Neptune 3 Pro 3D Printer with Auto Bed Leveling, Dual-Gear Direct Extruder, Dual Lead Screw Drive, Removable Capacitive Screen, 225x225x280mm Large Printing Size

I did a LOT of research before buying this printer. It was actually a close call between spending a fortune on the superb Bambu X1C which is a truly amazing piece of kit, or doing the sensible thing and going for this entry-level printer as a starter to see how I get on with 3D printing. Well, I'm truly amazed at how good the Elegoo Neptune 3D Pro is - it may be entry-level pricing, but it's certainly not entry-level engineering. It's built beautifully out of solid materials which really feel like they have been made to last. You have to put it together, but Elegoo have supplied a how-to video on the supplied SD card which makes it extremely easy for anyone to build in very little time. I was printing my demo model within an hour of breaking the seal on the delivery box! And then I wished I'd ordered some more filament because you can't print much more than the demo with the sample supplied, but thankfully Amazon came to the rescue again and I had more filament within 24 hours! It's incredible that the printer comes set up to print perfectly straight out of the box. The factory had even levelled the print bed but I decided to run the levelling routine after I'd built it just to be absolutely sure it was spot-on, it only takes a few minutes to do, and then you're good to go. When I went to give this purchase a review after owning it for 3 weeks, during which it's gobbled up a quarter of a reel of PLA+ filament and done about 17 hours of printing, I saw it only has one review... How is that possible? Must have been reset or something. Anyone getting one of these will just want to rant about how good it is! And no, I didn't get it free or have anything to do with anyone or anything related to the product, I'm just an extremely happy buyer! I went straight for PLA+ filaments for the extra strength over PLA, and the Elegoo own-brand ones are available on Amazon for an amazing price, just £14 a kilo and the print quality is superb. I wouldn't mind paying a bit more for Overture or eSun etc but why do that when you can get it for Elegoo price? Well ok some of the colours are out of stock but if you want black or white to get going with then the Elegoo stuff is brilliant. I used TinkerCAD (Autodesk) for my first few designs, and these came out perfectly using Elegoo's supplied custom version of Cura slicer. I thought it would take me ages to learn how to use them but no, watch a few tutorials and you're good to go. I've even started using the freebie "personal" version of Fusion360 which is extremely powerful and takes over from TinkerCAD which has quite a few limitations for more complicated models. The original demo Buddha supplied was printed with the supplied PLA filament sample at the recommended 200C and that was perfect. When I put PLA+ into the printer, I notched up the temp to 205C which is the bottom end of the temp range for PLA+ and again it printed perfectly. Frankly I'm afraid to change the temps or mess with anything because I can't see anything in my models which could possibly be improved, and if it ain't broke, why fix it? Heheheh! I bought a pack of eSun vacuum bags which come with spare valves and a pump, just to make sure that my filament doesn't absorb too much moisture as I don't print vast quantities of stuff and the filament that's not on the machine is going to sit around for a while. PLA isn't TOO bad on moisture absorption, but a long time could change that and it's a pig to dry filament so just keep it dry :o) What else can I add? Well one negative is that it's quite tricky to change filament mid-print. With the current firmware and the included Elegoo Cura slicer, you'd have to mess with the gcode using scripts and I haven't quite nailed that yet. It's quite possible this will be addressed with future software/firmware updates as it's mainly a procedural process rather than a hardware limitation, although it will still require manual changing of the filament at the appropriate time - if you've got the money for a Bambu then of course you can get a multi-filament unit for it which does it all for you, but that facility costs a lot more money! So for anyone wondering whether or not to dabble in 3D printing, this is THE machine to start you on the road. The price is amazing, and the build and results are better than you could have hoped for at anywhere near that price. And if you get stuck, you can ask their tech support - the only question I needed to ask so far (can I use PLA+ as it's not listed in the materials) was answered by a very friendly agent within one working day, you can't ask for better than that!

This 3d printer can make decent prints and I've never had it fail on me. The prints themselves are somewhat accurate, but I wouldn't trust it to make intricate parts. It's overall a decent quality product for the price and I would recommend it for someone getting into the hobby. With it's auto levelling and easy to use touch screen, it's great for beginners.

Very easy to follow instructions and set up. Took 20 minutes from unboxing to printing. If you are looking for one to start with look no further.

I didn't read the description properly, you have to build it. Luckily there's a video on the memory card provided and its quite straightforward. Cura software for slicing is fine but for more advanced prints there's a learning curve for supports positioning and quality. I've printed some board game miniatures halloween pumpkins and a metal gear rex model. Bigger prints work better, I haven't got the hang of the supports yet so miniatures with fine details fail quite often. Only 1 print didn't stick to the build plate, my fault. I'm 2 weeks in and had it printing for probably 22 hours with no mechanical issues.

Not the best printer not very loud the prints are not the best

I bought this for my son for his 15th birthday (6/8). It took approximately 1 hr from opening box to having it running. Which is amazing given it's our first ever experience with a 3d printing (we did watch the elegoo set up video on YouTube, highly recommend watching that, made it so easy) He used the pla that came with it to run the pre installed Buddha model. Really surprised by how fast it is to print. His longest model to make so far took 1hr and 57 minutes and that was a toy gun from a game. He currently has it set up in the lounge, it's noisy but not to noisy. For example i was still able to watch Dr who whilst it was running last night with no issue and it's literally right under the tv Definitely recommend this printer, 100%. But be warned if you buy it as a gift for someone else, you will Definitely want one yourself once you've seen it in action 😄 Now I have to start saving for another as my eldest has decided he wants one for Xmas. Tip for any printing novice, when putting the pla into the printing part (yeah no idea what that's called haha) you have to push the little bar/switch thingy on the top next to the hole to ease the pla fully inside. I will admit I spent ages trying to figure out how to get it in as it happens so fast on the video I didn't see it 😂

As a newbie to printing I found this easy to set up , it comes with a tutorial vid on the supplied memory card ( with usb adapter ) you get everything you need including tools ! I can recommend this printer , with a bit of practical and tinkering with the settings it provides top quality prints very happy , you get a lot for your money 💰 👍

It was easy to set up I it's my first ever one I've made amazing things out of it. what a great product I would recommend it to anyone.