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Great 3D printer for a new user.

Reviewed in the United States on October 2, 2015

Great out of the box printer. Built and supported in the USA. Have had some print problems but that is normal with this new tech. I will be buying another one soon.

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John D Martino

Nothing but trouble.

Reviewed in the United States on November 30, 2015

Started out printing nicely but ended up a waste. One of the biggest problems was with the Bowdin tube and feeder. No matter how it was adjusted the unit jammed and started grinding. Also the nozzle would clog about half way through a 6 hr print which caused a lot of time wasted on maintenance. Getting prints to stick to the glass bed was also a hassle. Even using an ABS slurry the models came loose at times.
I eventually switched to an Olsson block on the hot end but then I had temperature problems.
This printer is now parked.
On the other hand my Lulzbot Mini is a dream. Easy to print with and no problems. Actually the same goes for my Dremel Idea Builder, it just works.

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Steve

Great 3D printer for a new user.

Reviewed in the United States on October 2, 2015

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Great out of the box printer. Built and supported in the USA. Have had some print problems but that is normal with this new tech. I will be buying another one soon.

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John D Martino

Nothing but trouble.

Reviewed in the United States on November 30, 2015

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VFRMan

Good, but Expensive 3D Printer...

Reviewed in the United States on May 2, 2016

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This is a good, but expensive 3D printer. Still get misprints regularly, just like with lower cost printers. Quality is good, once you figure out how to use the software and adjust the settings.

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scott rockey

Easy set

Reviewed in the United States on June 14, 2015

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Fast shipping. Easy set up

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Ioan

Not really a market-ready product

Reviewed in the United States on February 16, 2015

I have recently acquired such an Ultimaker 2.

After about one week of use, I have very mixed feelings.

Fact is that the Ultimaker 2 is a still-in-development beta product, which I would not recommend to anyone wanting an always (or very frequently) functioning 3D printer.

While I have been able to print a few items successfully, and do *not* expect such a device to work flawlessly like an established general public product, I have spent 50% of my time troubleshooting, making intensive use of my mechanical and materials science engineer background.
Without going into details, there are quite a necessary design improvements on this printer. For instance, the hot end features a PTFE "coupler", a polymer part subjected simultaneously to the constant load of a spring, and to a >200°C temperature. Logically, the PTFE ends up creeping, slightly deforming under such conditions, which in turn puts the filament feeder under strain. This results is frequent underextrusion.

The printer can work nicely, but what you get is more an experimental platform to check your troubleshooting assumptions, rather than a end-consumer product. OK for some people, acceptable for me, but it's better to know it in advance.

Have look at all the online forums; you'll see GB of user troubleshooting messages. It does work, but it takes its share.

Update April 4th, 2015: The reinforced PTFE coupler seems to have improved things, extrusion-wise; we'll see with time (meaning: extrusion hours). Still, the original PTFE coupled design is an engineering mistake: you do not subject a >200°C heated polymer part to strong loads.

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Mrs KL Barrow

Five Stars

Reviewed in the United States on May 8, 2015

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A great product!

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RedWolfofDeath

This printer is absolute garbage. I had to send in three printers back ...

Reviewed in the United States on September 17, 2016

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This printer is absolute garbage. I had to send in three printers back because of the printers bed not working or are getting stuck with super glued parts (yes, parts won't come off at all even if you use a pair of pliers to get it loose). The custom support is non existent and customers are having to keep sending their printer's back because of a faulty product. I would NEVER recommend you getting any Ultimaker products.

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Rob M

Very Happy

Reviewed in the United States on December 22, 2015

I run three U2s, 1 at home and 2 at work, and I have been very happy with them so far. My home machine has been happily churning out Christmas ornaments that I designed for about 8 hours a day for the last three days. I'm a literature major, so I was looking for a printer that required the least technical wizardry possible, and the U2 has fit that bill. Benefits:
* Note that the heated print bed is a huge plus. On un-heated beds, prints tend to peel up, so people use glue sticks, hair spray, or painter's tape to make them stick better. (Yes, a Star Trek technology meets a 1970's era second grade classroom. OMG.) With a heated bed, the hot plastic that the printer lays down cools more slowly, so it doesn't contract and curl up.
* fabrc8 has provided great support when I have had trouble (which you will with any 3D printer)
* All of the components can be easily purchased, so you can replace stuff if it breaks; not the case with the last printer I used.
* Ultimaker makes the slicing software Cura, so the machines work seamlessly with the software.

Be sure to update the firmware BEFORE you try to load filament for the first time. The update makes the filament load at a better speed.

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Wade Mooney

Four Stars

Reviewed in the United States on September 21, 2015

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Good value for the money. No issues to this point.

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Mint

Called me stupid

Reviewed in the United States on August 24, 2015

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Printer broke within a week,bad motor
Contacted them about replacing it and they wouldn't and called me stupid saying that I didn't calibrate it right
F- WOULD NEVER BUY ANYTHING OFF THRM AGAIN

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