Review AnkerMake M5 Review: Speed Nearly Perfected

[Admin]

AnkerMake’s first 3D printer boasts blinding speed without Klipper.

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[darknate]

Can't wait for mine. I got confirmation it will be here between the 28th and the 4th.

 

[tinnov]

I'm not terribly impressed with this review. When creating more complex pieces, the built-in slicer does not generate bridges when needed without intervention, the AI cannot properly identify problems, and by the way there's NO way to stop it from alerting you over and over when that happens. There's also no way to disable the insanely loud buzzer that your entire apartment will hear and time it's got something to say.

If you need a 3D printer now, I recommend you get it from a company that has some experience in the matter and wait for the next version.

 

[czei]

The fit and finish of the printer are amazing for a first-time 3D printer design. Their engineers obviously are top-notch, and the hardware is the slickest I've seen for a first-time 3D printer owner.

That being said, at least on the printer I received, the extruder calibration was off by 7%, which caused all of my parts to be seriously under-extruded. They have a beta feature in their app to allow the end user to fix this but have not provided instructions or a procedure to calibrate the machines.

Even once I figured out how to calibrate the extruder, the parts coming off of the printer were still incredibly brittle. If you're only making figurines, then it doesn't matter, but I make parts that are used in the real world.

The printer seems to have been calibrated to operate as quickly as possible regardless of need-- even when I back it down to the slowest setting, it still can mess up on complicated parts. While it's nice to have a fast printer, it's slower to print it three times because the print failed than to simply print it at a slower speed in the first place.

If the printer was able to print a single part that didn't fall apart, I'd probably keep it, but as it stands, I don't really want to spend time calibrating Anker's printer and software for them.