How bad is a $69 3D Printer?

World's least expensive 3d printer. It's not horrible but it's not that great. Do you need a high cost 3d printer to get good quality 3d prints? I confront Linus Tech Tips and respond to his $95 USD 3D Printer. This is the cheapest 3d printer on the market and I review it in this video. What are your thoughts on this 3d printer? How did benchy and the gear print out?

BEST ALL AROUND 3D PRINTER:
Printer: Creality - Ender 3

***Updated rating: 5/10*** tolerances are pretty bad.

How to use this 3d printer (beginner's guide):

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[rocksfire]

when i first looked at 3d printers they where like $1, 000 for a "cheap" one. now they are only $69? lmao
it's amazing what competition and upscaling production does to prices.
i'm glad i held off on getting one, by the time i actually want one, the ones for under $100 will be insanely good.

[hitts]

i think its a perfect present for your kids to encourage them to learn 3d designing and learn to make tiny toys...

[NovaspiritTech]

Yea I got one too, but for me it was $79, I was very impressed

[snickerdoooodle]

It's very important to keep in mind one of the features you're cheaping out on is safety. There's no telling if mintemp, maxtemp, and thermal runaway detection are there. It might be the Anet A8 all over again. Yes they're cheap, but it might be worth springing for something that is known to have at least the bare minimum for safety.

[DPrinterAcademy]

I do not recommend that you get this 3d printer, this video is for entertainment purposes only. It is worth spending the extra $100 to get an Ender 3!
I AM STILL GETTING COMMENTS FROM PEOPLE BUYING THIS PRINTER. *DO NOT BUY*
THIS IS SATIRICAL AND NOW AN ACTUAL REVIEW.

[MOOBBreezy]

Not that bad at all. It's definitely worth getting when you're printing big projects with your main printer, but want to print a couple of small things on the side. You won't be making any of the "cool" stuff with a build plate of 100x100, but it's definitely great for a backup.

[katieolson]

I want to point out, he showcased a 69$ in 4:20 minutes

[aeywyn]

Side note, the flex in the car bonnet is there to cushion the impact when a pedestrian lands on it. Would be simple to make it rigid but it is not desirable to crack every pedestrian's skull upon contact..

[chbu]

That looks like a good first 3D printer for someone just starting out.

[AnupomAG]

I can't believe a $69 thing can do 3D printing like this. This is awesome.
Maybe in a few years we might see good spec printers under $200.

I remember my first DYI Tevo printer for almost 200 dollars. It took me like a month to set it up to print this decent. I had to do many upgrades to it to make it print really nicely. This for 69? An amazing bargain. Very useful as a secondary printer for first raw prints.

[DOCTOROCTAGONAPUSS]

I want to thank you.
This video got me started with actual 3D printing.

Seeing how cheap this printer was made me feel pretty good about buying an Ender 3 and knowing it was "Mid-Grade" now.
So inadvertently, you convinced me to buy my first printer.

[jojo_glitching]

Think about the 3d printed upgrades you can make like at Normal spool holder

[Gkitchens]

Oh God I feel the addiction coming. I just got my first 3d printer this year and I caught myself saying "hey that's not too bad, I could use a second printer for small parts to speed up big projects"

Dammit I'm hooked!

[Mudkip]

You know as a side hobby and maybe use in cheap small mockups, this is actually pretty decent.

[Munden]

The question of good or bad in this instance should be asked in the context of who it's intended for and more compare/contrasting the limitations vs the next price point benchmark 3d printer.

[sjoervanderploeg]

I like these "it just doesnt work" type of comments from people who buy a 3D printer and just expect it to print like paper!

3D printing is still very much a DIY machine, you will need to tinker with it!

[doubletap]

Bought one for our 12 year old for $69 also. I printed a freestanding spool holder to use full spools and it works great. Easy to use once you get used to it.

[joelhamlyn]

Can confirm, these things are awesome. They are a great intro to 3d printers. I got an Easythreed X1 a little over a year ago, and still love it. Just do yourself a favor and learn how to tweak settings in Cura and don't run it too fast. Labists also has a good guide on how to build a solid Cura profile for it. Also just toss the filament that comes with it in the trash and buy a roll of something decent. You can also find a heated bed add on for about 20 bucks for them. If you're on the fence, don't be.

[MrSolidBlakeGaming]

And this is why you don't defend a brand. Competition&market.
We get benefits of it as consumers.
They compete to satisfy us.