K1 Max 3D Printer, 600mm/s Max High-Speed 3D Printers with Auto Leveling, Dual Cooling, Smart AI Function and Out-of-The-Box, Large Printing Size 11.81x11.81x11.81in

The gift that keeps on giving. Worth the money. Got this for our 12 year old son for christmas. I was intimidated by it at first but honestly set up waa really easy. Just make sure you remove all the foam, some of the foam pieces blend into the printer. The foam under the plate doesn’t get removed until after powering on after the plate lifts. It’s a learning process. But easy when you get the hang of it. After setup, download the creality cloud app for it. There’s a ton of pre-made prints on there. Self leveling is a blessing if you’re a beginner like we are. Apply glue to the plate before printing. I’ve been using liquid elmers school glue, but i read the purple elmers glue sticks are better. Haven’t had any issues with printing simple things. Learning how to add supports and resize things as i go. Super easy to use from your phone via bluetooth. Functions as it should. Haven’t had any clogging. Quieter than I expected.

First off: Prints great right out of the box. Prints fast. Great for the price. So far we are very glad we chose this printer to supplement our Ender 3. Manufacturer responds very well to product questions. Creality slicer has a lot of tunable settings and has a good set of built in calibration tests with tutorial. We have been using this printer for about 3 weeks. Things to know: The magnetically attached build plate has a wiper pad and alignment notches. Both great features, however this may limit your build plate options. Creality support can help if you have questions in regards to this. You pretty much HAVE TO USE GLUE STICK (this requirement is plainly printed on the build plate and.... they give you a glue stick). What they do not tell you is that you need glue as a "release" agent. Without glue, if you decide to cancel a print early and there are just a few layers on the bed, you will not be able to remove it from the build plate any easy way that we have found. Glue hint: If you need a nice surface on the bottom of the print, clean bed and use fresh glue application, and then clean the glue residue off of the bottom of the print. Otherwise you will see patterns from previous prints on the bottom surface. When you send a print, you have the option to bypass calibration. Do not bypass calibration, especially for the first print any time after the printer has been powered off. The control panel in this printer only provides essential functions. The Creality slicer is where all of the stuff is. Amazon site product descriptions for our exact item were not entirely accurate: Sadly... the really cool segmented articulated cable guide shown in one of the slides is not a real thing. Also there is text in one of the slides that indicates easy nozzle change. The manufacturer has an official video where the model is like the one we received. Search for: "Service Tutorial K1 SE Replacement Nozzle" which covers both of the above so you will know more about what to expect. Part of the greatness of our Creality Ender 3 is its almost primitive diy approach with custom firmware and a really complicated control panel and custom firmware and tons of upgrade options and knob tweaking and the fun of messing with stuff. You could totally take it apart and put it back together an not be nervous about it. In comparison: The K1 SE seems like something best meant to be used "as is", with Creality slicer and firmware. You can still mess with stuff, but that would be mostly through the Creality slicer. I think it is still "open source" as advertised, but you would have to be careful as this is a much more complex machine than something like the Ender 3.

We started our 3D printing journey with an Ender 3 V2, thinking it was the go-to beginner printer. But after a few frustrating weeks, we returned it and took a chance on the Creality K1 SE—and wow, we haven’t looked back since. From the moment we unboxed it, the K1 SE felt like a premium experience. Setup was intuitive, the interface is clean and responsive, and the build quality is leagues ahead of what we expected at this price point. It’s fast, quiet, and shockingly reliable. We did run into one hiccup early on—the Unicorn nozzle was stuck and wouldn’t budge. Turns out, it just needed a bit of grease. Once that was sorted, it’s been smooth sailing ever since. Print Quality & Reliability - Filament adhesion is flawless. The bed grips like a champ—no warping, no lifting. - We’ve run 30+ prints since that first one, and not a single failure. That’s unheard of in the hobby. - The motion system is buttery smooth, and the auto-le- veling is spot-on every time. Beginner-Friendly, Yet Powerful If you’re new to 3D printing, skip the trial-by-fire with super budget models. Spend a little more for a lot better experience. The K1 SE gives you a quality experience right out of the gate. It’s forgiving, fast, and doesn’t require constant tinkering to get good results. The 600 mm/s print speed is efficient, precise, and awesome. Creality really nailed it with this one. Whether you’re printing functional parts, toys, or artistic models, the K1 SE delivers consistent, high-quality results with minimal fuss. It’s not just a printer—it’s a confidence booster.

I had high hopes for the Creality K1 SE, but this printer was a big disappointment. It’s extremely loud during operation, and the frame feels unstable, which shows in the print results. The print quality was very poor, even after multiple attempts, and the slicer software was frustrating to work with. I actually purchased two units to cover my printing needs, but both had the same problems and I ended up returning them. I tried to make poop bins for my Bambi’s ad the print was a failure as you can see from the video. I would not recommend this machine, even for beginners… at some point you want reliable prints, and this just doesn’t deliver. Price was good but you get what you pay for. Adhesion on the plates were poor and if you use the glue stick the plates were damages permanently. Not a fit for me. I’ll stick with my Bambu printers, which continue to outperform in every way.

