Review: The Original Josef Prusa i3 MK2 🏅 It doesn't get any better than this!

This is where 3D printing is right now! I feel sorry for all 3D printer manufacturers that will have to compete with the Original Prusa i3 MK2.

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Music is Jahzzar - Encedalus, licensed CC-BY-SA

[DPrintingNerd]

Tom, well done! I completely agree with your review and will be echo'ing the same sentiment in my review. This machine is a dream.

[spikekent]

I bought the MK2 after Toms Build stream. It's awesome in every respect.
The 'little details' Tom mentioned are just as important as the bigger ones, it shows that Josef (and hes team) have done a fantastic job.

Love the Tom Approves badge.
Other printers have a real challenge to even reach the new benchmark.

Great review as always Tom

[lindseyjohnson]

Tom,
I believe your review is spot on. I have an original i3 from Josef and it is a work horse. I will be ordering my Mk2 in a month or so.


I really think you should mention this.

Thanks for your hard work.

Lindsey

[ThomasMilligan_UK]

Your live stream is what pushed me over the edge into ordering one, Its been a dream so far!

[WreckDiver]

I have a PRUSA Homebuilt. It doesn't come near this quality, and it took me more than 30 hours total to build it...it is currently in pieces because the wood frame warped, the print bed glass over plywood) was so far out of plane I had to shim it by over 4mm in one section to get it even close to flat. Nothing would stick (no heat), and it cost me about $400 back 3 years ago. THIS one looks amazing. I'm pulling the trigger on this in about another month. Thanks for the review!!

[DprintedLife]

Wow, now that is an impressive printer at a very competitive price! Great review Tom! I'm surprised they still use 3d printed parts though with the production volume they must be seeing, the design could definitely be modified to use machined aluminum plates with minimal overall cost increase

AMAZING review. You have this talent to make an otherwise boring 3d printer analysis become fascinating and entertaining. Congratulations and thank you for this analysis. Thanks to the Fantastic Josef Průša for all his contributions to the reprap project and ultimately to mankind, I am a total fan!

[cannibalholiday]

I've been wanting to buy from Prusa since I first heard of 3D printing. Too broke for it, so got a Monoprice Mini, but *someday*. I want to support that innovation and dedication to the community.

[jockspice]

Chatting to you in Birmingham at TCT, seeing the printer there with the four-colour upgrade and this review made it a no-brainer to order one! Excellent review and can't wait for my one to arrive.

[Nikel]

A friend bought one.
Without any experience of printers.

And his prints looks amazing.

Like, better then mine after a year of printing.

[jeremybryson]

That print quality... O.o How are new users going to learn how to troubleshoot if everything works perfectly out of the box!?

[ValentTurkovic]

Tom I blame you for not getting my Prusa MK2! :)

From Prusa support:
"You order was not sent yet unfortunately due to the high demant (thanks to the positive youtube reviews in recent days) there is a sligh waiting time you should receive your order at the end of this week"

[Bingobangod]

I got mine 4 weeks ago and it's a beast ! Superb first layer and speed !

[bbigpaws]

I saw a 4-Color print in process at World Maker Faire NYC. I was spellbound. It was somewhat chilly, light wind, outside. Printed flawlessly. I'm floored. Also, Josef was highly personable, and informative.

[pekinduck]

Hey bud. This is a marvelous video. I've had my eye on the original Prusa i3, as well as the other reprap models on the market, for some time now. Youtube has been a tremendous source of my self educating efforts for years now. That being said, I've had plenty of experience evaluating what makes a good review, tutorial etc. My bench mark for evaluation is based on how many questions I'm left with at the end and how strongly I'm convinced of the presenters experience (production quality and aesthetics, notwithstanding). You have met all of my personal quotas, particularly on presentation and information. Very well done. I've been trying to consider any helpful critiques, as I'm very willing to help any youtuber who has clearly put an effort forward, and I'm coming up dry. If anything, maybe provide a link to new updates at the beginning, as Prusa proves to be an ever growing product. Certainly not a necessity, however. Well done, and I look forward to fallowing your videos to keep an eye on your input with one of my favorite fields of tech. Take care and keep up the good work. Cheers :).

[brainwrong]

Thanks for your time in making this and the other i3 Mk2 vids. Persuaded me to buy and it was a good choice. Best printer I've owned to date. Assembled the kit myself and was up and running with solid good quality prints immediately after letting the printer do it's calibration. Awesome piece of kit.

[mattmichael]

Dang that printer was impressive but so was the production quality of that video. It's awesome your mixing up the music which works really well. So many channels just use the same music for every video.

[knownman]

I really appreciate your work in this technology and especially this review. As a newbie in the 3D printing world this is so helpful. I've had a bit of a rough start however in even getting a printer. I decided to buy this printer as a result of the good reviews especially this one. My experience so far has been very disappointing with Prusa Research. I ordered my kit the second week of February and it has still not shipped. They listed a 7 week lead time which is way too long for one to wait but after another failed attempt to buy a copy version from China I decided it would be worth the extra money and time to get the real deal. Prusa has not bothered to notify me of why I am still waiting 9 weeks later. I sent an email and received no response. Its to bad they don't seem to care about how poorly they are communicating with their customer base. And why should they care if everyone who writes reviews has immediate access to their products while the rest of us have to drop almost $800 USD and sit and wait for 10 weeks or more just to get a kit?

Matt

[Labgorilla]

It’s awesome. I’ve got the mk2S in 2020 and part of 3Dcrowd . About to push out my 100th RC3. Most made in PETg. Solid engineering .

[nathancase]

been printing with mine for several weeks the prints are nothing short of amazing!