![]() ![]() That’s kind of like saying I’m reviewing last year’s iPhone they’re almost the same but nobody cares about a review from last year’s iPhone. Even still, this is a Mark 2, they now sell a Mark 3. The new model now supports the heated build plate (not a beta), it’s really designed to use it right from the get-go, but for the most part they’re still very much the same. Granted there are only a few differences between the Mark 2 and the Mark 3, most of the differences are more polish than new features. Reason 2 was the printer is now obsolete: it is no longer the latest and greatest as Cetus has released the Cetus3D Mark 3. So that was the reason one, the printer is now a lot more expensive and now targets a different audience because of how much more expensive it is (25% more). You could get something like the Anycubic which would have a bigger build volume and would be significantly cheaper. It no longer really stands out for what it can do because really 280 is kind of unique in this form factor. That one is a good option: the print quality is the same, the features are the same, things like that. They still sell the standard version at $399, the one that only prints about 180 millimeters tall (the build volume for that one is 180 by 180 by 180, the review one is 180 by 180 by 280). At $300 we start to get outside of the realm of what people would pay for a good 2D printer, so trying to sell them on something new would be harder to do. It is now in the $499 range, give or take a sale. Since I got the Cetus the price has unfortunately increased. For Cetus, the same company does both so everything works very well. There are obviously companies out there that are making printers bigger than that for less than $300, but the the issue is that they don’t do their own software – there wasn’t quite as a good a marriage between the software side and the hardware side. I felt that that was a fair price for the ease of use of the printer as well as for the ability to print so tall. ![]() ![]() When I got this printer for review it was a $399 printer. So why did this review get delayed? That really has three main parts. It’s probably the closest I’ve seen in terms of a 3d printer acting like a normal paper printer. It’s very user friendly for new people and also the whole process between getting the printer started to printing is very easy. The company that makes the printer also makes their own software and their software is very easy to use. The other main advantage is its eco system it is a very closed system. The tolerances are very good on so your print quality is going to be much more exact. Linear rails are actually much better than a spinning screw or something like pretty much any of the other FDM style printer’s method. Right off the bat, what does this printer do that makes it unique? The the biggest things that make it unique are the linear rails. A number things have happened since then that have delayed this review and changed the mentality that I’ve had to approach this review so sorry that it’s been so delayed and hopefully it is still relevant to somebody who is looking to buy Cetus3D Mark 2. This was a $300 printer, had very tight tolerances when printing, and could print a very respectable 280 millimeters on the z-axis. ![]() When I first got this printer back in May of last year I had a very rough idea of the angle that I wanted this review to cover. So this review has been a long time coming and it’s been delayed a lot for a number of reasons. ![]()
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