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Printer Creality Ender-5 S1 3D printer Creality Ender-5 S1 Prusa MK4 3D printer Prusa MK4
Compatible Compatible
Newer version None Prusa MK4S
Connection methods
  • OctoPrint: Compatible
  • SimplyPrint Client: Compatible
  • OctoPrint: Compatible
  • Prusa direct firmware: Compatible
What you need to connect it
  • OctoPrint: A Raspberry Pi running OctoPrint, plugged into the printer with a USB cable
  • SimplyPrint Client: A computer or Raspberry Pi on the same network that stays on, running the SimplyPrint Client
  • OctoPrint: A Raspberry Pi running OctoPrint, plugged into the printer with a USB cable
  • Prusa direct firmware: The SimplyPrint firmware for Prusa printers, in beta, installed on the printer
50+ printers use SimplyPrint 100+ printers use SimplyPrint
November 3, 2022 March 29, 2023
Made by a company from China Czechia EU
220 x 220 x 280 mm 250 x 210 x 220 mm
Unknown Prusa MMU 3
Open frame Open frame
PLA, PETG, TPU & flexibles PLA, PETG, TPU & flexibles
250 mm/s Unknown
Motion system Bed slinger Bed slinger
Unknown No
1 1
No No
No No
300 °C 300 °C
Up to 110 °C Up to 120 °C
SD card, USB Wi-Fi, Ethernet, USB
Prints from Unknown USB stick
Yes Yes
Yes Yes
220 x 220 mm 250 x 210 mm
Nozzle it ships with 0.4 mm 0.4 mm
Filament diameter 1.75 mm 1.75 mm
Firmware it ships with Marlin Marlin
Yes Yes
SimplyPrint's rating of the brand, from public sources. How we rate Mostly open 3.6 of 5 for Creality · Why Open 4.9 of 5 for Prusa · Why
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Brand's spool tags (NFC) Whether its multi-material unit can recognise any filament Open: tags for any filament SimplyPrint reads Creality's spool tags and writes them for any filament, so every brand works like Creality's own. How it works Open: tags for any filament Prusa uses OpenPrintTag, an open standard: SimplyPrint reads and writes it, for any filament. How it works
Where to buy
Creality Store
All its stores 		Not sold by our partner stores

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