"Ender 3 vs S1" Topic

Just as I was about ready to buy one of the improved Ender 3's, someone says "no, get an S1".

Now I am still confused as to all the various models of these things. Is an S1 going to be much different from one of the more advanced 3's? and if so why?

I was on the edge of buying an Ender 3 Neo V2. SO … change my mind!

I've owned an S1, as well as many other printers. Its a very easy machine to use, prints consistently well out of the box. The self levelling bed reduces the number of errors in printing. It has a number of modifications that are already done and cheaper than if you were to modify it later. Filament run out sensor, print resume after power out, direct feed and easy filament change.

It depends on the kind of person you are, if you like to tinker and fix/adjust things and get into the detail then don't buy an S1. If you want to focus on what it makes (terrain) not making it work, the the S1 is much less headaches. Printers can be frustrating things at times.

I sold mine (had too many printers and didn't use it as much as the others) to a person who has never used a 3d printer before and he is happily printing away.

Have a look at this

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iron legs- thanks. one of the problems with the web is the endless number of hits you get when you google such a thing. That one is very helpful.

Looking at the improvements of the S1 over the Neo:
- Greater height. I rarely print tall objects.
- Able to print TPU or other filaments. I do all my printing with PLA.

If I were to buy, right now, knowing my printing requirements, I would go with the Neo.

I do prefer the direct drive extruders, quick to change filament. But is a preference.

If money is an issue, go with the cheaper one. Both will be more than enough to give you some great terrain pieces.

my biggest question is: will the direct drive extruder (and double vertical motors) give me a better printed result?

I don;t care about doing fancy filaments at high temps. Just if I print a house, will I get better detail and less noticeable print lines.

I have owned a ender 3 for 4 yrs. The printer has been upgraded to Ender 3 v2. Also have a ender 3 pro. Had a CR10 but give the printer to my son. The lesson I have learned it is smarter money just to buy a newer version of the machine. Ender 3 can be a pain leveling. But once I added the CR touch this problem when away. Since then I purchases a Anycubic Kobra max and Kobra pro. Both are outstanding printers out of the box. The only problem is find cura slicer programs for the printer. The Anycubic self leveling is superior to the creality. To to you tube there you will a lot of information. Good luck on the new adventure of 3d printing.

jgawne the print difference between the Direct drive and the Bowden is not noticable. Its more the filament handling/james/changes etc that is easier.

I think you will be happy with either choice. See which one is on sale at the moment.