I took a chance and brought one when it was launched, having had it for just over 2 weeks now, its a bit of a beast, I have printed lots of pla, petg, and have more then 138 hours of printing abs. It has been fantastic ! For the price of it I really don't think you can go wrong, and just to let others know I have more that 16 machines now and 7 years of printing experience, and I feel like this is a good machine, its not perfect, but no machine is.
@@David-ty6my I own Bambu machines and the Q1P, and since I print mainly ABS, there’s just no comparison. It heats up so fast and maintains high temperatures, absolutely no warping. As someone who uses Klipper mainly, Q1P is a lot easier to work with, with Bambu printers you have to accept all the software annoyances. Yes, the print quality on the Q1P is not as good, even at 4000 perimeter accels you can still see ghosting, I think I’ll have to do something about the belts, but other than that, I absolutely love this machine. It costs a lot less than the A1 and barely more than the A1m before the price drop. I know the Q1P costs more in other places, but yeah, it’s still really competitive. You’re probably buying this machine for its high temp capabilities, and Bambus just can’t even compare. If you print other materials, ehh… the quality is definitely worse, if you’re just a 3D printing enjoyer, and has way more budget, then maybe the Bambus. But if you like working with Klipper (you don’t have to for this machine, it’s an “option”), or if you do high temps (ABS is a lot more hassle free compared to say PLA, and the material just has better performance) then you can seriously consider this machine. Also the customer service for Qidi is unparalleled, a lot more enjoyable than Bambu. The build quality isn’t far off that of Bambus, and finally yeah, it’s all about the price point and the unique feature. The chamber heater is absolutely not a gimmick, it just makes printing ABS so quick and easy, preheats in like 10 minutes, an enclosure and a bed can not compare. Also, I will personally rank the Q1P higher in terms of software and user experience, mainly because I’m more comfortable around Klipper, and I like customizations. The web interface is also better than all the Bambu annoyance. So yeah, other than the print quality, which probably? maybe? can be fixed, everything is a win for Q1P in my opinion.
@@David-ty6my None, but I don’t need it, and I believe most don’t. For simple layer change filament changes, or some embedded text with 2 or 3 layers, swapping by hand is totally viable, and good enough for occasional use (other than you’ll be sitting around the printer for a few minutes, it’s not as hard as it looks, as Prusa Slicer has the single extruder multimaterial system, which automatically purges, unloads and loads the filament, you can do a swap in like 10 seconds). Yes, it’s a downside, but Bambu’s enclosed printer’s AMS unit costs more than the Q1P in certain regions, which is just a plastic case and 4 filament drives. How’s that? It can’t do everything sure, but it’s hard to ignore the price point. Also, Klipper will allow you to add your own multi material system, if you need that on a budget.
been waiting for this machine to be reviewed by you, even tho there some channels who reviewed this. i recently tried to print abrasive materials and i love it!! i think i would buy this rather than the p1s combo. thanks a lot Aurora!!!!
I went ahead and bought the Q1 Pro and i am quite satisfied with it. I don't like the bed leveling knobs but that is my only gripe and QIDI has improved the printer with an external Ethernet port on rhe back (which I use) and the flex plate is now easy to line up. For filament changing i only use the Load function. For the lack of a knob on the door I use a small piece of packing tape stuck on the side to help open the door when I need to.
$459 now. $10 cheaper. This one is going on my short list. I'm waiting on reviews of the Elegoo Centauri Carbon. I hope you will get one in your garage soon to put it through its paces. UPDATE. Qidi sent me a discount code that brought it down to $381.65 delivered. So, I pulled the trigger.
Great review and great printer. I have a bit over 400hrs on mine so far and it's been great. For filament changing I do a cold pull and then load the new filament. No issues with clogging in the extruder There are leveling knobs next to the load cells. You have to loosen the jam nut before turning the knob.
She's not joking about those unloading jams. My X Max 3 gets them very often, and it's always melted filament on top of the heat brake. It needs tighter integration to stop leakage.
Software kinks aside, for printing mainly ABS/ASA would you recommend the Q1 Pro or the K1C? Is the active heated chamber that much better to pick it over the K1C? Does the Q1P have any belt tension issues / is it hard to adjust them? Great review as always!
Good review, informative and well done. Now that I have found your reviews of printers and your comparison website, I will certainly refer to them before I make any more purchases.
Excellent review, as always! I’ve been eagerly anticipating your review, although I did take a chance and pre order the printer. I’ve had it for a couple of weeks now and I’ve been very happy with it overall. My main gripe is the filament change procedure - as you mentioned trying to back the loaded filament out regularly ends with a blockage in the print head so I’ve stopped doing it. Trying to work out a cutter to fit to the head so I can stopping faffing about with pulling out the feed tube and cutting it.
