Is the Creality Ender 3 V3 KE Any Good?

Oh boy, I had no idea that it would end up leading me into the abyss.

I started with an Anet A8, which wasn't good, it 'worked' but not well, the Ender 3 V2 came along and I bought it, and I was really happy with it, it was a great machine for tinkering with and learning how a printer works, since then lots of new fast printers have come out and they blow the old generation of printers out of the water. Those new printers usually run a Core XY setup or a Delta, so how could a simple X Y Z cartesian setup possibly compete? Well I'm not convinced that it can, but the price is right so I wanted to try it out to see how well it performed and if there were any issues.

Some of the new printers are pretty expensive, so if the printer performs well, and the price is half or less than a Core XY, it might make sense to go that route it if does the job.

In this video we take everything apart, have a look inside, and go just about as far as we can to try and understand what's going on with this printer, how it works, as well as the good points, the bad points and some things I want to see in future versions as well.

This is a long video, because there was a bit of a struggle and I wanted to show it, hopefully you enjoy and found the difficulty I had entertaining.

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[OpsBoy]

I truly appreciate your thorough review. You not only examined it from an external perspective but also delved into its components, providing a precise and in-depth analysis. This is exactly the kind of comprehensive review I was seeking. Thank you for that.

[CoreyStup]

My KE arrives in a few days. Thanks so much for the tips and things to look out for! I'll be using it for reference once it arrives and I can start testing.

[tp]

Your content getting better time to time. I like your problem investigation style videos!

[technicallyreal]

THANK YOU for doing flow ratio and pressure advance calibrations before judging print quality and telling us! So many reviewers either don't do it, or they just don't mention it, which somewhat invalidates everything they say about print quality (especially when using third party filaments and comparing print quality or print tolerances between different machines!).

[leonardk]

With regards to the linear rods in front, I saw on another channel they showed the screws do not touch the rods and therefore does not hold them in place. Their solution was to use grub screws to screw it down.

[yzzoarts]

I own KE for a month now and no issues with PLA+ at 300mm speed - all looks very good for my needs. Upgraded from Ender 3 v1 and in compare it is like get from old bicycle to Ferrari. Very good printer so far. I would recommned it specially for beginners in 3d printing.

[TroySchrapel]

Been looking for my first printer for a few weeks. Pulled the trigger on a KE today. Looking forward to trying it out. Thanks for a great video.

[SergeofBIBEK]

I got the KE a week ago and it's great, but I'm only doing PLA. It's my first 3d printer so I don't feel ready to branch out into other filaments just yet. I love how easy it was to put together and how I haven't had to tweak any settings or anything yet and things are just working well out of the box. The fear of tinkering and calibration is what kept me out of 3D printing all this time.

[aldomeza-dev]

Finally a good, truly comprehensive review, from a person who knows his printers, thank your for going into depth on everything!

[BrickMeet]

You should buy and test the optional vibration sensor for input shaping. It’s about $19 and can be easily plugged into the display on the back side.

[Gamer.]

I got the Ender 3 v3 ke, and really so far, it’s been amazing. IMO it’s a really great printer.

[dirtmover]

Thanks for the great video. I was on the verge of ordering one of these but you've more or less convinced me otherwise. I already have an older flakey bed slinger which, despite producing very acceptable prints, requires way too much maintenance and hand holding. I was hoping to get away from this while increasing the print speed a bit but I guess it's just not happening with the KE and probably not in this price range.

[hannuhakkarainen]

Excelent review, I have been loking for new faster printer and as Own to Creality already KE was in my mind. The biggest issue in Creality printers seems to be the bed and it´s stability. As I saw new bed with linear bearings, I was thinking finaly this is solved. Yes, but no! Bad quality of linear bearing or rails and we are back in basic issues. Now people need to as Creality before buing the printer if this is solved. This is how we can forse Creality to improve the product. Thank you, for sharing this. I will hold my order, until I get confirmation this issue is fixed!

[fnamster]

Nice review, I like that you take things apart when talking about them.

[dleivam]

Awesome review, you went far beyond most reviews do. I no longer want/need a bed slinger since I had my P1S, but I'm subscribed to your channel and your content is awesome, so I watch it anyways :)

[andrewcastiglia]

They sell a vibration damper module that installs under the bed where that port was which greatly improves the wobble artifacts.

[mortegutt]

Fantastic in depth review! Great work. One of the best reviews on this machine.

[mahdi]

i didnt see any video as detailed as this about a 3d printer ! thanks

[chatroux]

Good review.
We can see at 21:26, the filament "glitch".
I think petg is auto lubricant and it is difficult for the extruder to guide it correctly.

[flyinscotsmans]

my first 3D printer is a voxelab aquila 2 ( ender clone ) back in jan 2024 . decided to buy a new design so ive just purchased this printer and looking forward to getting it up and running