QIDI Q1 Pro 3D Printer, 600mm/s High-Speed Fully Auto Leveling 3D Printers with Camera, 60℃ Chamber Heat, 350°C Print Support Carbon Fiber Filament, Tangle Detection, Printing Size 9.65"x9.65"x9.45"

The media could not be loaded. I purchased this printer after weeks of research and looking at other brands and models for an upgrade to my ender 3/5 series printers. I knew I wanted something that ran Klipper, had a core X/Y motion system, and gave me plenty of matrerial options. This printer seemed to fit in the budget and the requirements I was looking for.It arrived fairly quick and was packaged well. I opened the box, set it up on a sturdy table and got to work removing the shipping screws, zip ties, and other shipping material. I powered it on and stepped through the setup menues (they explain where all the packing screws and ties are). The next steps were to go through the intitial configuration. This include Input Shaping and creating a bed mesh (bed leveling). They are simple buttons on the touch screen that you press and it does the rest on its own. It was very straight forward and easy to do.Once the intial out of box configuration was completed, it was time to start the first print. I loaded up some PLA and printed the included benchy. It completed in just over 17min and looks good for that speed. Next it was time to slice my own file and try that out. I tested both Orca slicer (built in profile) and Qidi slicer and had similar results with both and they both printed great!.Here are the settings I have used for the following test materials:ABS: 250c Nozzle, 90c Bed, 45c Chamber, 15mm^3 Max volumetric speedPETg: 250c Nozzle, 80c Bed, 0c Chamber, 9mm^3 Max Volumetric Speed (adjusted print speed to 120mm/s)PLA: DefaultsTPU: Defaults (more on this later)There are lots of pros to this machine with a few little quirks that I am not a huge fan of, but they might be isolated to just my machine.Pros:Easy to setupPrints well with default Qidi Slicer profilesFASTRuns klipper with Fluid for PC and Mobleraker app (tested with Android)Included Camera works good enoughSolid frame (see attached input shaping charts)The ability to flawlessly print materials that are typically difficult like ABSQidi SupportThe price!Cons:Not all the securing straps that are shown in the inital startup menus were in my machine (not a huge deal but should be updated)Needs firmware update for Fluid to work on default port 80 (IP:10088 by default). This is probably resolved in newer batches of printersThe cable chain that attaches to the top of the print head keeps popping out.The PTFE rubs on the top cover leaving scraches (resolved by printing a TPU riser found on Thingiverse)I had critical nuts and screws loose out of the box (Bed leveling securing nuts) - this required a manual bed level processDoes not include flush cutters for the recommended unload process.The printer was unable to successfully print TPU out of the box. (Qidi support was quick to respond and send an updated extruder assembly. This probably just applies to an early batch of printers)Certainly not the quietest printer especially when printing PLA or PETg with the lid off and door open.All in all my list of Cons are pretty minor and wouldn't stop me from buying the machine again. I do hope that they address the loose screws and the cable chain issue going forward though. Qidi support has been great to work with, quick to respond (typically overnight), and provide detailed information to resolve problems that you are having. I really hope this review helps anyone looking at purchasing a Qidi Tech printer or even more specifically the Q1 Pro.Qidi also has a Wiki that contains a lot of valuable information on troubleshooting, repairing, or updating your printer (https://wiki.qidi3d.com/en/Q1-Pro). They also provide some 3d printed files to resolve some common complaints.Edit: I was able to visit with Qidi about some of my concerns and they were able to resolve them quickly and easily. They sent me the file to print to fix the cable chain problem, and they took my feedback about the loose leveling nuts and forwarded that to the appropriate dept to keep an eye on going forward. Fantastic company to buy a printer from

The media could not be loaded. 3/7 EDIT: I was absolutely too harsh. I’m not sure what happened with the malfunction but it seems to be isolated. The live camera isn’t practical anyway and it works great for time lapse. The noise is preventable if you print below 50mm/s, some kind of firmware that makes all printers loud at that speed. The touchscreen can take a second, just actually “push” the screen, don’t “touch”. It took 8.5 hours to print something that took my ender 84 hours, so that alone is worth the investment to me.I did not realize not even the Bambu P1S isn’t pa/cf ready out of the box. So besides creality I am not sure there is a (reputable) brand that makes a cf nylon ready print for less than $8-$1,000 and that makes this an absolute steal. I owe QIDI a small apology for my first review (but fixing the grammar mistakes would go a long way in quality perception).TL/DR: 3 days of use and getting printer malfunctions in the middle of large prints; so many strange spelling errors; LOUD; definitely not plug & play; I (personally) do not agree with others on ease of set up as you have to go back and forth between screen and manual with no prompt; the camera is pretty bad it’s basically just a still photo, and for being 2025 it has to have the worst touch screen I’ve ever used - sometimes it registers your input, sometimes not, sometimes it did but takes 5-20 seconds to action, and if you press your input again thinking it didn’t register - congrats it will action 20 seconds later reversing it.Overall: build quality seems decent, although lot more bulky plastic than expected. Setting up to WiFi is easy and no problem. I wish at the end of the print it automatically dropped the bed to the bottom of the enclosure (maybe I’m missing something?) Great magnetic strength for the PEI plate. I don’t love how long the Bowden tube is to the nozzle though, it makes changing the filament annoying. Definitely more tweaking and tinkering than I expected, I don’t think all the people saying “it will get you 80% there” have used an Ender 3 - it’s obviously easier tinkering but it’s almost as much (assuming ender had auto bed level).I’m starting to wonder if the Bambu P1P would be a better option, and upgrade nozzle for PA6 a little later and just print the enclosure. I’m probably just tired and annoyed. I’ll update in a week or two.