I love your channel I fr just go back and watch older videos cuz say so much information and I like to see it here about the printer and other unlike ❤ ❤❤people
I’ve been following your reviews and being a new Q1 pro first time QIDI printer owner your review was very helpful. Especially when you always show the print temps and speeds for the filament test prints other reviewers don’t. That is so helpful when trying to reproduce your print tests. Especially tpu that you included. I didn’t see a link to any way to help support your channel? If there is please post the link. Thank you
Hi for a total beginner do you recommend Q1 Pro or K1? I think those 2 printer only for future printer of ABS, ASA or carbon filament. I'm interested of an high level of 3d print
Just to confirm, this QIDi Q1 Pro comes with a hardened steel nozzle and the PLA's were printed with this? I don't need to buy copper plated nozzle for PLA and PETG filaments?
Lens hood are supposed to be shaped like your negative or sensor so I bet that if you make it square and matching your focal length it will not appear in the viewfinder
Does this printer share the same overheating SSR problem as the qidi4plus? Csn you do a comparison video between the Q1 pro, 4plus and the new Creality K2 Plus? All heated chamber printers. Thanks
This review complicates my choosing... So may great features... There is just one more review to wait for then I will know which to buy. Great review as always.
As expected, a fact filed review by Aurora. Even better is your filament review with presets which this machine handles well. I suspect the 'cons' will get sorted as they are mostly code related.
Ciao Aurora. Mediante la tua recensione ho acquistato anch'io questa stampante. Ho una domanda per favore, anche a te se imposti la temperatura del piatto ad 80° in realtà misurandola con la pistola termica, ne risultano solo circa 70°? Grazie mille
I just buy the QIDI Q1 Pro but I have problem for print, I check the temperature on hotend with thermal camera and i see I have only 72 deg C maximum on hotend outside when I setup for PLA 220 deg C. If you can please check with thermal camera what temperature on hotend you have on your Q1 Pro, thank you.
Excellent review as always! I hope the other youtubers in the space are taking notes, because your video format is so information dense, and your ranking site is awesome. The only critique i could possibly come up with is your audio sounds a little poppy. You might have your mic gain up too high. If you did that to combat background noise, you might want to try lowering your gain and running your vocal track through Auphonic (I use this for talking head videos and it does amazing audio cleanup and volume normalization. Does a really good job of getting rid of peak noises that blow out the levels. Also the link for Eryone filament goes to a 404
Looks like a good addition printer to handle the higher temperature filaments that need a heated chamber. I didn't have a garage though so I'd have to place this in a living room area. Perhaps a really good air purifier strategically placed outside the unit near the exhaust would work?
I've read somewhere that qidi shared a file for a print that allows you to mount a filter behind the exhaust fan. Haven't verified it but even if it's not the case it's probably easy to make on your own
Important to note: the Q1 Pro hotend has the tendency to break right after the first usage, nobody seems to mention this. The issue is, the ceramic heater breaks and the printer becomes useless. Qidi is aware, as they will ship the replacement hotend, HOWEVER, they are really really slow, i am waiting for my part since 2 weeks and they haven't even shipped it yet, they keep complaining that my address is not complete, the same address which was fine for the original order :)
@@fruitycoconut not every machine will experience immediately the heater crack, on the video i guess was a lucky one, just look it up on the forums. yes, Qidi sent me a replacement hotend after two weeks. It just took a very long time until they managed to get my address details, although for the order they had it already. The support feels to be some LLM(AI) based bot, which is fine. The machine itself is a solid one, best feature list for the price.
I'm still tossing up so many options in my head. I dunno.... I'm seriously considering that flashforge because the quickswap head looks soooooo easy. Either the Flashforge Pro or a P1S I guess.
@jakubolkowski3287 I went with the Flashforge Adventurer 5M, and I'm very happy with it! It's a well priced well spec'd printer for my first 3D printer buy, and let me dip my toes in without breaking the bank.
Great review - as of 5/30/24, the Qidi Q1 Pro is not on your website! cant find it. I thought I could check how it compares to the K1C and Bambu X1Carbon. Did they fix the Chinese issue? I cant read Chinese, how am I supposed to set it up? Can I get a 0.6 or 0.8 nozzle for this printer?
Hi. Thanks your videos. One the the best reviews what I ever saw :) One question about this printer. Could I modify the esteps/rotation distance if I would like ? Thank you.
