Michael T.

I ordered my Ender 3 V2 on September 2 just before the price drop and back to school offers... Sigh, the story of my life! It was shipped the same day and arrived in less than a week which is typical of 3D Printing Canada. Their service has always been second to none and is amazing. They are a great company to deal with for all your 3D printing needs and have become my go to for parts and supplies also. I have an Ender 2 and an original Ender 3 now for 2 years (upgraded with a V4.2.7 board) so I am very familiar with the Ender line of printers and love them. The Ender 3 V2 was exactly what I had hoped it would be, it truly is an upgraded version of the Ender 3. I am happy that Creality keeps pushing the bar with these machines because they are a amazing value. At this price point you will not get a better quality more user friendly machine. The upgraded 32 bit main board is very quiet and provides for super smooth movements of the axis which translates to better quality prints. The improved belt tensioners are a nice touch, but once you find the sweet spot you really don't need to fuss with them. The extruder is actually improved with the brass bushing at the inlet on the plastic arm but it is also adjustable for tension so should not need to be replaced right away. Just put a short length of Bowden tube on the filament ahead of the extruder to keep the filament off the lead screw as it is very close. The bowden tube fitting that came with it was garbage (plastic fingers) and blew out on the extruder 1/2 way through the first print. I always have extra good quality ones on hand so it is only a couple of minutes fix. But do this right away and save yourself the headache. Assembly was straight forward and the frame was nice and square once tightened up. Everything is really well packed to avoid any damage while shipping. Creality does a super job with this. Just take your time during assembly to get it right, the instructions are adequate but there are many Youtube video's out there that are worth the 20-30 minutes of your life to review before assembly if you have never assembled one before. I personally love the Ultrabase type bed for printing on, yet others struggle with it. Just be aware that they do wear out and one day they just stop grabbing filament for some reason and you really can not bring the surface back to life. I now treat them as a consumable but you should be able to get 100's of prints before the base fails. A little Pritt glue stick will fix this until you get a new one. Please take the time and carefully level your bed prior to trying any prints to avoid damage to the bed. This will also ensure success in adhesion and print quality the first time you try to print something. I did not try the few meter's of filament that came with the print as I always have rolls of quality filament on hand. My first print I used Verbatim green and it worked perfectly minus the fitting failure. The one thing that did surprise me is the loud fan noise from this printer. Unlike the original Ender 3 the Ender 3 V2 has the main board fan in the bottom of the body of the printer and the high quality Meanwell power supply similarly tucked into the rear of the body for a much cleaner high end look and should have resulted in less noise. However, the fans are very loud, much louder than the fans on my original Ender 3. So if you plan on using this in a living area or bedroom realize that the fan noise cancels out any gain from the silent mother board. The Main board and or power supply fans will require replacement if you truly want quiet operation. The Ender 3 V2 is capable of beautiful prints that are as nice as prints from printers costing many times as much money. I do highly recommend this printer as it is a great addition for someone just needing/wanting another one or for the novice just starting out 3D printing it will build confidence in the process as it is very user friendly.