INTRODUCTION

    If anyone had asked me 10 years ago what I thought about 3D printing, I'd honestly reply with a simple "I know nothing about it" and well back then I just didn't. Free time has always been very limited for me, so I didn't have the time to invest in learning about 3D printing nor did I care enough to, at least not outside of doing reviews if that ever came to be. Needless to say, this has since changed and so I now find myself to be very intrigued by 3D printers and their growing capabilities which is also why I try to do as many reviews as I possibly can. In the fall of 2023 Creality released their Ender-3 KE and SE 3D printers and even though I never got the chance to test those I have been testing the recently released Ender-3 V3 model for the past 2 months or so.

    Shenzhen Creality 3D Technology Co., Ltd., known as Creality, is a world-leading brand of consumer 3D printers. Since our establishment in 2014, we have embraced our role as an "3D Printing Evangelist" committed to the innovation, application, and popularization of 3D printing technology worldwide. Our forward-looking business strategy, termed "One Core with Two Wings," has propelled our rapid growth. Specifically, 3D printer products are at the “Core” of our business, which is assisted by the first “Wing” of ecosystem products like 3D scanners, laser engravers, filaments, and accessories. A second “Wing” of our business is Creality Cloud, an all-in-one 3D printing platform that gathers 3D models and enables a cloud printing experience.

    There are currently 3 Ender-3 V3 models available, the latest Ender-3 V3 model (220x220x250mm build volume, heated PEI flexible build plate, CoreXZ design, 600mm/s max printing speed, 20000mm/s2 acceleration, dual fans, 4.3" HD horizontal color touch screen, G-sensor for input shaping, klipper firmware, filament detector, USB drive, LAN, Creality Cloud APP support, 300 degrees maximum nozzle temperature, tri-metal unicorn type nozzle ) which I have here with me, the Ender-3 V3 KE (220x220x240mm build volume, heated PEI flexible build plate, Cartesian design, 500mm/s max printing speed, 8000mm/s2 acceleration, dual fans, 4.3" vertical color touch screen, klipper firmware, filament detector, USB drive, LAN, Creality Cloud APP support, 300 degrees maximum nozzle temperature, volcano type nozzle) and the Ender-3 V3 SE (220x220x250mm build volume, heated PC spring steel plate, 250mm/s max printing speed, 2500mm/s2 acceleration, 3.2'' Color Knob Screen, SD card slot, 260 degrees maximum nozzle temperature). All three models feature direct drive extruders (new high-speed direct drive extruder for the V3, sprite type for the other two), auto leveling, 32-bit mainboards, and as for supported filaments the Ender-3 V3 supports PLA, TPU, PETG, ABS, PLA-CF, PETG-CF and CR-carbon, the Ender-3 V3 KE supports PLA, TPU (95A), PETG, ABS and ASA and as for the Ender-3 V3 SE it supports PLA, PETG, TPU (95A). So, let's see what the latest addition to the Ender-3 V3 family is capable of.