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Review on BIGTREETECH SKR Mini E3 V3.0 Control Board + TFT35 E3 V3.0.1 Graphic Smart Display Panel Board New Upgrade 3D Printer Parts For Ender 3, Ender3 Pro, Ender 3 V2 by Robert Dickinson

Revainrating 4 out of 5

Almost great, but not quite.

The touch screen is gorgeous and the main board seems extremely well made. I had to knock a star off because this is definitely NOT just plug and play. You'd think that since these two units are made by the same company and come in the same package, that the two would work perfectly together right out of the box.Nope.When I first powered it on, the touch screen would not respond. Like at all. Even the knob wouldn't work unless I put it in Marlin mode. Turns out I had to put a blank text file called "reset.txt" onto an SD card and reset the touch screen. Great, so it works now, right?Nope.The touchscreen now says that no printer is detected. But when I switch to Marlin mode, it prints just fine. So as of right now, the graphical interface and touchscreen are useless. I've researched various solutions which just don't work. A little ridiculous to effectively have an MS-DOS interface with most of the advanced features simply unavailable. Well certainly the manufacturer, knowing that this issue has been extremely common for YEARS, must have an easy fix, right?Nope.In fact, if you check message boards, you'll see that not only are the manufacturer's reps useless in resolving this issue, they're pretty rude about it too.From what I can gather after hours of researching the issue, I have to reflash the main board software, edit the code myself, and then pray that it works.

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Pros
  • 3D Printer Parts & Accessories
Cons
  • Display may be prone to glitching or freezing