A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | |
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1 | Filament Printers | |<---- higher is better ---->| | Third | P | A | ||||||||||||||||
2 | Min. | Accu- | Back- | Build Volume | Fine | Surface | Party | L | B | ||||||||||||
3 | Name | Gap | racy | lash | Price | Open | (mm³) | Bridg- | Over- | Fea- | Cur- | Gen- | XY Res- | Z Res- | Leveling | Fila- | A | S | |||
4 | (mm) | (mm) | (mm) | SW | HW | X | Y | Z | ing | hangs | tures | ved | eral | onance | onance | ment | |||||
5 | DeltaMaker | .2 | .0 - .1 | .0 - .1 | $2400 | - | N | 240 | hex | 260 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | Fail | Pass | Auto | Y | Y | N |
6 | Ultimaker 2 | .2 | .2 - .3 | .0 - .1 | $2500 | Y | Y | 230 | 225 | 205 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | Pass | Pass | Guided | Y | Y | Y |
7 | Replicator 5th Gen | .2 | .2 - .3 | .0 - .1 | $2900 | N | N | 252 | 199 | 150 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 3 | Fail | Pass | Assisted | N | Y | N |
8 | Printrbot Simple Metal | .3 | .0 - .1 | .0 - .1 | $ 600 | - | Y | 150 | 150 | 150 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | Fail | Pass | Auto | Y | Y | Y |
9 | Zortrax M200 | .3 | .1 - .2 | .0 - .1 | $2000 | N | N | 200 | 200 | 185 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | Fail | Fail | Auto | N | N | Y |
10 | Bukobot 8 v2 Duo | .3 | .1 - .2 | .1 - .2 | $1500 | - | Y | 200 | 200 | 200 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | Fail | Pass | Manual | Y | Y | Y |
11 | Ditto Pro | .3 | .1 - .2 | .1 - .2 | $1900 | N | N | 220 | 165 | 220 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | Fail | Pass | Guided | Y | Y | N |
12 | Afinia H480 | .3 | .1 - .2 | .2 - .3 | $1300 | N | N | 140 | 140 | 135 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | Pass | Pass | Auto | N | Y | Y |
13 | Print-Rite CoLiDo | .3 | .3 - .4 | .0 - .1 | $ 800 | - | N | 225 | 145 | 150 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | Pass | Fail | Guided | Y | Y | Y |
14 | TAZ 4 | .4 | .0 - .1 | .0 - .1 | $2200 | - | Y | 298 | 275 | 250 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | Fail | Pass | Manual | Y | Y | Y |
15 | Type A 2014 Series 1 | .4 | .0 - .1 | .0 - .1 | $2750 | Y | Y | 305 | 305 | 305 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | Fail | Pass | Manual | Y | Y | N |
16 | Airwolf HDx | .4 | .1 - .2 | .0 - .1 | $3500 | - | N | 300 | 200 | 300 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | Pass | Pass | Manual | Y | Y | Y |
17 | Airwolf HD | .4 | .2 - .3 | .0 - .1 | $3000 | - | N | 300 | 200 | 300 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | Pass | Pass | Manual | Y | Y | Y |
18 | Ultimaker Original+ | .4 | .2 - .3 | .1 - .2 | $1600 | Y | Y | 210 | 210 | 205 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 4 | Fail | Fail | Guided | Y | Y | Y |
19 | Felix 3.0 | .4 | .3 - .4 | .0 - .1 | $2000 | - | N | 255 | 205 | 235 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | Fail | Fail | Manual | Y | Y | Y |
20 | Dremel Idea Builder | .5 | .0 - .1 | .1 - .2 | $1000 | N | N | 230 | 150 | 140 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | Fail | Pass | Guided | N | Y | N |
21 | BeeTheFirst | .5 | .1 - .2 | .0 - .1 | $2200 | Y | N | 190 | 135 | 125 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | Fail | Pass | Guided | N | Y | N |
22 | Bukito v2 | .5 | .1 - .2 | .1 - .2 | $ 900 | - | Y | 140 | 150 | 125 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | Pass | Pass | Manual | Y | Y | N |
23 | DeeGreen | .5 | .1 - .2 | .2 - .3 | $2000 | N | N | 150 | 150 | 150 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | Pass | Pass | Auto | Y | Y | N |
24 | da Vinci 1.0 | .6 | .3 - .4 | > .4 | $ 500 | N | N | 200 | 200 | 200 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | Pass | Fail | Assisted | N | N | Y |
25 | SeeMeCNC Orion | .6 | > .4 | .2 - .3 | $1200 | - | Y | 150 | diam | 230 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | Pass | Pass | Manual | Y | Y | Y |
26 | PowerSpec 3D Pro | > .6 | .2 - .3 | .0 - .1 | $1000 | - | N | 226 | 144 | 149 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | Fail | Pass | Manual | Y | Y | Y |
27 | Airwolf HD2x | > .6 | > .4 | .0 - .1 | $4000 | - | N | 280 | 200 | 300 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | Pass | Pass | Manual | Y | Y | Y |
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29 | Notes: | ||||||||||||||||||||
30 | 1. A dash in the Open SW column means the printer uses third party software. | ||||||||||||||||||||
31 | 2. Auto leveling means the printer measures the bed tilt and compensates for it by adjusting coordinates while printing. | ||||||||||||||||||||
32 | 3. Assisted leveling means the printer measures the bed tilt and tells the user how to turn knobs to level the bed. | ||||||||||||||||||||
33 | 4. Guided leveling means the printer steps the user through the leveling process using a piece of paper to measure the nozzle height. | ||||||||||||||||||||
34 | 5. The Third Party Filament column indicates whether the printer manufacturer says filament from other suppliers can be used. | ||||||||||||||||||||
35 | 6. Printrbot Simple Metal needs a heated bed option to print ABS, which makes the total price $750. | ||||||||||||||||||||
36 | 7. This spreadsheet is CC0 (public domain) so feel free to modify and redistribute it. |