A DIRECT DRIVE Elegoo Neptune 3?? Meet the new Neptune 3 PRO!

(By the way those of you who asked about USA stock, I have enquired and been told more stock is 1-2 weeks out as of today 22/11.)

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The Neptune 3 Pro is quite the evolution from the Neptune 3. It follows fairly hot on the heels of the 3, and for not much more money either. Is it worth the extra, and should you buy one? Watch and judge for yourself as I quite literally strip this absolute TPU workhorse down and see what makes it do what it does, and what it doesn't.

"47% of this video is out of focus, it's horrible" - Yes, I know. Why don't you sign up to my patreon so one day I can afford a camera that does what I tell it to? :o)
(or perhaps, maybe, I'm doing it on purpose! Bit of column A, bit of column B...)

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*Note:* The Elegoo Neptune 3 Pro was provided to me at no cost. No agreement of any material or monetary exchange for a review was made.
Disclaimer: All opinions my own, all data my own unless cited. This is a technical review but not all encompassing, I do my best to look for everything but I am not a qualified engineer or electrician.

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[UncleJessy]

This printer is amazing for TPU… only other machine I’ve had this simple of time with TPU is the x1 carbon. Fantastic video!

[codelinx]

This info is really thorough and helpful when looking at 3D printer walkthroughs and reviews.

[yellovvcake]

My brother youre a man of your word
I already ordered one thank you for your "leak" earlier so i didnt get the neptune 3 before that

[AJBeardow]

I've not seen any other FDM printer tick all of these boxes for such a low price. I wanted something direct drive with automatic levelling, which doesn't need upgrading out of the box. At £190 they've managed that plus all of the other creature comforts. I thought the Kobra was good value, but wow. Can't wait for mine to arrive!

[ryomabrunel]

love the review! I'm thinking of returning my Ender 3 s1 Plus for the Neptune 3 plus... Its my second S1 plus and it has the same ABL/ bed leveling issue over 2 machines, I spent weeks tinkering with these machines and haven't been able to get a clean bed level test. hopefully ill have better luck with the Neptune

[gr]

Great video! One covering actually replacing the piece of ptfe tubing that will need it sometime would be another great video. Also any way to add a all metal heat break to eliminate the ptfe tubing. Finally printer replacement parts?
This as you said it quite a good out of the box printer but could be great with a few diy upgrades.

[Tqx]

Thanks for this video! I got my printer a few days ago and the quality of the machine and print quality have been amazing! One question I need to clear up though is that I keep seeing people print PETG and Nylons on this pushing temp temps above 235-260, Elegoo's website even says the printer can do 260 but logic tells me that if it has a PTFE tube inside then its gonna start melting at 230. So what is the correct answer here?

[billkaroly]

The extruder uses Bondtech designed hob gears and the whole assembly copies the Sprite almost to a tee. I look at that X axis and I think linear rail upgrade.

[petercallison]

I buy and sell a lot of 3D Printers and I find by the time the printers are available retail, they can be cheaper than the pre-order price.

[thatguywiththevoice]

Ya I got contest match on the dad joke but great Chanel I might even get into 3d printing with this one I’m a tec kinda person but it look 👀 complicated. So fun! Keep up the great work and have a merry Christmas 🎄

[GeorgMierau]

At the moment Neptune 3 Pro seems to be a great first printer, but not the one some enthusiast would be able to tinker with without building a whole new machine. It's not a bad thing per se, but it would be good to know. Besides the all-metal hotend there is just one other upgrade I found so far: an additional thermal insulation layer for the build plate.

[TheFeralEngineer]

i'd like to mention that this is the robin nano v2.2, which is missing the BLTouch pins. The V2.1 still has them.

[billallen]

I have had a front weighted direct drive for several months and haven't ran into noticeable difference in wear of the wheels

[hexesandheroes]

My previous purchase has been the Ender 3 S1, which has been basically almost flawless since I bought it and have put 2 rolls through it. I am considering anohter, but then this Neptune 3 Pro has come out as well as the Voxelab D1...hard choices these days.

[MozDivision]

Would this printer still be a good starter printer recommendation? I almost pulled the trigger on the N4P, but saw a couple of videos saying that it has alignment issues that are a problem for functional prints that require high accuracy. Have you found this to be the case? I noticed on Amazon that the NP4 as meh reviews, while the NP3 has good reviews, for whatever that's worth

[elliot]

The extra stepper motor could be used for dual extrusion

[slappy]

Is there an aftermarket metal heatbreak that could allow this to print at slightly higher temps? There are some Nylons I'd like to try that have upper ranges at 280-290c.

[Lizard]

Given how LA is easy to include, I must assume it's just an oversight not to ship the device with it?
Wondering how easy it'd be to replace
- some fans for more silent versions. Lowering that by 5 to 10 dB would make a world of difference
- the heat break for a full metal one

Gread vid! Thanks :D

[NightFall]

Really nice reviews ! i'm currently debating whether to get this or the sv06 i 'm planning on printing things such as nylon and pla+ mainly with some tpu and petg from time to time.
Also btw isn't the hot end all metal on the N3 pro ? they say it is on their website, allthough i could be wrong

[maxhammick]

I didn't see anyone rip a fan wire off in this video, but I did see a torx bit used to drive a hex head at 5:46 👀

The hotend fan turning off below 50C (almost certainly measured on the nozzle, as there's already a thermistor there) is a standard prusa thing, so not unique, but still nice to see