Lately, I’ve been addicted to researching Chinese 3D printing brands that took the market for 3D printing by storm. The reason for this is a wide variety of geeetech 3D printers that these companies manufacture and the lack of information and comparison of the models.

If you’re a regular here you probably read my Anet, AnyCubic or Tevo 3D printer comparison. After the trio, I decided to cover one more well-known Shenzhen-based company – Geeetech (with three E’s). Little did I know that this quest of mine will be quite a challenge. The main reason for this is an enormous variety of 3D printers that Geeetech launched over the years.

As I mentioned, Geeetech is Chinese 3D printing manufacturer founded in 2011. Since then, they launched and marketed over 15 different printers.

In this article, I will compare all Geeetech’s printers ever made. With a little dedication, I will keep it up to date with all the upcoming models. So for all of you out there who wanted to find out more about Geeetech printers and differences between them, I hope you’ll enjoy this article.

Types of Geeetech Printers

Since a number of products are so overwhelming, I decided to break this comparison into pieces. First, let’s see what 3D printing models company offers.

I3 type 3D printers

Delta Rostock type

MakerBot type

All of these are types. For each type Geeetech produced variations over the years. Variations are a result of improvements (quality and safety) and different modifications to satisfy different needs.

GeeeTech I3 type 3D Printers

Let’s begin with the most common cheaper printer – I3, popular RepRap Prusa model.

Printer model

Build Volume

Printer Dimensions

Printer Weight

Print speed

Layer resolution

Axis positioning accuracy

Material diameter

Printer Frame Material

Platform board material

Mainboard

Pre-assembled

Screen

Extruder type

Heated Bed

Max Nozzle Temperature

Max Heatbed Tempeature

Auto leveling sensor support

Filament sensor

Resume from outage

WiFi/Cloud

Enclosure

Recommended Material

Power Supply Input

Power Supply Output

Retail price Geeetech I3 (Aluminum)



200x200x180mm



450x380x435mm



~7.2kg

-

0.1-0.3mm

0.1-0.3mm

1.75mm

Aluminum

Borosilicate glass

Sanguinololu Rev 1.3





2004 LCD



MK8

(direct drive)



MK2A

~240°C

110°C











ABS/PLA/Nylon/Flexible/Wood

110V/4.8A 220V/2.4A

DC12V/15A

~$385$ Geeetech I3 pro B (Acrylic)



200x200x180mm



450x440x440mm



~8.5kg

-

0.1-0.3mm

0.1-0.3mm

1.75mm

Acrylic

Borosilicate glass

GT2560





2004 LCD



MK8

(direct drive)



MK2A

~240°C

110°C



optional









ABS/PLA/Nylon/Flexible/Wood

110V/4.8A 220V/2.4A

DC12V/15A

~$289$ Geeetech I3 X



200x200x170mm



490x450x490mm



~8.7kg

-

0.1-0.3mm

0.1-0.3mm

1.75mm

Acrylic

Aluminum

GT2560





2004 LCD



MK8

(direct drive)



MK2A

~240°C

110°C



optional









ABS/PLA/Nylon/Flexible/Wood

115V or 230V

DC12V/15A

~$308$ Geeetech I3 A Pro



200x200x190mm



450x380x435mm



~7.2kg

-

0.1-0.3mm

0.1-0.3mm

1.75mm

Aluminum

Aluminum

GT2560





12864 LCD



MK8

(direct drive)



MK2A

~240°C

110°C



optional

requires code modification









ABS/PLA/Nylon/Flexible/Wood

115V or 230V

DC12V/20A

~$428$ Geeetech I3 W Pro



200x200x180mm



450x440x410mm



~7.6kg

-

0.1-0.3mm

0.1-0.3mm

1.75mm

Wood

Aluminum

GT2560





2004 LCD



MK8

(direct drive)



