Another bonus for multiple toolheads is not to have different colors or materials, but nozzles. You can for example have a .6 and a .4 in different tools. You won't be using both in a single print (yet), but it is nice to have one "on call".

Thanks for sharing the first impressions! Seems clear there are better value printer choices for single material work. It’s all going to come down to value/reliability of tool changer. 👍

Reliability, quality, and the ability to sustain it knowing that firmware and software is always getting better is why i am willing to buy a prusa. Excited to get my XL for tool changing

Great big review for a great big machine! Im excited to see what you do with it in the future.

Good content video on the Prusa XL. I still have my AnyCubic Konrad Max for over a year and is working great for me and no need for all those adjustments that you had to make. Thanks for this short review! 💪🏾

I just got an XL to play with a few days ago. Great printer, great finish. I love how the printer has all internal slots in the profiles covered and has a full closed metal bottom. No hidden corners where pieces of filament or extrusion "get lost". Easy to clean out with a brush or the vacuum cleaner. It is not a cheap printer but this is actually the first printer that I feel does not need any mods to be usable. @6:09 "exactly following the instructions" but ... if you followed the instructions exactly, the steel sheet should be on the heated bed since that is what was asked in step 5.2 in the build manual and I have not seen instructions to remove it again further on.

Between the Qidi Max 3 and K1 Max the Prusa XL is a hard sell. Nevermind not knowing if/when Bambu will drop a large format Core XY. Hard to justify the price/wait.

Awesome initial look! I've had similiar issues with stringing. I have 2-tool version and occasionally the stringing causes imperfections on the first layer.

By the time Prusa gets these tuned and faster, I think the market will find the XL is too little, too late, and too expensive.

Wow this was a loooooong time coming!

From the Prusa website "New orders will be processed in the first half of 2024“. Sounds extremely over promised here and this was essentially a crowd funding project. There are several great alternatives available now and even better options coming next year soooooo..... (but thank you for sharing Uncle Jesse! We enjoy your videos.

With that price tag I would have hoped it have no issues and come with the secondary hotend. I honestly forgot that this was coming. For the price you could buy multiple Neptune 3 Plus.

I’m awaiting my 5-head to arrive (the ability to use dissolvable or different support material, and mix of flexible and rigid is so exciting for our prototyping in the lab. A lot of our models are anatomic and since evolution of or skeleton took place before 3D occurred our bones always need support to print (I’ve been working on genetic modifications to engineer mammals with low-polygon bones, but until that’s perfected and everyone has hex-shaft femurs, yeah gotta use supports! 😀)

Ty for confirming that I'm not the only one seeing intensive stringing on my 2H XL.

Couple things Prusa should probably do with the WiFi: 1. Make their own module and harden it. This way they're in full control of the module's firmware, they can add nice things like sign into a WiFi with a QR code, or hotspot mode. If Arduino can release a $20 board based on a uBlox ESP32-S3 (?), I'm pretty sure Prusa can pull it off. 2. Work towards an open standard for local networked printing. Peer to peer, client-server, whatever the tech, they're in a really good position to set the standard for all hobbyists and small-scale farms; just give us an option that doesn't require a subscription to a datacenter (coughMarkforgedcough) where who knows what will happen to our 3D models.

This level of printer would be revolutionary if it released in 2021 in an alternate universe without Bambu X1's and Qiditech Plus and Max 3's ever coming to market. In 2023 in our world it's priced at twice what it's worth unfortunately.

5:50 i had the same problem... XD figured out by my self!

Cool video, thanks for sharing. We work with MK4 now, but I hope we will get the XL in early 2024. Cheers

My stringing is caused by the humidity here in miami Florida. I use the print dry pro for an entire day ( they provide a book of what temps each type of filament should be set as). Then after 24 hours of drying I begin to print with the filament in the print dry pro. No stringing and man does the filament on the print look soooo good. 😊

I would love to get one of these for my projects/videos! Very cool.

Thanks for the video

Think I’ll stick with the Elegoo Neptune 3 Max. Bigger build volume for less than half the price of the Prusa

"issues… that we'll dig into." - I see what you did there.

I was and still am a PRUSA fan and owner... but the next few years are going to be challenging for them. Bambu Labs are clearly trying (and in my opinion succeeding) to replace PRUSA as the go to reliable prosumer 3D printer. They just released a MINI killer and now they are coming for the XL. I hope PRUSA can step up and give them a hard fight, the ones that stant to win more are us users.