My only concern would be the readily availability of parts. Great that the printer prints well out of the box, but how difficult is it to diagnose issues and find parts to fix those issues. This is where Banbulab's current ecosystem and support network excel at the moment.
they have replacement parts on their website. reasonably priced too. but shipping is too expensive. Their ebay store has the same price with cheaper shipping
Very nice and thorough review, which I found very useful. Great amount of details, and superb comparison between similar choices. The CoreXY enclosed 3D-printer market is becoming heavily saturated, and especially from June, the competition will be fierce. We already have BambuLab's offers with the cartesian A1 becoming available in May, and Creality ironed out most of their kinks in the K1 with the K1C, which is already available now. Sovol SV08 is coming the same time as this QiDi Q1 Pro - for Europe where I live, that's early June - and many others are already on the market or on the way to market. One small note: You deserve a better microphone with better recording software, as your current microphone has weird glitches, which at times makes it sound like autotune was applied by someone who was drunk. The metallic sound which comes at times, reveals that it's due to low bitrate between the wireless mic and its receiver - but maybe that's due to signal interference. In any case, you deserve something better sounding and better performing. Keep up the good work!
Been thinking about buying this for a month now but even with input shaping, the resonance around text stands out like a sore thumb. I wonder if further software updates will modify this.
The Q1 Pro is a good option; you can print a broader range of materials than most other machines because it has a heated chamber. The build quality is also quite good.
If you got the choice of 3 printers. Being the Qidi Q1 Pro, Qidi Plus 3 or the Bambulab P1S. What choice would you make being end of the year now? I cant find a good answer to make the choice. xD
@@AuroraTech Then ill wait a bit before i order my first printer. Keep up with the best reviews on the internet. Never seen so good, no bs reviews. Thx again.
I want a printer with engineering grade materials capability and I'm considering the Bambu lab X1, but this one is at half price, It's too good to be true? The Bamnu looks a bit better quality product (using better materials) Do you consider this a possible alternative to the X1? thanks
hi aurora tech , can you recommend me the best 3d printer for beginners? I have a desire to buy creality sermoon v1 pro, but I want a 3d printer that has an auto leveling sensor and some other functions that can make it easier for me
21:00 - I disagree greatly; having heated filament backing up into your ptfe and other parts is bad and causes jams/clogs and sticks to everything as it backs out. I have 14 printers (Anycubic, Bambu, and Qidi), none of my Qidi Tech printers jam or clog like Anycubic (and some times Bambu) do. I hope Qidi Tech never changes this.
I find it odd that they list the print volume on the Amazon listing only in inches. While I am American, my brain does 3D printers in metric. I am pretty sure this is true for everyone. I had to convert their inches to mm just to see how it compared to a Bambu printer for print area. Same with temp. They say "140F." I have no idea what that means in terms of 3D printer temp.
I believe that the so called PC filament used here is actually some sort of 'blend' of plastic and not pure polycarbonate. Please correct me if I am mistaken.
Is there a reason you still haven't awarded the Q1 Pro the best enclosed 3D printer in its class? The Price has remained low and they have made physical and software improvements including a new print bed alignment that has 2 stops. This printer is much better than the K1C from everything I've seen.
Rumors are strong that Qidi has an AMS in the works. For me, the higher temperatures functionality won out over multi-filament, and I'm waiting on my Q1 Pro now.
1. They sorted iirc 2. Do you usually stick your fingers in appliances? Same thing with toasters etc and you can easily print a denser grate. Total non issue
@@riba2233 i use stuff like tweezers and pliers to collect dirt and failed parts from my printer quite often. The issue is that when the printer is connected to power there will always 230v on this device, in America I could just turn the plug and it would be fine because there is only voltage on it in one position in Europe its always. If there would be only voltage on it when the heater is turned on i would be fine but since its always its an issue for me. And i know how tired i am when i work with my printer from time to time and i know that i would be able to hit the printer bed into the heater
@@riba2233 the wallplug fix works only on 110v but not on 230v European, if they fixed it by using a different heater then its definitely an option even the the new sovol one is also really interesting
@@gackhuhn4868 they could use a double pole switch. With regular schucko plug you can turn it around, and if you are from france or Switzerland plug should be wired core and there shouldn't be line voltage on the heater
If you plan to print with ABS or ASA, the Qidi with its heated chamber is a better choice. Otherwise, the workflow and small details of the P1S are better. However, one thing I don’t like about both the P1P and P1S is the lack of a touchscreen.
hi, interesting info. I have QIDI TECH Q1 Pro Printer, bought days ago. Where are the organic style supports in Qidi Slicer ? Thanks. >>> for the price of the printer, already assembled, large format, many speeds, printing material, automatic, with Camera, for the price, I paid €490, with an offer, it's 👍
After my experience with the Artillery Sidewinder X4 Pro I think a reviewer needs to live with the printer for at least a week or longer. Maybe the machine has problems that don't rear their ugly head until after at least a week. My X4 Pro started having layer shift problems around that time. Then today my fan shroud broke.
