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Printer Creality K2 Pro 3D printer Creality K2 Pro QIDI Q2 3D printer QIDI Q2
Compatible Compatible
Connection methods
  • SimplyPrint Client: Compatible
  • Klipper (Moonraker): Compatible
  • Klipper (Moonraker): Compatible
What you need to connect it
  • SimplyPrint Client: A computer or Raspberry Pi on the same network that stays on, running the SimplyPrint Client
  • Klipper (Moonraker): Nothing extra: the printer runs Klipper as it ships
  • Klipper (Moonraker): Nothing extra: the printer runs Klipper as it ships
25+ printers use SimplyPrint 50+ printers use SimplyPrint
August 25, 2025 September 2025
Made by a company from China China
300 x 300 x 300 mm 270 x 270 x 256 mm
Creality CFS QIDI Box
Fully enclosed Fully enclosed
Yes Yes
PLA, PETG, TPU & flexibles, ABS & ASA, Nylon (PA), Polycarbonate (PC) PLA, PETG, TPU & flexibles, ABS & ASA, Nylon (PA), Polycarbonate (PC)
600 mm/s 600 mm/s
Motion system CoreXY CoreXY
Yes Yes
Unknown 1
Unknown No
Unknown No
300 °C 370 °C
Up to 110 °C Up to 120 °C
Up to 60 °C Up to 65 °C
Wi-Fi, Ethernet, USB Wi-Fi, Ethernet, USB
Yes Yes
Yes Yes
300 x 300 mm 270 x 270 mm
Nozzle it ships with 0.4 mm 0.4 mm
Filament diameter 1.75 mm 1.75 mm
Firmware it ships with Klipper Klipper
No No
SimplyPrint's rating of the brand, from public sources. How we rate Mostly open 3.6 of 5 for Creality · Why Mostly open 4.2 of 5 for QIDI · 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 SimplyPrint reads QIDI's spool tags and writes them for any filament, so every brand works like QIDI's own. How it works
Where to buy
Creality Store
TECBEARS
All its stores
Buy from QIDI Best for USA
TECBEARS
All its stores QIDI sends us some of its new printers free of charge.

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