Creality · FDM CoreXY
K1C
Budget buyers who want an enclosure and don't mind tinkering.
$449approx. USD
- 220 × 220 × 250 mm
- 600 mm/s
- Enclosed
- Single colour
Ease7
Speed8
Materials8
Openness5
Value8
Qidi · FDM CoreXY · 2024
Qidi Q1 Pro review
A 60 °C heated chamber and a 350 °C hotend at mid-range money, running open Klipper. The cheapest printer that handles ABS and ASA without excuses.
Best for: ABS, ASA and engineering plastics without spending four figures.
The PIF Score
8.0PIFEase7
Speed8
Materials9
Openness8
Value8
Five axes, each out of ten, averaged with no weighting. How we score.
What we like
- Actively heated chamber at this price
- Open Klipper, no cloud lock-in
- Excellent ABS and ASA results
What we don't
- No multi-material
- Build volume is modest
- Slicer is a Bambu Studio fork
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 ~200 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
| Type | FDM CoreXY |
| Released | 2024 |
| Build volume | 245 × 245 × 240 mm |
| Max speed | 600 mm/s |
| Hotend max temp | 350 °C |
| Bed max temp | 120 °C |
| Nozzle | 0.4 mm hardened |
| Bed levelling | Automatic |
| Enclosure | Yes |
| Multi-material | No |
| Connectivity | Wi-Fi, LAN, USB |
| Recommended slicer | QIDI Studio / Orca |
| Typical power draw | ~200 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.