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Printer MakerGear M3-SE 3D printer MakerGear M3-SE Creality Ender-3 3D printer Creality Ender-3
Compatible Compatible
Connection methods
  • Klipper (Moonraker): Compatible
  • OctoPrint: Compatible
  • Klipper (Moonraker): Compatible
  • OctoPrint: Compatible
What you need to connect it
  • Klipper (Moonraker): Nothing extra: the printer runs Klipper as it ships
  • OctoPrint: A Raspberry Pi running OctoPrint, plugged into the printer with a USB cable
  • Klipper (Moonraker): Nothing extra: the printer runs Klipper as it ships
  • OctoPrint: A Raspberry Pi running OctoPrint, plugged into the printer with a USB cable
Not confirmed yet Not confirmed yet
Unknown March 2018
Made by a company from USA China
Reviewed by None listed yet None listed yet
203 x 232 x 203 mm 220 x 220 x 250 mm
Unknown Open frame
PLA, PETG, TPU & flexibles PLA, PETG
Motion system Unknown Bed slinger
Unknown No
Unknown 1
Unknown No
Unknown No
280 °C 255 °C
Up to 100 °C Up to 110 °C
Unknown USB, SD card
No No
Yes No
203 x 232 mm 220 x 220 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 Open 4.4 of 5 for MakerGear · Why Mostly open 3.6 of 5 for Creality · Why
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Brand's spool tags (NFC) Whether its multi-material unit can recognise any filament None listed yet 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
Where to buy
Buy from MakerGear Best for USA
All its stores 		Not sold by our partner stores

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