Thanks for sharing, Clayton. On the string, I've been getting crazy stringing with the Elegoo Rapid PLA on a K1 Max but none on my Bambu's or the K1 for that matter. I think that PLA being so "flowy" it is prone to stringing without really dialing in retractions...which I've not figured out yet, lol

I think this machine is amazing but the market has evolved. I feel that someone will release something on par or better in short order. Also, the price is wow. For that price it should be 5 or 6 printheads standard.

I am curious if there is still a hot market for these. A couple of years ago this would be an easy homerun. In 2023....there are a lot more options. Personally, I am still going with Voron 2.4 350mm......for a lot less money.

Heat and retraction, they are nearly perfect but we found that the environment such as ambient temp and humidity will have that stringing. Not a machine fault but the reason why we all have to tune settings in different parts of the world. Happy Printing!

Such a high price and basically only suited for PLA, PETG and TPU out of the box as it isn't even enclosed ... Sure, Prusa has some nice ideas included, but what use is having a jet-engine on your car if basic steering isn't working? Bambu didn't bring magic or stuff that we hadn't seen yet (except for the Lidar, but they also seem to have realized that is actually overkill), but they figured out what things are really needed to provide a printer that just works the way normal users want it ... Their path from X1C via lower cost P1P to the P1S shows how they look at what the masses want. Prusa on the other hand doesn not seem to listen to the market. People want cheap, speed and more than PLA ... and size. Bambu covers 3 of the 4, Prusa only 1.

G'day Uncle jess ol son...... ive been looking at getting a new printer to upgrade from my Ender 3. Im on a Disability Pension so i cant afford these new core XY systems, but after this vid im not going to even look at Prusa XL with its bugs. I'd rather a low teir Bambu or save for the Creality K1, ive gotten heavily into the Omni and waiting for the Omni 2 to be released but my Ender 3 just takes too long to print the basic 230 x 230mm case taking over 6 days to do. Cheers m8 for your delightful vids and giving me a purpose in life, up untill recently i was giving up on life (seriously) but some of your vids have helped. Cheers from a shut in Downunder

Yeah I remember having issues with my old kit when built it. But there is always someone that already had same issue and commented about it. Thank good for comments!

Don't forget about pva. Great for more complex thins with a lot of supports

I've preordered the XL back in June and still waiting. Looking forward to a review. After using Bambu carbon, i love how it works out of a box without forever issues. Its disconcerning that a Prusa needing so much fine tuning. Kinda defeats the premium price.

Printers are getting so good they must be on the verge of printing something useful soon!

Gonna wait a long time before considering this one.

out of date upon release Prusa are moving too slow and getting overtaken

omg. I've never really been interested in printing cosplay accessories... until you just put that batman mask on. Fuck that was cool. I need a bigger printer.

I love Prusa and preordered an XL within the first 5 min but haven't pulled the trigger on my preorder yet. $2K+ is a lot of money for a machine with printed components and I'm just not convinced by the prints I've been seeing yet.

I had stringing issues with the Prusament Galaxy Black PLA. I have a modified food dehydrator, a really cheap unit, and after 2 hours in the dryer at full heat (65C) I am now printing without any stringing. PLA does absorb small quantities of moisture.

New roll or not, Prusa filament or not, dehydrate your filament prior to use. Great video as usual. Tbh this printer cost way to much to for what it is. I get it and I too am thankful for what Prusa has done in the community but nothing is forever. Adapt or fail. I wish them luck.

I think the stringing / webbing was OBVIOUSLY because you were printing Spiderman related things 😁

I know this is their latest and most exciting but it just feels behind. Got an X1C and a few weeks later cancelled my preorder for the XL. I really hope Prusa finds a way to catch up and stay competitive.

As each month passes, I am increasingly pushed to cancel my XL pre-order. It's absurd that this printer still doesn't have input shaping and it's almost 2024. Aside from the build volume itself, the XL is becoming obsolete before it even hits general availability.

Still waiting on mine - I ordered the single head on Nov 18 2021, and was notified that I could pay for it, but I want the 5 head kit, so am still waiting. Hope to get it someday.

Nice video. I haven't purchased a printer yet but I'm torn between the XL or the MK4. I know both will be able to have multiple heads but looking at hobby stuff with larger prints i.e. cosplay, helmets, swords, etc. Looks like the print quality is really good. Would it be possible to compare the MK4 with a .6 nozzle against the XL with .6 nozzle - more similar comparison? Like I said I'm torn between the two but also if I'm going to go big, its better to buy once, cry once. Any suggestions to help? Thanks again for your videos - liked and subscribed.

