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Printer Prusa i3 MK2.5S Flashforge AD5X 3D printer Flashforge AD5X
Expected to work Compatible
Connection methods
  • OctoPrint: Expected to work
    Expected to work like the Prusa i3 MK2.5
  • SimplyPrint Client: Compatible
  • Klipper (Moonraker): 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
  • Klipper (Moonraker): Nothing extra: the printer runs Klipper as it ships
Not confirmed yet 100+ printers use SimplyPrint
February 12, 2019 February 2025
Made by a company from Czechia EU China
None listed yet
250 x 210 x 210 mm 220 x 220 x 220 mm
Unknown Flashforge IFS
Prusa MMU 2 Flashforge IFS
Open frame Open frame
PLA, PETG, TPU & flexibles PLA, PETG, TPU & flexibles, Carbon-fiber & glass-filled
Unknown 300 mm/s
Motion system Bed slinger CoreXY
Unknown No
1 1
No No
No No
300 °C 300 °C
Up to 100 °C Up to 110 °C
Unknown Wi-Fi, Ethernet, USB
Yes Yes
Yes Yes
250 x 210 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 Klipper
Yes No
SimplyPrint's rating of the brand, from public sources. How we rate Open 4.9 of 5 for Prusa · Why Mixed 3.0 of 5 for Flashforge · Why
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Brand's spool tags (NFC) Whether its multi-material unit can recognise any filament Open: tags for any filament Prusa uses OpenPrintTag, an open standard: SimplyPrint reads and writes it, for any filament. How it works None listed yet
Where to buy Not sold by our partner stores
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