just because you get a bulk discount doesnt mean their cheap

I bought a roll of Elegoo because it was cheap. It printed so good that I have found myself using it a lot.

As a South African the only real filament I can get at a REASONABLE price is what Americans would call cheap filament and then I still have to pay double digits for a spool (R300 = $15) Even our locally manufactured filaments are pretty expensive. I mainly use CCTREE as that is most commonly imported cheaper brand and honestly they are great.... I got a free spool of Prusament orange from Prusa that I still even cant claim as a free gift since the delivery cost does not justify me paying that amount of money I could spend on about 6 or 7 rolls of cheaper filament and that is just the DHL shipping cost not even customs clearance.

Shhh your gonna drive the price up

Why did you put a comma in the price? You should have used a decimal point. Not a comma. Commas separate thousand, millions, billions, etc. Like this 100,000. That is read as One Hundred Thousand. Hope that helps! :)

I've had good and bad results from cheap filament. It's definitely a gamble because some of it prints great, and some of it constantly clogs the nozzle even after drying.

Geeetech is really cheap stuff I don’t know how you managed to pay that much for it. It’s good for the price but it’s not great.

If i look around atm Geeetech is the cheapest filament you can buy. ABS, Petg and pla are all around 10-12$.

Best rule of thumb, if the filament is spooled well, then its probably good filament. Also, never buy hygroscopic filament from a cheap manufacturer unless you have the means to dry it well. If you aren't buying filament with crazy mixes or unique colors and its the way I said prior, the filament will be great majority of the time no matter what the price is. Good spool windings are the first things companies throw out when going cheaper so it is a good gauge. If you really want a fun time then buy a matte grey or navy blue, in my experience those come out HORRIBLE.

Great video

I’ve only been using Elgoo black PLA recently for my business. It has such good bed adhesion I don’t use brims anymore.

Interesting comparison, I too am on the budget filament boat. Currently going thru Jayo Meta PLA, seems to print very well.

For the last 2 years I've not spent more than $13/kg for basic PLA or ABS. My only issues are finding good colors, cheap filament is limited. Right now I'm using Elegoo and Sunlu, both a few kg over last month. I will say that a spool is generally used within a few days after being opened. Oh the PLA is on open machines and humidity is 42% in my print area as I type this.

Thank you for sharing your results.

#1 tip for using cheap filament: DRY IT

I'm still learning about slicers and have only just got my first printer, now I know my way around my printer and fixed a fault from factory I'm able print from start to finish now and I'm just about to get through my first reel of the anycubic standard pla , I have got through approx half a reel of the sunlu matte white pla and they both gave me good results. My printer is the anycubic Kobra 2 neo and apart from a tensioner nut that serves one of the guide wheels for z axis being put the wrong way around my Kobra is performing well, I'm impressed with it so far I was going to send it back until I diagnosed the fault

I use alot of elegoo filament. IT'S AMAZING and great price. I order a ton of it! ZERO issues on Ender 3 s1 pro and my bambu P1S both love it!

Colours should ideally be matched between brands/price levels as the pigments themselves have their own properties. Black and white can be particularly tricky (e.g. titanium dioxide powder for white).

Three important considerations for testing like this -

I bought Elegoo Rapid PLA for my Creality K1C -- It works better than the creality filament. Usually I don't need to gluestick, and the prints adhere nicely to the bed, and it pops off the bed with no residue. Residue should have been part of the test as cleanup is essential too.