First impressions. Wow. I'm coming from a cr10 clone that was problematic to say the least. This thing is an absolute beast. print times cut down. I have a small test square I print for testing, the cr-10 took 22 minutes, the k1se, 5. Setup is easy, check your voltage switch. Mine was on 220. Initial calibration takes something like 15 minutes because the machine self calibrates. I like the Creality software. Can't wait to be able to get some projects finished. WiFi print, yes, mine has the wire for the camera, that's my next fix.

Okay, I've owned this guy for a few months now, and I'm ready to review. This might be the best value FDM printer available in 2025. - Print quality? Super high. - Print speed? Very fast. - Wifi? Yep. - Prints basically any material you throw at it? Sure thing. Basically, this is the printer you should buy if you're getting a first printer. CoreXY printers like this one are SO much easier to get good prints out of than bed-throwers, it's just not even funny. Creality as a company isn't necessarily known for great QC and durability, but I've put this guy through his paces, printing dozens of centerpieces for a wedding, as well gifts for kids, home products, organization systems, you name it. Above all else, I love the extensibility of this printer. Start here, print 1 color. You want to print more materials and colors at once? You don't need a new printer - just get the addon system for this one. Need an enclosed printer so you can use toxic materials? Okay, get the add-on fan and print yourself the walls for this printer. Honestly, I've probably sold 5 of these to friends since buying mine, it's just such a great, easy to use printer. The auto-leveling is great, the Cure Slicer software interfaces super well and has all the modern features you want... The only person I wouldn't recommend this exact printer to as a first printer to get into the hobby would be someone who wants to print gaming minis, and that's just because no FDM printer will reach the quality of a resin printer... but unless that's you, if you want to buy a 3d printer, this is the one.

I got this Creality K2 SE 3D printer for myself and my 6-year-old son, and we love it. We’ve been printing almost 24/7 since the day we got it (it’s been a few months now) and we’ve had zero issues. It’s incredibly fast, surprisingly quiet for the speed, and feels solid and well built. The initial setup threw me off because the printer wouldn’t power on. Turns out, there’s a switch on the side that toggles between US and EU power standards, and mine came set to EU by default. Once I flipped it to US, it powered right on and worked perfectly. So if yours doesn’t start at first check that switch! As beginners, we also learned pretty quickly that most prints need supports, and successful prints often require a bit of trial and error. My biggest tip for new users: remember that many models require supports, and high-angle or overhang prints won’t succeed without them. Once we figured out the basics, we haven’t stopped printing. If you want a fast, dependable printer that works great for both hobby use and learning 3D printing with kids, this is a fantastic choice. Highly recommended.

Do take note, this is NOT in the Bambu Ecosystem. It will take some wrenching around but for the price, it is a great starter and has room for improvements. Let's start with what it is. It is a skeletonized version of the K1C, that already comes with all of the upgrades to the K1 platform. As a skeletonized printer, you will mainly focus on filaments that do not require an enclosure. It comes with some HyperPLA which is pretty nice but consider it just for calibration and grab some more rolls with it. If you do buy it for US and US-standard nations, be sure to check on the left for the small power supply switch and flick it to 115V. Stock, it can only print either wirelessly or if you so choose to, with a USB drive you can plug in the front. The wireless option has a LAN mode or you can upload to the cloud. The thing you should also do before printing something you would care about is tons and tons of calibration. I first checked with the Benchy file that comes with the printer to see how would it look like, then decided to move to the Autodesk test. With the stock 0.4mm nozzle, it tends to sag quite a bit on bridges, and struggles with 15 degree slopes. Both of those could be solved with bridges if possible but that would also take more filament. After the little tune (I moved to Orca slicer, copying over the settings from Creality and tuned them there, did 2 prints of the Autodesk test and a single basic bridging test), it prints beautifully with my 0.4mm nozzle and had zero issues. I also ordered 0.6 and 0.8mm nozzles, both of which are supported. One of the issues why I gave this 4 stars (I guess 4.5 if I could?) is the lack of support for the 0.2mm nozzle that Creality released this year, which does increase dramatically the print time but also the quality so you aren't stuck sanding and filling in your models). As of 9/6/2025, they have only added 0.2mm support for the K2 Max, so you have to copy all of those settings, then you can start to adjust them. I had no issues with clogs or the bed levelling, but the stock settings could be better. This is where it actually shines. The printer has some nice fundamentals, but it can be heavily upgraded over time. First off, remember how I said it was just a skeletonized version of the K1C? You can add extra panels on the sides, top and a door on the front for that. You can add cameras for time lapses and AI detection of failed prints. You can add multi-filament printing if you wish (I would say it should be used to quickswap filaments once one runs out because multicolor printing is wasteful). The wiper process can also be changed to be a bit better and prevent clogs, root it and get access to more settings that are in newer versions of Klipper, etc. It is very capable stock, but it is a solid base for a printer you can upgrade over time. Oh, and you better order more filament. You will need it.