Every video, every min. I'm learning something. Great, practical, honest, steady, no nonsense delivery. Thanks. The 4K detail is ace on a 4K monitor.

Got my KE about a week ago and have been running it dang near nonstop and love it!

I'm glad I came across your channel sir! Your honesty, knowledge, feedback, hair, and unique sense of humor makes me come back every single time. I was so close at buying a printer on black Friday. I have a ender 3 s1 pro that is kind of driving me nuts trying to get the bed leveling right. I decided to wait for the next gen creality k1 max whatever that is. Basically multi material version. Keep the videos coming! Thank you for the content!

Love your Creality reviews, please keep them up. Use to watch another famous KZfaqr but he for the most part dropped doing Creality reviews some time ago. So, thank you once again! Also appreciate your honesty to:)

Which printer is better, the Neptune 4 pro or the Ender 3 V3 KE?

I bought an X1 Carbon and AMS last week and I love it not having to level the bed is a luxury , I had been holding out on someone releasing a competitor to the XL but toolchanger printers have not caught on just yet!

"There's some kind of chips and stuff" said like a true engineer.

This is the first printer I've bought that just WORKED...the only thing I really had to do (and I didn't really HAVE to, because it was printing fine)...the bed level was too weird for my taste, and I narrowed it down to the right Z-axis leadscrew needing adjustment to index is properly...as of 4 days I have probably 2 failed prints out of 50 just in the last few days, and those were just bed adhesion quick plate clean and I was back in business. I fed it everything from good PLA I had, to old 8 year old, vacuum seal broke on the bag, twisted and kinked, sloppy rolled, breaks more than it prints Catalyst PLA, and it printed just fine, the only time it broke was after a print (because the runout sensor *does* put a little tension on the filament.) It's not Voron fast, but it's pretty damn fast, and when I can buy 3 of these for the price of 1 Voron or a Prusa...that's an easy choice to make....they have most of the creature comforts. No more trying to find a raspberry pi somewhere worth the money to run octoprint, over the air updates, their slicer isn't my favorite, it's not intuitive at first, and some things are done in a dumb way; but it does work, and it has a nice little ecosystem that is sometimes handy. The only real con is that it's not the FULL experience of Klipper and mainsail and all that, but this is also a good entry level printer, because really, it's kinda hard to f*ck it up....and for veterans in the printing world, we're getting to the point we just want it to work, we've paid our dues, we don't need to be tinkering anymore. Just print, Dammit.

The v3 series absolutely rocks in mt print farm. I've run modified ender 3 and 3v2 machines for years and they have never been reliable. Stock ones performed even worse. I cannot believe how reliable these new ones have been.

I love your deep dive technical analysis "looks like there's some kind of chips and stuff" 😂😂

My first printer was the Neptune 4 Pro, I returned it because I got some quality assurance issues and I got this printer, wow the packaging is nicely done and the printer feel really strong and stiff. I can confirm that you can assemble this in less than 10 min. All my prints are good quality. I have no regret, in my opinion this printer is underated at the moment. My only complain is that for now the printer's root isn't accessible so I'm not capable to access all features in Orcaslicer so I'm sticking to Creality slicer for now, but Creality unlocked the root on K1 so I'm confident they will do the same with the KE.

I gotta say Nathan this old retired guy has become a convert, at first I thought you just lived in a mess and we're a totally disorganized kind of guy, but after watching a few of your technical videos I really like your down to earth manner and 3d printer knowledge, so you've got a new subscriber here and I'm thinking of pulling the trigger on a new Ender KE in the near future, I wish they would have put linear rails on the Y access also so I don't have to upgrade that I've been printing on a tricked out anet A8 for the past 7 years I'm tired of bed leveling and constantly tinkering with the damn thing, it's time to upgrade thanks again I love your down to Earth approach and honesty!! The wife has given me the go ahead for a new modern updated printer I just gotta make up my mind I don't want to spend over 400 bucks, thanks again really enjoying your channel!!

The Ender 3 V3 KE looks like a good update to the loooong line of Enders. Klipper is a real game changer, not only in print speed and print quality, but also ease of use. As always, Creality needs to allow full Klipper access on the KE so users can print directly from PrusaSlicer. I love that on my Neptune 4 Pro. Hey Creality... cloud printing sucks. WiFi directly from my computer to my printer is the way to go.