Hopefully I won't offend Aurora with this. How old is she? To me, she looks like she is in her early teens. If she is, she is going to go far in life. For someone this young, her understanding and testing process is far advanced that she uses compared to anyone else her age or older for that matter. Keep up the good work. My only complaint is to me she speaks in a monotone voice and it makes me a little sleepy 😆. Good job Aurora, keep it up.
She is perfect the way she is because this is her style and if you listen carefully you can tell when she is impressed or excited. She is masterfully knowledgeable and no BS. I know everyone changes but I hope she stays this ways for as long as possible. It's her dependability that makes her unique and the reason why she is this way.
Why oh why could this not be called "Qidi Pro Q0"? Hehehe. They give a printer to a TH-camr, and TH-camr gives a review. (No criticism of Aurora though. Just having a little fun with the printer name.)
If you need a capable fully enclosed 3D printer and have some experience with 3D printing, you will love the Q1 Pro, the screen UI and app issues won't be that big of a deal. If you are a complete beginner, the A1 would be easier to start with.
I took a chance and brought one when it was launched, having had it for just over 2 weeks now, its a bit of a beast, I have printed lots of pla, petg, and have more then 138 hours of printing abs.
It has been fantastic ! For the price of it I really don't think you can go wrong, and just to let others know I have more that 16 machines now and 7 years of printing experience, and I feel like this is a good machine, its not perfect, but no machine is.
Do you own bambulab machines? Would like to hear a comparison, as they are in a league of their own.
@@David-ty6myLess expensive, more capable, same or barely lower print quality that can be brought in line with tuning.
@@David-ty6my I own Bambu machines and the Q1P, and since I print mainly ABS, there’s just no comparison. It heats up so fast and maintains high temperatures, absolutely no warping. As someone who uses Klipper mainly, Q1P is a lot easier to work with, with Bambu printers you have to accept all the software annoyances. Yes, the print quality on the Q1P is not as good, even at 4000 perimeter accels you can still see ghosting, I think I’ll have to do something about the belts, but other than that, I absolutely love this machine. It costs a lot less than the A1 and barely more than the A1m before the price drop. I know the Q1P costs more in other places, but yeah, it’s still really competitive. You’re probably buying this machine for its high temp capabilities, and Bambus just can’t even compare. If you print other materials, ehh… the quality is definitely worse, if you’re just a 3D printing enjoyer, and has way more budget, then maybe the Bambus. But if you like working with Klipper (you don’t have to for this machine, it’s an “option”), or if you do high temps (ABS is a lot more hassle free compared to say PLA, and the material just has better performance) then you can seriously consider this machine.
Also the customer service for Qidi is unparalleled, a lot more enjoyable than Bambu. The build quality isn’t far off that of Bambus, and finally yeah, it’s all about the price point and the unique feature. The chamber heater is absolutely not a gimmick, it just makes printing ABS so quick and easy, preheats in like 10 minutes, an enclosure and a bed can not compare. Also, I will personally rank the Q1P higher in terms of software and user experience, mainly because I’m more comfortable around Klipper, and I like customizations. The web interface is also better than all the Bambu annoyance.
So yeah, other than the print quality, which probably? maybe? can be fixed, everything is a win for Q1P in my opinion.
@@jerrymk6846 how about multi material?
@@David-ty6my None, but I don’t need it, and I believe most don’t. For simple layer change filament changes, or some embedded text with 2 or 3 layers, swapping by hand is totally viable, and good enough for occasional use (other than you’ll be sitting around the printer for a few minutes, it’s not as hard as it looks, as Prusa Slicer has the single extruder multimaterial system, which automatically purges, unloads and loads the filament, you can do a swap in like 10 seconds). Yes, it’s a downside, but Bambu’s enclosed printer’s AMS unit costs more than the Q1P in certain regions, which is just a plastic case and 4 filament drives. How’s that?
It can’t do everything sure, but it’s hard to ignore the price point. Also, Klipper will allow you to add your own multi material system, if you need that on a budget.
You do the most detailed hardware reviews I have ever seen. Really really impressive!
Really is this a joke?
