Creality
Creality Ender 3 V3 SE review
The classic cheap starter printer, modernised with auto levelling and direct drive. Endless upgrade parts and tutorials.
Best for: Tinkerers and classrooms on a tight budget.
What we like
- Very cheap
- Auto levelling and direct drive as standard
- Vast mod and tutorial ecosystem
What we don't
- Slow next to modern CoreXY machines
- No Wi-Fi
- Assembly and occasional tuning required
Full specifications
| Type | FDM bedslinger |
| Released | 2023 |
| Build volume | 220 × 220 × 250 mm |
| Max speed | 250 mm/s |
| Hotend max temp | 260 °C |
| Bed max temp | 100 °C |
| Nozzle | 0.4 mm |
| Bed levelling | Automatic (CR Touch) |
| Enclosure | No |
| Multi-material | No |
| Connectivity | microSD, USB |
| Recommended slicer | Creality Print / Cura / Orca |
Specifications are the manufacturer's published figures. "Max speed" is a headline number no printer sustains across a whole part — treat it as a ceiling, not a throughput estimate.