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Printers, scanners, dryers and hotends across the price range
Creality covers nearly every shelf on this site’s 3D printing side: the Ender 3 V3 SE, the K2 and K2 Plus multicolor systems, the CR-Scan Ferret scanners, Space Pi dryers and official hotends.
It offers a lot of hardware for the price, and the Ender line has a large community. The K2 Plus prints real figures: a 350 mm cube, 350 °C and a 60 °C chamber.
Buyer scores vary from model to model, and accuracy claims on the scanners come without conditions. Read each listing rather than the brand.
Handheld 3D scanner · Wi-Fi 6 wireless box · 0.1 mm accuracy claimed · 24-bit color · 105 g · OBJ, STL, PLY · iOS, Android, Windows
The wireless version of the Ferret: a Wi-Fi box, a tripod, a power bank and a phone holder come in the kit, with OBJ, STL and PLY export.
Best for: A maker who wants to scan away from the desk, using a phone.
≈ $359
Handheld 3D scanner · 0.1 mm accuracy claimed · 24-bit color · 2 MP camera · anti-shake · 105 g · USB
A very light entry scanner at 105 g with a stated 0.1 mm accuracy, 24-bit color capture and anti-shake tracking, connected to a computer by USB.
Best for: A hobbyist curious about scanning who does not want to spend much.
≈ $231
Open FDM · 250 mm/s · 2,500 mm/s² · CR Touch auto leveling · Sprite direct drive · dual Z lead screws
A low-cost open-frame printer with CR Touch auto leveling and automatic Z-offset, a Sprite direct-drive extruder and a modest 250 mm/s top speed.
Best for: A budget buyer who wants a known design and does not mind a slower printer.
≈ $199
Multicolor FDM with CFS · 260 × 260 × 260 mm · 600 mm/s · up to 16 colors with 4 CFS · AI camera · 95% pre-assembled
Creality’s K2 with its CFS color unit: a 260 mm cube volume, a stated 600 mm/s, and up to 16 colors if you chain four CFS units.
Best for: A maker who wants more build height and may grow into many colors.
≈ $646
Large multicolor FDM with CFS · 350 × 350 × 350 mm · 600 mm/s · 30,000 mm/s² · 350 °C nozzle · 60 °C heated chamber · dual AI cameras
The big machine on this shelf: a 350 mm cube volume, a 350 °C hardened nozzle, a chamber held at up to 60 °C, and CFS color switching.
Best for: A workshop that prints large color parts or demanding engineering filaments.
≈ $1199
Filament dryer · 1 × 1 kg spool · 45–65 °C · PTC heater · 360° air · 1.75 and 2.85 mm
Creality’s single-spool dryer running from 45 to 65 °C with a PTC heater and 360° hot air, for PLA, PETG, ABS, ASA and TPU.
Best for: A PETG or ABS user with a single spool on the go.
≈ $40
Filament dryer · 4 spools · dual independent chambers · 200 W + 200 W PTC · up to 85 °C · PLA to PA and PAHT
A four-spool dryer with two independent chambers and a stated 85 °C, named for materials as demanding as PC, PA and PAHT.
Best for: A maker with mixed engineering filaments.
≈ $159
A Creality hotend replacement with a 40 cm Capricorn PTFE tube, 3 silicone covers and 3 nozzles, for Ender 3, 3 Pro and V2 owners.
Best for: An Ender 3 owner with a damaged hotend.
Creality’s official ceramic hotend for the Ender 3 V3 SE and KE, stating 300 °C and 600 mm/s, with a titanium throat and a quick-swap nozzle.
Best for: A V3 SE owner wanting more temperature range.
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