MK2A

~240°C

110°C



optional









ABS/PLA/Nylon/Flexible/Wood

115V or 230V

DC12V/20A

~$219$ Geeetech I3 C Dual



200x200x180mm



450x440x440 mm



~9kg

60-110 mm/s

0.1-0.3mm

0.1-0.3mm

1.75mm

Acrylic

Borosilicate glass

GT2560





2004 LCD



MK8

(direct drive)

dual extrusion



MK2A

~240°C

110°C











ABS/PLA/Nylon/Flexible/Wood

115V/2.2A or 230V/1.1A

DC12V/20A

~$368$ Geeetech I3 M201 Dual



280x210x200mm



510x450x450mm



~9.5kg

60-110 mm/s

0.1-0.3mm

0.1-0.3mm

1.75mm

Acrylic

Aluminum

GTM32





2004 LCD



M201

(direct drive)

dual extrusion



MK2A

~240°C

110°C











ABS/PLA

115V/1.5A or 230V/0.75A

DC24V/15A

~$453$

Geeetech I3 Mendel

The very first I3 Mendel type printer of I3 is not included in this table since it’ll take plenty of space and make the table unreadable. This early model was more of a prototype which has been discontinued for quite a while. However, you can read about that printer on GeeeTech Wiki if you’re interested. It’s outdated and not available for sale anymore.

Geeetech I3 Aluminum

As its name implies, this model has an aluminum frame, which is tougher and more stable compared to acrylic ones. With 7.2 kg weight, it’s the most lightweight of all 7 I3 models. This model has the oldest mainboard Sanguinololu and does not support auto-leveling. The printing area size is 200 x 200 x 180mm.

Geeetech I3 Pro B

Two major improvements over the I3 Aluminum is that the I3 PRO B comes with an improved motherboard GT2560 which supports auto-leveling. Its frame is acrylic which boosts it’s overall weight to 8.5 and makes it more fragile. You can download the Repetier firmware for this printer directly from Geeetech.

Geeetech I3 X

Compared to the two printers above, I3X has an improved heat-bed surface made out of aluminum and slightly smaller printing area 200 x 200 x 170m.

Geeetech I3 A Pro

If there’s one printer that stands out from the crowd, that has to be the A PRO. This printer has quite an obvious differences compared to the others. First of all, it is the only one that has the 3-in-1 3D control box. The box contains a power supply, main board, and a 12864 LCD. I3 A Pro is the only printer from the list which has the 3 in 1 control box which reduces the total stress on the frame.

One more advantage of the printer is that it has an aluminum-made frame and the heat-bed. The disadvantage is that in order to enable auto-leveling some changes to the firmware had to be made, and that’s not quite easy to do (according to Geeetech support). Overall, I3 A gathered best from all previous I3 models and combined it. It has 200x200x190 build area and weights 7.2 kg. The price tag might put some people off.

BangGood has this printer which is a huge saving compared to the retail price.

Geeetech I3 W Pro

I3 W is the only wooden-made printer by Geeetech. It supports auto-leveling. For some reason, this one is the cheapest of all printers. It’s nearly impossible to find it online except in their store (link) and on AliExpress (link).

Geeetech I3 C

The main selling point of the I3C is the ability to print with dual-extrusion. Which means it can put different colors layers onto a heat-bed surface. This allows you to print multi-colored objects. It’s printing speed is quite good 60-110 mm/s, but its frame is acrylic and has the non-aluminum heated bed. Also, it does not support the auto-leveling sensor.

Geeetech I3 M201 Dual

Most advanced and priciest of all – I3 M201 comes with a different mainboard GTM32 which like the I3C supports dual extrusion. Its hotbed is made out of aluminum and the frame is acrylic. M201 has the largest build size 280 x 210 x 200 and weights the most, approximately 9.5kg.

The price of this printer can be costly, but I managed to find it much cheaper in these stores: Link 1 | Link 2

Which Geeetech I3 printer to get?

If you want my two cents, I would probably go with Geeetech I3 A Pro. Mostly because of its build quality. On the other hand, I3 PRO W appears to have quite good specs for its price, it can be a bargain, though it’s quite hard to find online. If on the other hand, you’re into dual-extrusion and multicolored printing, I3 M201 really looks good, especially at the discounted price.

GeeeTech Delta Type 3D Printers