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Printer Ultimaker 2+ Connect 3D printer Ultimaker 2+ Connect ELEGOO Neptune 3 Pro 3D printer ELEGOO Neptune 3 Pro
Compatible Compatible
No price listed
$259.99 Price at ELEGOO, checked October 23, 2026
Connection methods
  • SimplyPrint Client: Compatible
  • OctoPrint: 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
  • OctoPrint: A Raspberry Pi running OctoPrint, plugged into the printer with a USB cable
Not confirmed yet 250+ printers use SimplyPrint
November 2020 November 2022
Made by a company from Netherlands EU China
None listed yet
223 x 220 x 205 mm 225 x 225 x 280 mm
Unknown Open frame
PLA, PETG PLA, PETG, TPU & flexibles
Unknown 180 mm/s
Motion system Unknown Bed slinger
Unknown No
1 1
No No
No No
280 °C 260 °C
Up to 100 °C Up to 100 °C
Wi-Fi, Ethernet, USB SD card, USB
Prints from USB stick microSD card
No Yes
No Yes
223 x 220 mm 225 x 225 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
No Yes
USB socket for printing over USB Unknown USB-B
SimplyPrint's rating of the brand, from public sources. How we rate Mixed 2.9 of 5 for Ultimaker · Why Mostly open 3.8 of 5 for ELEGOO · 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 ELEGOO's spool tags and writes them for any filament, so every brand works like ELEGOO's own. How it works
Where to buy
Buy from Ultimaker Best for USA
All its stores
$259.99 Price at ELEGOO, checked October 23, 2026
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