XYZ Printing da Vinci 1.0 Pro 3D printer, Open Filament, 300g ABS filament, maintenance tools, modelling software, and video tutorials, Upgradable Laser Engraver, 20x20x20cm Built Vol.

I've had my Da Vinci Pro for just over 3 months now. For the price, if you're after something of good build quality, with as little work to get it ready, this is the printer for you. For the price, I think it's perfect. I spend about 5 months researching 3D printers before I made my purchase, so I already knew what I was doing when I started using it. I recommend anyone who wants to get into 3D printing to do the research first before making your choice. There are cheaper printers on the market. The majority are either smaller, you have to build them yourself, and/or they are not an enclosed system. I've had kit systems before, and they are not for me. I wanted something pre-built, and for the price I think this is the best on the market currently. The Pro model can use third party filaments without the need to "Hack" the XYZ Filament cartridges as with the other models. To some the temperature range can be limiting, But for the normal types of filaments the Beginner-Average person would be using, This would be no problem at all. I've had no major problems with my printer, That being said there's going to be things that need adjusting that can be worrying if you haven't done your research and know how to fix them when they happen. I have since upgraded several parts of my printer like the cable protectors, and added a hot end mounted filament cooling fan. The great thing about this printer is that the online community for the Da Vinci Pro is actually fairly established. There's a lot of users out there, and we all go through the same problems here and there, so there's more information online about fixing problems than from the actual manufacturers. That being said, if your printer is within warranty, Keep the box in case it needs to be sent back.You have to bare in mind that this is still classed as a low end 3D printer.. but a high end one at that. I was originally after a Zortrax M200, But they start at roughly £1500. For what I'm using the printer for, I couldn't justify spending that amount of money. I feel that the price of the Da Vinci Pro is extremely good.The print bed size is actually huge. 20x20x20 That's big. I measured everything up before ordering, and I was still surprised by how big the machine itself was. This thing is beefy, and really heavy. But I like that. It does not shake around while printing or anything.I would recommend this printer to anyone that wants to get into 3D printing.[EDITED]It's now 5 months since I bought my printer, and the Extruder was failing one me because of a really cheap bushing on the Idler Bearing (It's made from aluminum, so it just wears away) XYZ Customer services were more than unhelpful. I opened a case with them, send them videos and photos of the problem, after 4 weeks of communication, They basically got back to me and said there was nothing wrong with the machine, and closed the case. Frankly I know that their customer services were terrible to begin with, I was mainly opening a case just to see if they would send the parts out to me. In the end I found a new designed Extruder Assembly on Thingiverse, and I printed that out, and built my own Extruder Assembly, works perfectly. Still keeping this at a 5* printer review because 3D printing at this price range is basically a modding community. We're all making improvements to our printers, and over time you will feel more confident designing components yourself, which I am now doing. I've now replaced the cable snake, added cooling fans, a new print bed. At some point in the future I will be changing the hot end to the E3D-V6 Hot End, to which there is also a community created assembly model on Thingiverse.

First printer I received was faulty but replaced immediately by Amazon.Now the replacement is up and running I can safely say that It's a great printer , although the software which comes with it is abysmal.Being to print using 3rd party filament is a huge bonus as with all the other Davinci printers you were restricted to using their cartridges which are not that readily available in the UK , well not at a decent price anyway.The bed levelling is not the best , it can have you running around in circles trying to get a perfect level. I found that setting the offset of the bed to 1.35mm then using a feeler gauge and adjusting manually worked better.All in all a great printer , ideal for novices as it only needs minor tweaks to make it run smooth as a nut .

The media could not be loaded. Absolute piece of garbage, filament doesn't adhere to the bed (even tried build-tak, glue, hair spray, tape, spending hours adjusting the z-axis but nope), print layers don't merge leaving a loose shape of rigid filament lines in the print which can be easily picked apart. The heated bed takes an age and then some to heat up to max temp, the construction of the unit is quite shabby and the door often fails to close unless you force it shut. The printer is extremely loud and makes regular shunting noises as if some part of it is struggling to operate. Do yourself a favor and ignore this printer at any price, you're far better off with another printer in the same price range such as the CR-10.

Ive had mine for almost 2 weeks now and had trouble with it since.Ive not been able have much success at all and been trying so much stuff to get it to work, Kept under extruding.Ive only been able to get a couple of prints done which worked. I could have just sent it back for another but wanted to try and figure it out.Been speaking with XYZPrinting support and they have been getting me to try different things, but no go.Was about to send it back to amazon when i noticed the filament have some resistance in the extruder head. The small tube in the head and quick release coupling was kinked and bent so filament could not pass easily. So pulled that out and tried to straighten it as best i can, plus reverse in when placing it back in. But i noticed the difference straight away although not 100%, but as it never rains but it poors.Now the bowden tube that connects to the feeder gears (the part you load the filament through) pushes out when loading or even using the printer so effectively making the printer useless.Now i could send to printer back to amazon for a replacement but XYZPrinting did say they can send the replacement parts to me.So waiting to hear on that after sending a copy of amazon invoice over to them..Apart from the big learning curve (its not plug and play none are) and the issues i have i do like the printer.It can do very good prints and the potential to do laser engraving later is a bonus.It took me a while to get use to the bed leveling as auto calibrate is hit and miss, its best to manually calibrate.The XYZWare for Pro software is an improvement but still limited and shame you can use any other software to print yet.You cant do a lot of the manual options like with other 3d printing software although the latest firmware allows Gcode import from Cura or Slic3r.I know Simplify3D are going to support this like the do with other models but thats 149 dollars when they do.Once i get this sorted im sure i would give it more stars as i can see the potential in this printer.But bare in mind this is no small printer and takes up a lot of space.I do like the choice to be able to use 3rd party filament which is great, as long as you print out a spool holder or something to use them.I would advise getting some Scotch Blue Painters Tape with this especially if you plan to use PLA. it works really well.Ive heard its not a great idea to print directly on the aluminum bed, but the masking sheets you get with it worked fine with the supplied ABS cartridge.I might add to this review as time goes on with any tips or pros and cons..