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Creality · FDM CoreXY · 2024

Creality K2 Plus review

Creality's flagship: a 350 mm heated-chamber cube with multi-colour CFS units and a 350 °C hotend, undercutting the Bambu H2D by a wide margin.

Best for: Large engineering parts on a smaller budget than the H2D.

The PIF Score

7.2PIF
Ease7
Speed9
Materials9
Openness4
Value7

Five axes, each out of ten, averaged with no weighting. How we score.

What we like

  • Huge 350 mm cube with active chamber heating
  • Multi-colour up to 16 filaments
  • 350 °C hotend for engineering polymers

What we don't

  • Firmware maturity trails Bambu
  • Physically enormous and heavy
  • CFS purge waste is significant
True cost

What it really costs to own in your country

Pre-filled with typical local rates. Change anything to match your own use.

Running cost / year—power · filament
Per print hour—incl. upkeep
3-year total—printer + running

Assumes ~320 W average draw while printing and a small yearly allowance for nozzles, plates and PTFE. An estimate for comparing printers against each other, not a quote.

Full specifications

TypeFDM CoreXY
Released2024
Build volume350 × 350 × 350 mm
Max speed600 mm/s
Hotend max temp350 °C
Bed max temp120 °C
Nozzle0.4 mm hardened
Bed levellingAutomatic + auto Z offset
EnclosureYes
Multi-materialCFS units (4 colours each, up to 16)
ConnectivityWi-Fi, LAN, USB
Recommended slicerCreality Print / Orca
Typical power draw~320 W while printing (our estimate)
Specifications are the manufacturer's published figures. "Max speed" is a peak that no printer holds across a whole part, so use it for comparison and don't expect it in real print times.
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