Your reviews have become my go to place. They are always so in depth
I love how thorough your videos are. Also, they double as unintentional asmr in a relaxing but not sleepy way. 😊
been waiting for this machine to be reviewed by you, even tho there some channels who reviewed this. i recently tried to print abrasive materials and i love it!! i think i would buy this rather than the p1s combo. thanks a lot Aurora!!!!
I went ahead and bought the Q1 Pro and i am quite satisfied with it. I don't like the bed leveling knobs but that is my only gripe and QIDI has improved the printer with an external Ethernet port on rhe back (which I use) and the flex plate is now easy to line up. For filament changing i only use the Load function. For the lack of a knob on the door I use a small piece of packing tape stuck on the side to help open the door when I need to.
$459 now. $10 cheaper. This one is going on my short list. I'm waiting on reviews of the Elegoo Centauri Carbon. I hope you will get one in your garage soon to put it through its paces.
UPDATE. Qidi sent me a discount code that brought it down to $381.65 delivered. So, I pulled the trigger.
How has it worked? Tried any CF filaments?
Great review and great printer. I have a bit over 400hrs on mine so far and it's been great.
For filament changing I do a cold pull and then load the new filament. No issues with clogging in the extruder
There are leveling knobs next to the load cells. You have to loosen the jam nut before turning the knob.
I hope you have the opportunity to review the Sovol SV08. I'm very interested to see what you make of it.
Coming next week.
@@AuroraTech Great! I'm looking forward to it!
She's not joking about those unloading jams. My X Max 3 gets them very often, and it's always melted filament on top of the heat brake. It needs tighter integration to stop leakage.
Software kinks aside, for printing mainly ABS/ASA would you recommend the Q1 Pro or the K1C? Is the active heated chamber that much better to pick it over the K1C? Does the Q1P have any belt tension issues / is it hard to adjust them? Great review as always!
Been waiting for this review! As I've been saying, seems like the most capable printer for the money. Excellent coverage as always.
Aurora, would you recommend this Qidi Q1 Pro over the Creality K1C?
Good review, informative and well done. Now that I have found your reviews of printers and your comparison website, I will certainly refer to them before I make any more purchases.
thanks for the review. i have an old qidi and glad to see them still making quality products
The Argus C3 was my very first camera! Great review, as usual, I might just buy this printer. Thank you very much Aurora.
Great review as always, love the format. Why wouldn't you test the heated chamber during a print? Especially for a huge ABS part?
Good question
Excellent review, as always! I’ve been eagerly anticipating your review, although I did take a chance and pre order the printer. I’ve had it for a couple of weeks now and I’ve been very happy with it overall. My main gripe is the filament change procedure - as you mentioned trying to back the loaded filament out regularly ends with a blockage in the print head so I’ve stopped doing it. Trying to work out a cutter to fit to the head so I can stopping faffing about with pulling out the feed tube and cutting it.
PEI sheet stopper at the side already updated in the new batch.
Very clear and easy to understand, thank you.
mine shipped out today cant wait
how do you like it?
@@Max.x i love it, it's probably my all around favorite printer best bang for your buck without a doubt
I love your channel I fr just go back and watch older videos cuz say so much information and I like to see it here about the printer and other unlike ❤ ❤❤people
I’ve been following your reviews and being a new Q1 pro first time QIDI printer owner your review was very helpful. Especially when you always show the print temps and speeds for the filament test prints other reviewers don’t. That is so helpful when trying to reproduce your print tests. Especially tpu that you included.
I didn’t see a link to any way to help support your channel? If there is please post the link.
Thank you
What do you personally use as your day-to-day most reliable new-gen printer?
Yay the review I’ve been waiting for
Great, now I just wait for the Q1 max 😃
6 months?
I’ll wait for the Bambulab X2
@@serdalo5035 when can we expect that on the market? I bought a second hand x-max3 while waiting.
Hi for a total beginner do you recommend Q1 Pro or K1? I think those 2 printer only for future printer of ABS, ASA or carbon filament. I'm interested of an high level of 3d print
Just to confirm, this QIDi Q1 Pro comes with a hardened steel nozzle and the PLA's were printed with this? I don't need to buy copper plated nozzle for PLA and PETG filaments?
Lens hood are supposed to be shaped like your negative or sensor so I bet that if you make it square and matching your focal length it will not appear in the viewfinder
Does this printer share the same overheating SSR problem as the qidi4plus? Csn you do a comparison video between the Q1 pro, 4plus and the new Creality K2 Plus? All heated chamber printers. Thanks
This review complicates my choosing... So may great features... There is just one more review to wait for then I will know which to buy. Great review as always.