Subscribed. Like your no-nonsense manner of presenting information. I'm not looking for production value in these videos, just good usable information...keep up the good work! Just purchased Ender 3 v3 KE as my first printer. Well, not quite the truth, I just returned my first printer, the Elegoo Neptune 4 Pro...kept having failed prints and problems with bed adhesion. Love the auto bed leveling of this printer!

Great content! I just ordered one of these and it is my 1st.

I've still got an Ender 3 ... the very original. Still printing fine, no upgrades, minimal tinkering done. Impressive :)

I love how you troll. The closeup using a slot screwdriver to tighten the Philips head screw on the display mount made me laugh out loud.

Thanks for the review I finally bit the bullet and asked for a ke for Christmas

12:42 Thanks for the noise level measurement!!! Much appreciated!

Finally he takes a look at it!

great review!

As an undistinguished veteran of the 3d printing community, thank you for your cervix, sir.

Just got the KE and haven’t had a successful print yet. The benchy is stringy and not layering properly. I think it’s going too fast. The print speed is stuck at 100% on the display settings. How can I lower it

I have an Ender 3 pro at home. It's worked well enough for me to still enjoy the hobby. But I've always struggled with first layer adhesion. Even with upgrading the bed and dialing settings, isopropyl alcohol, glue sticks, Etc. It has been the bane of my existence the entire time I've used it. I'm considering selling it off for just a few bucks. Maybe a hundred if I could get it. But more realistically between 60 and 80. Someone that actually knows what they're doing will likely have a great time with it. Think I'll save up and try to get my hands on one of these. That auto bed leveler seems to be a godsend.

KE uses the same hotend as the K1. Has bigger motors than the SE and a PEI bed over the PC on the SE. The screen is a Nebula Pad, a smaller version of the Sonic Pad. The USB C on the back is to plug in a g-sensor for input shaping. They also have a compatible USB camera and LED light bar. I was able to get the sensor, camera, and lightbar for an additional $45. The sensor and lightbar comes standard on the CR-10SE, but is $100 more, although you are also getting X+Y linear rails plus dual z axis motors. The SE, KE, and CR-10SE are more or less the same family with SE having the least features, and CR-10SE having the most. The KE is right in the middle. The K1 would be the next step up from these 3.

Loving the hair today Nathan

So other than Klipper what have they changed that’s improved speed the most. Have they reduced the mass of the bed and extruder that much or is there something else they’ve done? I don’t think my s1 pro would have a hope in hell of that kind of quality at those speeds even with Klipper and input shaping and all that.

Good Morning! Short Night or wake up to early, because of the Hairstyles😁 Good Video as always ‼️‼️‼️

hell yeah love that initech shirt! If only I had a jump to conclusions mat to pick which printer to get.

Great video, thanks for posting. I am seriously thinking of buying this. I have a Prusa mk4 which is running perfectly, however very I do need a standby printer. Could you mention what nozzles/consumables and spares I should keep in stock for this printer

I'm fascinated by how low sound it seems to be while printing at full speed. One of my main issues with the Bambu P1S is that volume while full speed printing. Also that included plate looks SO great compared to what Creality used to provide with their Ender 3, I'm ordering a couple of those shortly. Now just gotta find a way to have them all in the same slicer

Just Cancelled the purchase of the Ender 3 V3 SE and changed it for the Ender 3 V3 KE to get the WiFi option and some other nice features. Thanks man

I'm looking for a printer, the first one for me. I want to print some automotive parts of the interior customized for myself etc. Do you think that KE will be enough? Or should i go with P1S which costs about twice that much? I'm looking for a quality/ease-of-use printer. You have run speed benchy, but what about a quality one? Would it be perfect just like from P1S, if it would be printed in normal speed? Or even slower maybe?

I am not quite sure what you think of Creality Hyper PLA. I have used it on my K1as well as on my Bambu Lab A1 Mini with excelent results. It gives me the same fine print quality as the Bambu Lab Basic PLA.

love the chips n... stuff :)

I’m watching this after just buying the SE model…maybe I should take it back and upgrade before I put it together? 🤔

Nathan do love himself some Creality. Those were pretty nice fast Benchies. Any idea what the total time on each was?

