MAX. If you have the room, you’d be happy with the Max. With that said, Creality legit put out their best with these. Now that they are updated, the machines have been very reliable.
Is the build plate also 6mm? Thich? Without filament cutter how to change filament mid print? I do not see neodymium magnets on build plate like max3 version, does this use magnetic sheet?
It uses a fairly standard 3mm bed with a magnetic sheet and PEI. Not the same as the Max3. Without the cutter you just retract the filament and purge like any other machine. You can also cut and purge out if you dont want to pull the filament out.
You had mentioned in your original review that you wished Qidi had added a linear advance calibration; did they add it to this new version? Thanks for the review. Also, it is possible to add the filament cutter back to the tool head?
Linear advance is always there, but it’s on you to do. Now with Orca Slicer, that calibration is super easy. So no worries there. As for the cutter, yeah, looks like everything is there for it minus the cutter itself.
Thanks for the nice review ! How does the print quality compare to the K1 (after updates) ? I am ready to take the plunge on the X Plus 3, mostly because I have the feeling it needs less tweaking and puts out better prints consistently but also cos of the additional print area . I really hate how bulky it is though
I like the K1 for its compact size and build quality. Now that it’s open source, you can do fluidd and the like so thats all gravy. However, in print quality, the Xplus3 is a bit better. Especially ABS/ASA with the chamber heater. Also you’d need 3 Xplus3’s to be as loud as a single k1. That thing is LOUD.
@@3DPrintSOS tyvm, will get the Xplus I guess, mostly cos of the extra 2cm height (useful for helmets as I need 26cm top to bottom) and the lower noise, didn't know it was that much different from the K1 but that just helps making the call . Oh boy, my wife will have a heart attack once she sees that behemoth on my office desk
Brilliant details as usual! Could you possibly check what is the minimum desk surface required for this printer? I mean, I'm aware of the official dimensions but I need to know the minimum area required for the legs (+1.5cm safety margin)
Hi, thank you once again for a very informative video, i am so use to changing colors on my prusa , it gives me a warning beep, to make the change , have you been able to use the m600 macro from klipper successfully on the x-plus3 , and how any help would be nice THANKS.