As always, top notch review!
Even though it can print PLA ok ; I think it's more designed with other higher temp Filaments in mind with its heated chamber and high temp nozzle.
As expected, a fact filed review by Aurora. Even better is your filament review with presets which this machine handles well. I suspect the 'cons' will get sorted as they are mostly code related.
Yes, the hardware of this printer is excellent. If the screen UI and app were better, it would easily rank among the top 5 on my recommendation list.
Are you saying if you remove the filament manually it is safer than auto?
Ciao Aurora. Mediante la tua recensione ho acquistato anch'io questa stampante. Ho una domanda per favore, anche a te se imposti la temperatura del piatto ad 80° in realtà misurandola con la pistola termica, ne risultano solo circa 70°? Grazie mille
I just buy the QIDI Q1 Pro but I have problem for print, I check the temperature on hotend with thermal camera and i see I have only 72 deg C maximum on hotend outside when I setup for PLA 220 deg C.
If you can please check with thermal camera what temperature on hotend you have on your Q1 Pro, thank you.
Excellent review as always! I hope the other youtubers in the space are taking notes, because your video format is so information dense, and your ranking site is awesome.
The only critique i could possibly come up with is your audio sounds a little poppy. You might have your mic gain up too high. If you did that to combat background noise, you might want to try lowering your gain and running your vocal track through Auphonic (I use this for talking head videos and it does amazing audio cleanup and volume normalization. Does a really good job of getting rid of peak noises that blow out the levels.
Also the link for Eryone filament goes to a 404
Thanks for your audio tips, I’ll try that.
One will be on the way to me in May as my first 3D printer. Looking forward to it. Gotta print me a Llama!!! 😅
Looks like a good addition printer to handle the higher temperature filaments that need a heated chamber. I didn't have a garage though so I'd have to place this in a living room area. Perhaps a really good air purifier strategically placed outside the unit near the exhaust would work?
I've read somewhere that qidi shared a file for a print that allows you to mount a filter behind the exhaust fan. Haven't verified it but even if it's not the case it's probably easy to make on your own
@@ReDsHorde that's a good idea, I'll explore that
Do you have your own profiles for each filament type or are you getting them from somewhere?
Please test out the new Qidi Plus 4! Looking forward to your review. :)
Important to note: the Q1 Pro hotend has the tendency to break right after the first usage, nobody seems to mention this. The issue is, the ceramic heater breaks and the printer becomes useless. Qidi is aware, as they will ship the replacement hotend, HOWEVER, they are really really slow, i am waiting for my part since 2 weeks and they haven't even shipped it yet, they keep complaining that my address is not complete, the same address which was fine for the original order :)
Why it didnt break in the video then ? Did they sent you the replacement ?
@@fruitycoconut not every machine will experience immediately the heater crack, on the video i guess was a lucky one, just look it up on the forums. yes, Qidi sent me a replacement hotend after two weeks. It just took a very long time until they managed to get my address details, although for the order they had it already. The support feels to be some LLM(AI) based bot, which is fine. The machine itself is a solid one, best feature list for the price.
@@laszlofabian I've got mine for 2 days now, so far so good after 17h of printing
Top notch review, the printer seems pretty good too.
I'm still tossing up so many options in my head. I dunno.... I'm seriously considering that flashforge because the quickswap head looks soooooo easy. Either the Flashforge Pro or a P1S I guess.
Hi, so what decision did you finally made and are you happy about it? i stay in front of kinda same choice as you
@jakubolkowski3287 I went with the Flashforge Adventurer 5M, and I'm very happy with it! It's a well priced well spec'd printer for my first 3D printer buy, and let me dip my toes in without breaking the bank.
Great review - as of 5/30/24, the Qidi Q1 Pro is not on your website! cant find it. I thought I could check how it compares to the K1C and Bambu X1Carbon. Did they fix the Chinese issue? I cant read Chinese, how am I supposed to set it up? Can I get a 0.6 or 0.8 nozzle for this printer?
Hi. Thanks your videos. One the the best reviews what I ever saw :) One question about this printer. Could I modify the esteps/rotation distance if I would like ? Thank you.
I would have liked to see a tpu test print, however quite thorough and excellent suggestions for improvement.
There is.... starting @10:13...
