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Review on ๐Ÿ–จ๏ธ MINGDA Rock Pro: Top-Notch Pre-Assembled 3D Printer - 12.6x12.6x15.75 by Andrew Agarwal

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Excellent 3D printer overalls

I've been in 3D printing for over 4 years and have bought at least 30 printers in that time including Creality Ender, CR-10, JGMakers, Anet and a few others. . Of all the ones I've bought so far, I'm the happiest with this one. It has to be understood that at this kind of technology and cost level, there will be some devices that aren't fantastic to begin with and may need a little tweaking. This is true of every brand of device I've tried over the years. That's why I love this car so much. 1) Ready to use out of the box and up and running in minutes like most of these guys are now. It has a few more tiers than some of the others, but is still pretty easy and straight forward. 2) FINALLY someone has gone back to the straight forward style instead of the more common bowden cable. I'm not a big fan of the bowden style and seem to have a lot more trouble with that than the straight one. I also found this model to be more accurate than my other Bowden machines, which is usually a downside of straight lines compared to Bowdens, so this was a very pleasant surprise. 3) Alignment was quick and easy. Got it done in less than 3 minutes and haven't had to set it up since (50-75 prints later) 4) The color touchscreen is a huge plus over the old twist and push buttons that often don't select what you think what you press . (This happens quite often when choosing a print from SD card) 5) I usually switch to glass beds instead of the style that comes with this one, but so far after about 50-75 prints it's holding up very well and still looks like the day I started using it. All that came with my JGMaker got kicked out after a week or two. 6) SUPER QUIET - By far the quietest car I've ever owned. I had to check several times because I thought it didn't work at all. The only sound that can actually be heard is when the fan is running at full speed for cooling, which they all do. 7) The print quality is definitely better compared to all my other machines right out of the box. I had to make some adjustments to my designs as this device was much more accurate compared to my others. I create some things with very small holes in the print that my other printers would either make too big by combining them, or just fill them all together. This printer is perfect in that regard. All in all, every aspect of this printer ticks all of my other boxes and it has quickly become my printer. I am planning to sell my other devices (Enders, CR-10, Sunlu and JGMaker and JGAurora) and replace them with this one. Simple solution based on my experience so far.

Cons
  • Crumpled packaging