Hello good video, the Kobra 2 PRO vs V3 KE , Which one do you think it's better in terms of printing quality?

You printed 2 sub par benchies and concluded it was best in its class? At least the benchies don’t have hella ringing like the Bambu A1

How does this compare to CR-10 SE in terms of print quality, speed, features, etc?

Hey! Which 3d printer do you think is better, the Creality Ender 3 V3 KE or the Anycubic Cobra 2 pro? Thanks!

What would be better considereing the Creality sale rn, ender 5 s1 with sonic pad, or ender 3 v3 ke

Looks like the KE is running the same MIPS processor as the K1. Interesting. That works pretty well for me on my K1, it's faster and runs the webcams better than the really cheap processors on the MKS boards you see everyone else using. Still strange to see MIPS floating around in this day and age -- but it does mean when you can root it, you'll use a process like you do on the K1 to get things like fluidd and whatnot. Not a problem, just slightly different. This looks like a really good printer, way better than the offers from Sovol or Elegoo. Creality haters are just living in the past, they've upped their game massively. You get things like Octoeverywhere and KAMP setup on something like this and it's pretty sweet. Default "Creality OS" is pretty plain, mind you. he just cuts himself off at the end of the video, no comb, no cares, classic Nathan video lol

How do you feel about the use of v rollers on the Z axis? My first printer is a sv06 with linear rods, which I bought several months ago, so it seems that linear rods are easily feasible on entry level models now.

Good review...no jazz piano without a cameo from AuroraTech tho...what a schill for AuroraTech....

I'm waiting for my KE to arrive. Can i use regular PLA filament like Esun Silk PLA? I haven't purchased Hyper PLA yet.

Can you print yourself a comb on the new v3

On Monday morning I look about the same as you in this video, after a good party🤣

How long did your ender 3 V3 KE take to arrive? Did you buy it directly from Creality?

I'm not spoiled!!11 Machine looks decent though, depending on how much access you get to klipper I might even recommend it to a friend.

It’s fun watching a “first look” video when you have the item in the video in another room printing something at 300 mm/s 😁

Thanks for your review! I'm new to the 3D printing world and got my Ender-3 V3 KE and am very satisfied. But after around 50 hrs in, I experience huge problems with the adhesion of PLA models on the PEI plate. Any solutions? Already tried rubbing with IPA (when turned off) and usual cleaning. Thanks in advance!

Hey Nathan, which printer did you use to print out your hair? Maybe you should toss it from the balcony.🤣🤣🤣

First off, Go Pack Go! Second, love the channel and have watched a bunch of your reviews for my first purchase. I noticed your second print that you commented that you were at 150% print speed. Wouldn't that affect quality more than the color? Just confused, that's all. I'm trying to decide whether I should go for this, an A1 Mini or a Neptune 4. This video made that decision harder.

Does any one know how to calibrate the e-steps on the ender 3 v3 ke

12:41 The noise varies with distance. I didn't see that you measured 1m. So what should I compare it to? How do I measure mine?

Good info NBR. Thanks for being a #goodshill

I’ve been using the base Ender 3 for about 3 years and besides the speed I have no complaints about it ( have had plenty of time to fine tune it ) mainly reason I’m looking at the K3 version is the speed. How much faster can this print and still look good?

I wonder if Cura will upgrade to allow integration.

Thank you! Appreciate any pointers with the below. I just got one of these, after giving my first two to niece and nephews. :) Am having serious difficulty though, with Thingiverse part 71116 which is a flower-of-life; two designs, one with a circle around it. This printer keeps globbing the filament on the print head and then moving stuff around! Tried Ultimaker Cura (had to make my own profile, maybe I made some mistakes), and yesterday tried Creality Print with their *stock* KE profile, and it's still making a mess. Pointers appreciated, thank you!