My only concern would be the readily availability of parts. Great that the printer prints well out of the box, but how difficult is it to diagnose issues and find parts to fix those issues. This is where Banbulab's current ecosystem and support network excel at the moment.
they have replacement parts on their website. reasonably priced too. but shipping is too expensive. Their ebay store has the same price with cheaper shipping
has the Sofware been upgraded yet? Aug 14
Very nice and thorough review, which I found very useful. Great amount of details, and superb comparison between similar choices. The CoreXY enclosed 3D-printer market is becoming heavily saturated, and especially from June, the competition will be fierce. We already have BambuLab's offers with the cartesian A1 becoming available in May, and Creality ironed out most of their kinks in the K1 with the K1C, which is already available now. Sovol SV08 is coming the same time as this QiDi Q1 Pro - for Europe where I live, that's early June - and many others are already on the market or on the way to market.
One small note: You deserve a better microphone with better recording software, as your current microphone has weird glitches, which at times makes it sound like autotune was applied by someone who was drunk. The metallic sound which comes at times, reveals that it's due to low bitrate between the wireless mic and its receiver - but maybe that's due to signal interference. In any case, you deserve something better sounding and better performing. Keep up the good work!
Is the QiDi Q1 Pro a open source printer?
you said point "4" in the cons twice at 21:42 and 21:50
Been thinking about buying this for a month now but even with input shaping, the resonance around text stands out like a sore thumb. I wonder if further software updates will modify this.
Look at real review, not some fake paid like this is. Обзор QIDI Q1 Pro - Гадкий утёнок
Great review! Very in depth 👍
Great video as always
Good points as always.
seems like the input shaping isn't quite right based on the ringing artifacts with the text.
What's the difference between this and the max?
I'm getting one, thanks for the review!
Come sempre, grande professionalità, onestà decisionale e punto di riferimento nella scelta di stampa 3D!
Could you put it in your 3D Printer (FDM) Recommendation List please? 😊 thank you soo much
Another very helpful video. Thank you!
this or the adventurer 5m pro? I want something I can just start to 3d print without much hassle nor maintenance.
The Q1 Pro is a good option; you can print a broader range of materials than most other machines because it has a heated chamber. The build quality is also quite good.
Looks like a very good machine, I still have my original Xmax. The price seems reasonable too.
What do you use to prep your bed? I noticed some of the prints used glue or something.
Just glue stick
@@AuroraTech thank you!
If you got the choice of 3 printers. Being the Qidi Q1 Pro, Qidi Plus 3 or the Bambulab P1S. What choice would you make being end of the year now? I cant find a good answer to make the choice. xD
Q1 Pro or P1S. I will be reviewing the X PLUS 4 soon, so stay tuned.
@@AuroraTech Then ill wait a bit before i order my first printer. Keep up with the best reviews on the internet. Never seen so good, no bs reviews. Thx again.
Compared Infimech xt to the GiDi Q1 Pro. Which one do you like better? I believe they are both open source?
Q1 Pro
@@AuroraTech Is the Q1 Pro better for beginners?
Yes, it quite beginner friendly.
I just updated my firmware to 4.4.19 .and my ABL probed 8 x 8 or 64 points. Is this now the norm?
I want a printer with engineering grade materials capability and I'm considering the Bambu lab X1, but this one is at half price, It's too good to be true?
The Bamnu looks a bit better quality product (using better materials) Do you consider this a possible alternative to the X1? thanks
If you don't need multiple colors or multiple filaments, this one offers greater value than the X1.
hi aurora tech , can you recommend me the best 3d printer for beginners? I have a desire to buy creality sermoon v1 pro, but I want a 3d printer that has an auto leveling sensor and some other functions that can make it easier for me
Hey Amir, check the site. There is a recommendation and compare site there. I would recommend a Bambulab A1 of a1 mini
was waiting for this one, thanks!
Will you be reviewing the Sovol SV-08?
Coming next
21:00 - I disagree greatly; having heated filament backing up into your ptfe and other parts is bad and causes jams/clogs and sticks to everything as it backs out. I have 14 printers (Anycubic, Bambu, and Qidi), none of my Qidi Tech printers jam or clog like Anycubic (and some times Bambu) do. I hope Qidi Tech never changes this.
I find it odd that they list the print volume on the Amazon listing only in inches. While I am American, my brain does 3D printers in metric. I am pretty sure this is true for everyone. I had to convert their inches to mm just to see how it compared to a Bambu printer for print area. Same with temp. They say "140F." I have no idea what that means in terms of 3D printer temp.
Thank you for a great review as always.
Great review as usual, looks like a nice printer
SV08 review?
So a good competitor to the creality k1c ?
Yes, for $469 and a firmware update that fixes the screen UI issues, it would be the best value fully enclosed printer.
@@AuroraTech will you also recommend the q1 pro on your website in the top 10 list? and if not why not?
