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Seems like a record low, any review or suggestions in this range
ELEGOO FDM 3D Printer Neptune 4 Plus $399.96 Delivered @ Elegoo via Amazon AU
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Similarly I can post a review about an older cr-10max! They ain’t bad! But if you don’t need them then don’t buy them!
I thought my prusa bed slinger was great compared to all the people with problems with their Enders. Then Bambu launched a bunch of printers and I got a P1S core XY printer, and I'll never go back to a bed slinger.
Maybe bed slingers are still a good intro printer if your budget is really tight, but in 2025 I'd recommend going straight to a core XY even as your first printer. So not a Neptune.
Have this Neptune 4 plus (Bed slinger) and an older Ender 6 (Core XY).
Not sure if my experience with these two is true across the board, but I would also highly recommend a Core-XY printer.
The Ender 6 was simple to setup and calibrate and I haven't touched the belt tension or anything since I first got it.
Shit just works.Neptune 4 plus on the other hand was a major headache for the first few weeks.
It's seems to be heavily dependent on having the right belt tension.
There's also a lot of annoying leveling etc. quirks that the Ender 6 was simply not as sensitive to.I've got the Neptune 4 plus to a point where it's consistent and quality is good enough, but the quality on the Ender 6 seems better.
The Neptune 4 plus is capable of printing faster then my Ender 6 (probably hot end differences) so I like to use it to prototype.
The Neptune 4 plus is also a good forced learning experience for Klipper…..If you like tinkering and have a lot of time, Neptune 4 plus is not a bad option.
If you value your time and just want stuff to work….Look elsewhere.CoreXY makes sense, I just wish there were reasonably priced models over 400mm available.
There's the upcoming Ender 5 Max and the Eryone X400 both at 400x400mm but they won't be anywhere near the price of a Neptune 4 Max.Bed slingers aren't necessarily bad tho as Bambu has shown with their A1 series. That's why I think of you don't need a larger build volume the A1 is a decent alternative without spending P1S money.
Have both A1 and P1S printers, and I don't think there are any major downsides to the bedslinger format there, other than needing a bigger footprint for the bed to slide back and forth in. There are obviously differences between the two capability wise, but none really where core x-y makes a huge difference. It could just be the Bambu stuff is that good and the same doesn't apply to other brands. Just wanted to add that if someone is deciding between the two and only needs PLA/PETG/TPU capability.
One possible downside is the motion on tall skinny parts possibly coming loose due to a moving bed, but the supertack plate does grip pretty damn well that isn't an issue.
BTW the new carbon elegoo is out soon. $470(AUD) in the US but $850 here ($100 cheaper if you preorder now). GST, straya tax, small market etc but still hurts.
Still think an A1 is better if you dont mind the smaller 250x250x250 bed than the neptune 4 plus, but i've heard its not bad. The FunctionalPrintsFriday guy on youtube modified the gcode to give it a 10min warm up when heating the bed and got better results. He lives where it snows sometimes though so may not have that issue in oz. Bambu = setup and forget, if you need to adjust the tension on the A1 (it will tell you) you just wind back a screw a bit, move the head back and forth, it auto tensions, and you tighten it back up. They are what I would buy for my mum to use its that well done ease of use wise. Theres a reason they're so popular. Also 5 printers thousands of hours, never once had to adjust the bed manually.
Once upon a time I had an Anet A8. Tons of fun tinkering with it, but ultimately it was too much of a time sink, and when my kids came along I got rid of it.
I’m thinking about buying a new printer - something relatively cheap but a bit more friendly out of the box. I’m eyeing off the Bambu A1 Mini though a little concerned with the small 1800x1800 bed size. Any other options I should consider in the $300-$400 range?
Depends what you want to print (and how many at once). I reckon 75% of what I print can be done on a A1 mini but split the small parts over two prints instead of one. I had an X-mega Anycubic 6-7 years ago, got sick of fixing, leveling etc and lost interest in 3D printing altogether. Picked up a P1S recently, followed by another, then a few A1's and I'm definitely hooked again. Click print, it does ALL the work, and you get more time building/designing. Very very little maintenance or issues but its not quite desktop inkjet level yet.
Edit: the vast majority of stuff on makerworld is setup for A1 as its the same plates size as X1/P1 printers, and most designers will have opted for the full size machines. Mini spare plates are cheaper though.
Probably a low for Amazon but got down to around $360 with codes via their store on eBay last year.
People either love em or hate em. You won't get an out of box experience like a Bambu but follow the steps to get everything set up right and they can give great results.
As for the size, I'm finding that most stuff I want to print now is either small enough to fit on a 220mm odd bed or bigger that I need the extra 100mm of the Max.
I initially got a Plus over a Max as I wanted bigger but thought the Max was just too big to fit anywhere. After getting a Plus I realised I failed to account for the extra room needed for the bed to move all the way back so it's not really that different and I still can't fit the Plus where I wanted.
TLDR; I've got a Max on the way. If you don't need a large format printer and don't want to tinker, consider spending a little more on a Bambu A1.