TESTING METHODOLOGY

    As with my previous 3D printer review, I decided to record 3 things first of which is total print time at 100% speed (for this I’ll be using 2 different sized models – downloaded from Cults3D / member Eastman - rendered in Cura v5.3 with a dynamic quality of 0.16mm, 20% infill density and cubic infill pattern). Second is noise levels and so once again I’ll be using my ExTech HD600 decibel meter placed roughly 30cm away to record the maximum noise coming from the 3D printer while printing. Finally with the help of an UPS and two power meters I decided to also record not only the lowest and highest but also the average instant power consumption of the 3D printer in my hands.

Here you can see 2 printing phases of one of the 2 models I’m using for my tests.

On a side by side comparison the model produced by the Sidewinder X2 by Artillery 3D seems slightly better but it turns out that's actually due to the difference in filament (using the same black filament later on produced almost identical results).