QIDI X-Max 3
$799
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QIDI · FDM
QIDI X-Max 3
By Shadman Rahman · Prices checked
325mm enclosed CoreXY with 60C active chamber heating. QIDI's machine for serious large-format engineering work.
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How It Scores
Pros
- +325mm enclosed with 60C active heating is a combination you almost can't find under $1,500
- +Independent Z motors keep the bed trammed even on 24-hour prints
- +Handles PA-CF and PC natively without a fight
- +600mm/s in a large-format heated chamber is rare at any price
Cons
- −25kg: set it up once and it lives there
- −$799 with a smaller community than Bambu means you're mostly on your own troubleshooting
- −QIDI's slicer profiles are thin for specialty materials
What Owners Say
“325mm enclosed with chamber heating, nothing else touches this at $799.”
— r/3Dprinting
Specs
| Build Volume | 325 x 325 x 315 mm |
| Layer Resolution | 0.05mm - 0.35mm |
| Max Print Speed | 600 mm/s |
| Weight | 25 kg |
| Type | FDM (Filament) |
| Features | Enclosed, Large CoreXY, Chamber heating (60C), Auto bed leveling, WiFi, Camera |
Verdict
Large prints plus engineering materials plus an enclosure: this combination is genuinely rare under $2,000. The community is small and the software is rough, but the hardware does what it claims.
You'll Also Need
Things you'll want before your first print.
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