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Could be better...but still fantastic.

Reviewed in the United States on May 11, 2016

Easy to use, quiet, reliable printer. Works well out of the box, and is quite user friendly for a 3d printer.

The best feature of the ultimaker is the lightweight print head. The guide/motion system is very clever, and about as light as can be. That light weight means there are very few vibrations and low noise compared to other 3d printers.

The print bed is very nice heated glass, and stays consistently level. Although it is the weak link of the system, as it will start to shake as printing speeds increase, and is the limiting factory to the speed that this machine can print cleanly. At lower speeds or with simply shaped prints, this shaking does not exist at all.

Compared to the Wasp Delta I just received, this thing is slow and inaccurate. There are better printers out there, and this thing isn't cheap. But it is fantasticly quiet, smooth, and mindlessly simple. 5 stars.

(4.5 stars because it uses the less common 2.85 mm filament)

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Jay Amado

Many printing issues

Reviewed in the United States on December 16, 2016

I've not been able to print more than a few models, everytime it prints a good one something breaks or stops functioning (Bowden tube, clogged nozzle, TFM coupler etc) , I'm returning it and see if I can buy another one.

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J. Fiala

Could be better...but still fantastic.

Reviewed in the United States on May 11, 2016

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Jay Amado

Many printing issues

Reviewed in the United States on December 16, 2016

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Tim

having a printer that is easy to set up and get started was very important

Reviewed in the United States on March 9, 2018

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I am just now beginning to learn about 3d printing. So, having a printer that is easy to set up and get started was very important. The Ultimaker was just the ticket.

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Great 3D Printer. Highly Recommended with PLA but not with Nylon filament.

Reviewed in the United States on March 6, 2016

Update to my original review below. Great printer while using PLA. So far unable to use Nylon. Fails to stick to bed with or without glue and/or raft. Attempting to change back to PLA was impossible even after using the "Atomic Method" to remove nylon filament because significant amount of filament remains in the nozzle preventing PLA feeding at its lower than nylon temperature. It seems I will need dedicated nozzles for each type of filament used. Ultimaker has some type of "cleaning filament". I will check that out and update this review accordingly.

Fantastic printer. After getting my feet wet, and very disappointed with two low cost printers, I decided to try a premium printer and hope for the best. Not disappointed. Print quality is excellent and the noise level is fairly low. Also the unit is very compact but has a large build capacity. One caveat however: This printer uses 2.85mm filament, not the more widely available 1.75mm filament.

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John DeBaise

Printer is a good value for the price

Reviewed in the United States on April 8, 2020

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This printer is my first. I explored many printers. However, for the price the Utlimaker 2+ seemed the best. After making a number parts, I am very happy. I will certainly look at Ultimaker when I upgrade.

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Roger S

Very easy to set up and get printing

Reviewed in the United States on December 19, 2016

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Very easy to set up and get printing! I was able to do a couple test prints the first day and print my new CAD part the next day. Worked flawlessly.

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Chiasmus

nothing come out of the nozzle for a brand new ...

Reviewed in the United States on October 18, 2017

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nothing come out of the nozzle for a brand new ultimaker 2+ during test print
for the prize I dont expect to do a lot of diy

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jooster

Solid printer with many ways to optimize to fit your process.

Reviewed in the United States on August 19, 2016

Besides a good resolution, available print volume and build quality, this printer’s main attraction for me are its heated bed and replaceable nozzles of different sizes. Compared to the Makerbot 2 series I worked with, the Ultimaker 2+ delivers PLA prints that stick to the bed without issues. Getting your first layers to print and stick is a big thing! But removing it without problems is a big thing too - on the Ultimaker 2+ I just let it cool down and generally can just twist the print a bit to get it off.

The stated resolution of 20um is good but know that your actual resolution depends more on how you print (speed, nozzle diameter, active cooling) and what you print (material). Printed look/finish also depend a lot on how you control the print and temperatures etc. 3D printing in general is not (yet) a set and forget business. You will have to develop your craftsmanship. And to be able to do so, you will need a fairly high degree of control over print settings and print execution. The slicer software is therefore quite important; Ultimaker uses the open source Cura slicer engine which is quite good and has many many settings to tweak. Although I do feel that it generally prints a bit on the slow side.

Another thing to look for when to select a printer is the forum/community - you are going to have questions and failures and you will need help. The ultimaker community is quite open and helpful (not to say others are not).

In my 6 months experience with this printer, I have found it to be a reliable performer and it has been tremendously helpful to produce prototype products that can be reviewed by clients. I have printed a variety of prints, with PLA, conductive PLA and Nylon materials. Some required a lot of tweaking (i.e., better understanding of the material) but I could get good prints in the end. The device is a join to work with.

That said, the only niggle I have is its start up routine; all printers will need to print a bit of material to get the old stuff out and get a solid line of material. Generally this means they print a single line somewhere outside the real print. The Ultimaker prints a bit of material without putting the head down i.e. it sort of oozes out and may or may not land on the bed. This often results into the starter material being dragged to the actual print and possibly being incorporated into it which results in silly looking blobs or worse. So every time a print start, I grab that starter material and cut it before it causes problems. This can be fixed by just a software change and for the life of me I don’t know why they haven’t done that yet. Still it is not a problem big enough for me to not recommend this printer.

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Power User

Great printer.

Reviewed in the United States on November 20, 2018

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Great printer.

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Christopher Fullwood

Too expensive

Reviewed in the United States on June 10, 2016

These are way too expensive. We have one at our school along with a number of other 3D printers and why would you pay this when you can get great prints from a Makergear M2, Flashforge Creator pro or even a DIY Prusa I3. I feel these printers are really for people that don't know what they are doing.

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