For the price of a 5 head one, you can quite literally buy an entire farm of 3D printers. I'm saving to buy my first 3D printer and start a small business at home. I don't want something extremely expensive, but reliable, not asdembled and that won't limit me in my learning process. Probably won't be getting one of these (although I haven't seen another printer of these characteristics, also every Prusa printer is extremely expensive).

Reminds me of Blackberry releasing a new phone after the iPhone has been released and changed the market.

I think maybe the total print time is in the file name ones done. I definitely have in my screen using Marlin so it should be possible to add it.

I think the most important and reason many people got the XL is that it has option of the 5 tool head

Always cool to see your vids sir. I'd love to get into fdm printing but my home ain't big enough for 3 printers

Sadly I believe once Bambu releases the A1 on the 20th the Mini will be obsolete. Then when the Rumored Bambu P1X that is supposed to be a big build plate releases Prusa will be like the REAL Rolls Royce of 3D Printers. As in......... Was good back in the day. Overpriced. Needs Alot of Maintenance. Much Better Machines out there for way less money. Loyal Fans will swear by them when people ask why not get a (x). A VORON would be a better buy if your trying to assemble a Printer.

Prusa fanboys ultimate retort had always been "it just works" that's why you pay $2-3x for it. You get it, take it out of the box and assemble it and it just works. For years and years, so reliable. A little maintenance and use a workhorse you can count on for years to come. I've gotten many comments about how my ender is trash yadda yada.. imo Bambu put prusa on the back foot and it seems they still don't have much of a plan to recover. Or maybe they do but it's a slow rollout. Idk but I do think it has to be getting kinda hard to justify the price premium vs the competition. I'll be honest, when the xl was announced i was like 🤩"ooooh new shiny" but knew even if i could afford to id never spend $2500 bucks for one. Especially with voron being a q thing. Now that Bambu had their offerings out and all the other companies are scrambling too catch up it seems like prusa is being well and truly left behind. Their new shiny is all 3-5 year old tech/features for ridiculous money, and it doesn't "just work" anymore...

Bambu Lab flow calibration is the future, too much stringing here for the Prusa XL for such a premium price.

I hope you can make an “XL vs Bamboo” video.

Regarding the stringing issue: I had the same problem on some printer were the temperature was too high for the print speed. Try to reduce it about 5-10°. If that does not help try to turn off Z-Hop. It gives the toolhead time to ooze

This was cool when he announced it... now i feel its dated with the exception of the modular bed

I think a lot of people forget that it tool changer printer so it not just a bigger core xy mk3 but yeah came out late and seem to have some issues

I will say Creality still leaves the print time on display and it also is almost 100% accurate to what the their slicer says. That is one thing I like about the k1 max. Would love to run a prusa at some point just to know what I am missing out on, if I am actually missing out.

I would like to update to an XL, but there's two things I need. Most of all I need it to be able to print with 2 different nozzle sizes. For instance .6 for heavy work, .25 for fine details. The other thing I would like is two different materials. For instance being able to print PETG and PLA on the same print. Maybe they have this by now, but when I checked last time, they didn't.

Do they have an Enclosure option for the Prusa XL? I would like to learn more about high temp filaments with this printer?

Are there any other printers that can have more than 2 extruders in the consumer market or is it only the Prusa XL? I mostly see dual extrusion.

Prusa needed over two months to send me the missing parts. And have still no answer why it isn´t working for the same time. Support is absolutely ridiculous right now there... And parallel i´m waiting for nearly 3 months for a fix for my Prusa MK4. They have absolutely no idea what is wrong with my together 3500€ printers...

Why does it feel like Prusa dropped the ball at the 10yard line only to have the other dudes pick it up and do a 90yard dash to score ?

The Satin Sheet is the default sheet with the XL according to the March 13th Blog Post regarding the Prusa XL "All preorders (not just day-1) will receive two gifts: an extra print sheet (a double-sided textured sheet) so you can hot-swap it with the default satin sheet. "

You can get like 4-5 Neptune max’s for the price of this…And for $2k+ there shouldn’t be printed parts

Where can i find the STL file for the spiderman mask you showed at the end?