Looks like a good machine but what just made me leave creality was the single extruder option. Ive been getting by with a upgraded s1 plus for a year and i love it but i need multimaterial supports so i had to swith to bambu. To me a bambu a1 is a better choice than any creality. Printer with 4 material station is only 599$

I think it's a great printer for the price point. I'm not too crazy about Creality given their lack of customer service. They sell a million printers a year and don't have the support staff to handle the volume of complaints from problem machines (e.g. DOA or damaged during shipping). So I would probably get the similarly specced (and priced) Elegoo Neptune 4 Pro. Everything on that is similar to this KE, PLUS they have the additional fan bar for parts cooling and dual zone heating. It doesn't have linear rails on the X but it does have linear rods which works fine. I wish these ran a standardized 4-5 wire CANBUS to the printhead instead of 26 wires. Either way it's pretty impressive to see how far bedslingers have come in the last 2 years to be able to give CoreXY printers a run for their money.

Hi, do you have any recommendations for me on which slicer to use? Or what parameters for prusaslicer? (PLA)

I think Creality (and other manufacturers) are doing it wrong when they're sending printer to Nathan to review... They should be hiding treats and such inside their machines! Like, when Nathan opens the printer for us to see, why wouldn't there be a little candy bar for him as a reward? I feel like that would be a nice gesture.

Hi! Which one do you think it's better in terms of printing quality? Neptune 4 pro or v3 KE?

a got my K1 two days a go and love it, compare to may crappy tevoup hydra. How is KE compared to K1

Is there a Multi Material Unit announced?

HELL YEAH NBR VIDEO

I just bought a Kingroon KLP1 to replace my modded Ender3 and I'm never going to back to a bed-slinger. Less than $400 gets you Klipper with stylus, wifi or lan, usb for webcam, direct extruder, an induction probe, enclosure, coreXY movement on linear rails on all axis and all the benefits of that, compatible with E3D nozzles...I have to relocate the touchpad, change out the tinted window panels that came with it, and build an riser for the lid. Replace with new Bondtech CHT BI-Metal for printing PA-12 and good to go. Basically I'm saying that this will be the new best for buck machine until Creality decides to build something to match it, and then Creality will load it with cloud BS. I'm going to rebuild the Ender3 into something like an Ender5 with a Makertech switching hotend setup and 310x310 bed, mainly just because I have to do something with all the spare parts I have laying around. Multi-material printers are still way too expensive.

Some questions: - How strong and heavy is the filament? Can I make custom shelves for my kitchenware? - How much does the filament cost and how much do you get? - Does the machine have a significant impact on the electric bill?

2:23 yes you are recording :D

The blue one looks kinda janky, front top corner of the cabin especially. Insufficient cooling at that speed?

Who is bambu lab? Never heard of her.

The blue one turned out well for 150%, of the speed test benchy.

Same music as aurora tech ?

Hello, I'm going to start in 3D. Which of these printers would you recommend, the ender S1Pro / ender/ ender KE or the bambu A1? Thank you and I really enjoy watching

Dude who's your barber🤣

Would have loved to see print quality on something other than a speed benchy but great vid nonetheless!

Aurora tech going to come after you with the music she uses 😂

Can i use just a normal PLA filament or do i need to buy the hyper PLA filament from Creality to be able to print with this speed?

When's the V3 coming out? The core XZ seems insane.

Bro you a genius comedian. Established lord of 3d printing sir. Buildth Nathaniel dè robots keeping it real for the right price 😂

Nice

this or cr 10 se?

18:52 what fell?

Just sold my Ender 3 Pro. Still deciding which to upgrade to. This Ender 3 V3 KE or a CR-10 SE?

That same music like Aurora used during printing 😂

I think micro center has the SE for $150. Probably in store only. That is a ton of value

Honestly the ke, dollar for dollar is the best printer I have bought.

Is it possible that the video is cut off in the middle of a sentence?

Your description says "Creality Ender 3 V3 KE (on sale for $199):", is 199$ right?

Third!

I thought this was the core x z ender 3 you uploaded a short video of

So probably in a couple of months will see a review of a slightly better printer and so on. Starting to feel like the Groundhog day.

Shame about that goofy big shroud on the front and the extruder. And it's a shame you lose the non-touch screen on the better model, but that's normal with Creality I guess. My ender 3 s1 still works fine, so hard to justify moving on up.

Yeah, not seeing that $199 price anywhere for the KE.

What slicer you use for this?

Dude, time for a haircut 😂

How about K1 ??, better than bambulab??? 🤣

Mfw I was thinking on buying it but ended up buying a K1 instead because of the crazy prices on 11.11