@@landerhoolsteensShe answers that in the video.
I believe that the so called PC filament used here is actually some sort of 'blend' of plastic and not pure polycarbonate. Please correct me if I am mistaken.
Ofc, pure is very rare
Is there a reason you still haven't awarded the Q1 Pro the best enclosed 3D printer in its class? The Price has remained low and they have made physical and software improvements including a new print bed alignment that has 2 stops.
This printer is much better than the K1C from everything I've seen.
If it had a version with multi filament options it would be perfect for me.
Rumors are strong that Qidi has an AMS in the works. For me, the higher temperatures functionality won out over multi-filament, and I'm waiting on my Q1 Pro now.
I really like the heater but with the live voltage on the heater its a big no for me
1. They sorted iirc
2. Do you usually stick your fingers in appliances? Same thing with toasters etc and you can easily print a denser grate. Total non issue
@@riba2233 i use stuff like tweezers and pliers to collect dirt and failed parts from my printer quite often. The issue is that when the printer is connected to power there will always 230v on this device, in America I could just turn the plug and it would be fine because there is only voltage on it in one position in Europe its always. If there would be only voltage on it when the heater is turned on i would be fine but since its always its an issue for me. And i know how tired i am when i work with my printer from time to time and i know that i would be able to hit the printer bed into the heater
@@gackhuhn4868 there won't be voltage present when not heating, they either solved it or you just need to turn the wall plug by 180deg
@@riba2233 the wallplug fix works only on 110v but not on 230v European, if they fixed it by using a different heater then its definitely an option even the the new sovol one is also really interesting
@@gackhuhn4868 they could use a double pole switch. With regular schucko plug you can turn it around, and if you are from france or Switzerland plug should be wired core and there shouldn't be line voltage on the heater
The question is. Qidi for $470 US or p1s for $580 US (without ams)
If you plan to print with ABS or ASA, the Qidi with its heated chamber is a better choice. Otherwise, the workflow and small details of the P1S are better. However, one thing I don’t like about both the P1P and P1S is the lack of a touchscreen.
Nice printer. 👍👍👍
The trashcans have a lot of ringing and vertical artifacts. Like all the other prints.
Wise Aurora ❤️
hi, interesting info.
I have QIDI TECH Q1 Pro Printer, bought days ago.
Where are the organic style supports in Qidi Slicer ? Thanks.
>>> for the price of the printer, already assembled, large format, many speeds, printing material, automatic, with Camera, for the price, I paid €490, with an offer, it's 👍
After my experience with the Artillery Sidewinder X4 Pro I think a reviewer needs to live with the printer for at least a week or longer. Maybe the machine has problems that don't rear their ugly head until after at least a week. My X4 Pro started having layer shift problems around that time. Then today my fan shroud broke.
Hopefully I won't offend Aurora with this. How old is she? To me, she looks like she is in her early teens. If she is, she is going to go far in life. For someone this young, her understanding and testing process is far advanced that she uses compared to anyone else her age or older for that matter. Keep up the good work. My only complaint is to me she speaks in a monotone voice and it makes me a little sleepy 😆. Good job Aurora, keep it up.
She is perfect the way she is because this is her style and if you listen carefully you can tell when she is impressed or excited. She is masterfully knowledgeable and no BS. I know everyone changes but I hope she stays this ways for as long as possible. It's her dependability that makes her unique and the reason why she is this way.
She says theres no screws near the strain gauges, yet the arrows practically point directly at them 😂
Why oh why could this not be called "Qidi Pro Q0"? Hehehe. They give a printer to a TH-camr, and TH-camr gives a review. (No criticism of Aurora though. Just having a little fun with the printer name.)
Im glad Bambulab forced the consumer 3dprint industry to make these XY enclosed printers.
Antes de que Bambu Labs existiera, Qidi ya tenía impresoras cerradas XY
QiDi Q1 Pro or A1 ?
If you need a capable fully enclosed 3D printer and have some experience with 3D printing, you will love the Q1 Pro, the screen UI and app issues won't be that big of a deal. If you are a complete beginner, the A1 would be easier to start with.
Surprised no "con" about the flimsy spool holder.
Qidi couldn't have engineered build plate stops for the bed? Come on, man.
New Q1s have them, mine do and many of the ones after this video released.
If it's che-dee wouldn't it be the chu 1? JK 😂
They need to figure out how to make their plastic parts look nicer.
Decent review (as always), but what is up with the voice cracks? It often sounds like the voice-over was run through an AI voice model.
Yeah the robo voice was rather odd and off putting.
Glover Fields
Where my "end of April" people at?