Surprised to hear about PrusaSlicer times not being accurate, on my MK3S they are accurate (plus or minus 1 minute) and since it puts the estimate as part of the file name I have never needed or wanted the machine to display it after the print was finished, I just figured the XL would be the same.

If you get a second print head I would be interested in your opinion of using filament that disolves in water for supports

The stringing comes through using the .6 nozzle. Stringing is induced by just 3 factors. Flow, temp and retract in that order. Direct drive 1mm standart retract +-0.5 is ALWAYS enough. MK4 is doing better with a smaller nozzle. So the nozzle is different = too much flow.

seems a bit subpar for the modern printers a little bigger bed yeah but doesnt seem to fast, bambu fast with good quality..i am interested in the multi toolhead idea though

hi about your heat bed calibration thing ,.. MK3 user do know this ;)- - the reason is logical the bed takes away some heat so it has to calibrate with the bed on ... keep up the good work ps: which camera setup do you use ?

I was helped by another genius I'm more amazed

I own prusa LOVE THEM but that changed when the Bambu came out. If Bambu release a bigger one same size with a lower price it's OVER!!!

It was sarcasm before, but now I really think Bambu will release a larger printer before the XL gets going properly.

Now, I maybe a bit concerned. Earlier this month, I pre ordered the Anycubic Kobra 2 Max because it was the largest and fastest printing under half a grand. Max speed of 500mm/second with a 420*420*500mm bed size. I hope my problems would be minimal.

What camera do you suggest use to see your 3d printer?

Its a shame, but i think prusa will go the way of printrbot . Unless they diversify into speciality printers

I can still see a need for this printer for the tool changing aspect (if someone genuinely had that need), but otherwise it just doesn't seem to be remotely worth it. No input shaping is borderline criminal today. You can see either motor or belt noise in the spiderman eye print when compared to the Mk4. Maybe try installing some good old motor dampers on it to quieten it down and maybe get rid of some of those artifacts. I had to do that with my Flying Bear Reborn 2 as the motor noise was really causing serious artifacts. If those artifacts are belt noise, I'm not sure how to fix that and would appreciate input on possible fixes.

A bit too late, The Elegoo Orange Storm Giga is cheaper (2000$), WAY bigger 800mm×800mm×1000mm runs Klipper and that's why it's also as fast or faster than the MK4 not to mention the XL, and can also support up to 5 printheads.

can you imagine a normal person spending all that money for a printer and then bambu comes out and smokes it! How does Prusa sleep at night?

what are you using to get tree supports on prusa xl? I have one and cant find settings in prusa slicer. Please help.

Its unfortunate how expensive it is. There doesn't appear to be many reasons to buy this over a Bambu (except the open source slicer).

i like how they did the heated bed, save on power costs

I feel like prusa need to step up their game. For the price and what they offered are not enough to compete against other 3D printers.

Part 3 of the life size supervillain coming soon?!

Is this thing still like literally zero bed levelling? Fixed bed without screw calibration?

0.6 being standard is lovely, now throw a 1.2mm on there and let it rip :)

At a price point of $1999, you will receive a sizable printer without an enclosure, lacking multi-color support, requiring a four-hour assembly time, and the print relatively slow print speed. IMO, marketing this printer in 2023 will be challenging.

The stringing is most probably because your filament has absorbed moisture.

Hi Uncle Jessy, I appreciate your work Having question. I.m searching for low cost large 3d printer and found BlueMaker, Model: Suyin 455, printing size 750x750x850, but no review. Maybe you view before this machine ian

just wait for the Bambulab XL, RIP Prusa

Where did u get the Spider-Man print?

Would love to see a very close up just to see the depth of layers

I feel like this machine belongs in the year it was first revealed. 2k for a machine you actually need to spend time building from a kit is frightening. Adding the issues that you have came up against and that the printer still has a dial centred userface makes it look and definitely feel dated. Interesting to see where prusa goes from here on out with the emergence of Bambu!

You had zero issues with you mk4? What happened with the thing slamming into the bed and making a dent because of zero issues?

Man, day 1 order here. Still waiting for 5 head. Thinking on canceling my order.

@UncleJessy I just realized you look kind of like RIck Grimes from Walking Dead! You could pull off a cosplay 😃

That price though and you get no camera with that?! I just get the feeling that although good, this is just a bit of a dinosaur now. Prusa needs to see the signs and not become a nokia or blackberry.

Can't wait for BambuLab's take on this failure.

A MINUTT? Ive been sending my files instantly since 2017 with my octoprint setup! What a joke..