QIDI Q1 Pro Review // Print More for Less?

thank you for still making reviews after all this time. your i3 mega review helped grow anycubic in ways they'll never truly admit.

Great video and I totally agree with your summary and reflections at the end. Amazing to see the industry spurred again. A few years ago it would’ve been unimaginable to see such potent machines for this budget. I really like your approach to these kind of reviews. It makes your channel unique and more interesting to watch. Also your perspective as an “oldie” in the 3D printing game, is super valuable. Thanks for your long time commitment to the channel and videos <3

It really is incredible how far we've come with 3D printing capabilities. Last year I got a Makerbot Replicator Gen 5 for $40. That thing was ~$2700 new, sporting features like wifi, bed level assist, and a camera... All of which are standard now, but back then, almost nobody else had those features.

I personally feel this printer has the best capabilities for the money available now period. I don't think it is the absolute best quality, nor is it the fastest possible, and it is not huge like the Max. However, it's near the top in quality, it prints very fast, it still has adequate build area, and it can easily handle materials most printers struggle with or can't print at all. Most impressively, it does it for an incredible price given what it can do. It's not even $500, it's $439 with a coupon! Hoping to get one for my automotive projects. Thanks for the video. Extremely thorough and I think demonstrates exactly what I'm talking about in terms of value and capability. Great work!

I have been using Qidi printers in my small printer farm for nearly 10 years. They have all been nearly bulletproof workhorse printers. Qidi support is as good as it gets. No waiting a month to get replacement parts if something breaks like the original X axis cables in my first 2 printers. In fact, my original 2 Qidi Tech printers were still running 24/7 until I replaced them 6 months ago with New Qidi Core XY printers. I have tried a bunch of other printers over those years and nothing compared to the reliability of the Qidi's. Yes, I have become a Fanboy after owning and abusing 10 of their printers.

Great review, thanks for putting the effort in! I'm a huge fan of Bambu's printers. That polish and refinement, along with print quality and reliability are what keep me in the Bambu ecosystem.

Excellent review as usual! I like the long term user experience reviews. Every machine (even Bambu) has idosyncrasies that you learn to work with. Like others have mentioned; you could not even dream of the kind of printer functonality you get for under $500 now as short as 3 years ago. And Bambu gets credit for that.

Great review! I wish you all the best in sweden!

If you like or don't like how Bambu does buiness, you can't deny that it has by way of proxy bring us many faster machines. I have the flashforge 5m and while I won't say it is as good a bambu it is miles ahead of my other 3d printers from just 2 years ago, in speed and quality.

Your videos make me so happy :)

i also own the x1c and p1s. the Q1 Pro does have same quality prints and sometimes better on certain material. also qidi techs support is always on point too. they listen to lot of the feedback and made lot of changes to the q1 pro since the launch a few months back. they should announce their multi color system pretty soon too.

Your opinions and thoughts are indeed worth quite a bit. As always, you made another great, comprehensive, accessible, and entertaining video.

It’s the best printer I ever bought hands down

It has a good build volume and boat load of features, but that price is shocking reasonable. Definitely an impressive machine.

While the active chamber heating is neat, it is also a bit redundant if it's limited to 60°c. Those ambient temperatures can be achieved by just the heated bed. Sure it'll take more time, but high chamber temperatures aren't necessary for the first layers anyway. Ultimately it's a good printer for a fair price. But splurging a bit and getting at least the P1S is probably the better choice for most people. Once you get used to the benefits of the AMS, it's really hard to go back.

I took a chance and bought 2 when they were on sale. You get a lot for your money.

great review, qidi printers are fantastic imo.

Thank you for putting a product through its rigors in order to get an honest and thorough review.

I have one too and the quality is impressive. The competitor is the P1S. The choice is: spend more and get slightly faster PLA prints (since the cooling in the Q1 is not as good as the P1S on overhangs), and no CF/GF materials (P1S has no hardened components), but be open to get AMS if needed in the future, or spend less and get a heated chamber for ABS/ASA and already be able to print CF/GF. It depends on what people do, it's not an obvious choice, but for me ABS/ASA/CF/GF won.

lol funny man. You sir are a very creative person.