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Creality Ender 3 V3 SE Beginner-Friendly 3D Printer with Auto Leveling

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Set name: Ender 3 V3 SE


Features

  • 250mm/s High-Speed Printing: Print at speeds of up to 250mm/s with 2500mm/s2 acceleration, helping you complete prototypes, functional parts, and everyday projects more efficiently. Engineered to deliver fast printing while maintaining consistent performance with compatible materials and recommended settings.
  • Easy Setup with Auto Leveling: Designed for a fast and straightforward setup, the Ender 3 V3 SE can be assembled in just a few simple steps. CR Touch Auto Leveling and automatic Z-offset calibration help achieve a reliable first layer, reducing manual adjustments and making printing easier for both beginners and experienced users.
  • Proven Sprite Direct Drive Extruder: The upgraded Sprite Direct Drive Extruder provides smooth and consistent filament feeding for PLA, PETG, and TPU. Its proven design helps support reliable extrusion across a wide range of everyday printing applications.
  • Stable Motion System for Consistent Results: Dual synchronized Z-axis lead screws and precision Y-axis linear shafts work together to help reduce vibration and Z wobble, supporting accurate layer alignment and consistent print quality throughout long print jobs.
  • Quiet Operation with Easy Print Removal: A 32-bit silent mainboard helps reduce operating noise for a more comfortable printing experience, while the flexible PC spring steel build plate allows printed models to be removed quickly with minimal effort.

Description

Creality Ender-3 V3 SE 3d printer features a CR Touch sensor for auto leveling and a strain sensor for auto z-offset. Just lay back and enjoy the print success, there is no need to participate manually throughout the process, making leveling much easier. Creality Ender 3 V3 SE supports automatic loading and unloading filament function. Tap "Extrude", and the filament will flow out of the nozzle smoothly. Tap "Retract", and the filament will exit quickly. So, it is effortless to replace the filament. Creality Ender 3 v3 SE 3d printer aims to privide easier and better user experince, with intuitive UI displays, users can observe the leveling process and printing parameters clearly with motion graphics. No worry to miss out anything, just enjoy the printing process. The rigid dual Z-axis of Creality Ender 3 V3 SE lead screws reduce Z wobbling effectively. The Y-axis features two 8mm linear shafts made of strong and wear-proof steel, which underpins a steady and accurate motion for a lasting time. 540+ Patented Technology, 3.5 Million+ Number of users Better Performance Achieved with Creality Official 3d Printer Filament Creality 3D Technology Co., Ltd. focuses on the design, research, production of 3D printers and 3D printing related products. Consisting of professional researchers and skilled engineers, our R&D team constantly strives for creative function and excellent user experience. The R&D investments on 3d printing cover FDM/resin 3D printers, 3D scanners, filaments, resin, as well as 3D printed drones and robots that back up STEAM education.

Brand: Creality


Material: Aluminum


Color: Ender 3 V3 SE


Product Dimensions: 15"D x 19.6"W x 15"H


Item Weight: 19.8 pounds


Product Dimensions: 15 x 19.6 x 15 inches


Item Weight: 19.8 pounds


Item model number: Ender 3 V3 SE


Date First Available: August 15, 2024


Manufacturer: Creality


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Top Amazon Reviews


  • Basic, but easy - and it "just works" - great entry printer and value
Set name: Ender 3 V3 SE
I had an idea which to prototype in the real-world, I needed a 3D printer. Based on the basic needs I had, and my beginner expertise, I chose this model. Here's the thing about this printer - it just works. It doesn't have every bell and whistle, but it has been extremely reliable and easy to maintain. Shortly afterwards, I decided to purchase a popular non-"bed-slinger" that has more features (enclosed, multi-color, AI, etc...) from a different company and it has been the opposite experience. I'm waiting for a replacement to arrive with that guy today and feel like the knowledge to get stuff done requires significantly more mechanical and hardware expertise than this choice. I can recommend this if you want something easy, that works, and is simple. It's reliable and gets the job(s) done. Their resources online I have also found on point and easy to follow. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on August 9, 2025 by Spamalope

  • Great Starter Model
Set name: Ender 3 V3 SE
If you want a basic 3D printer, this is certainly a good option. The only real requirement I had for my projects was "autolevel because I don't feel like doing it myself". Creality advertises a 20 minute setup time. That's fairly accurate. If you can use an allen key, you can set this up in about 20 minutes. The only prep work I did for my first several projects was to wipe the plate down with isopropyl alcohol before each use. The magnetic base plate that comes with the printer has worked great for me so far. The kit also includes an SD card and USB reader, which was handy because I have no idea what box my full sized SD cards exist in my workshop anymore. As a caveat, I've only used PLA so far. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on May 31, 2026 by Zeph

  • A few months later it's trash.
Set name: Ender 3 V3 SE
Worked great out the box, the first thing I printed was wood. If I bought frames for my art, they would either be cheap or really expensive, this printer can handle almost every material under the sun, including TPU clear rubber like material, wood (with clogs cheap printers), and nylon infused (very hard). Setup is extremely easy, Don't forget the power setting in the back. I had to switch it. -On November 8 2025, it has officially become useless, if you can afford a more reliable printer spend the extra cash, and avoid the frustration. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on August 20, 2025 by Jesse David

  • WARNING DO NOT BUY
Set name: Ender 3 V3 SE
Printer worked great for one roll of filament and then when I got to the end of the second one I turned it on to make a print and only the graphics loaded to the screen and no menu, I contacted Creality because the return window closed three days prior to this and three days later they got back to me asking if I could reflash the firmware, I watched the video for this and it is incredibly complicated process, this printer is not worth the hassle even at under 200$ BUY ANOTHER BRAND AWFUL AWFUL EXPERIENCE UPDATE: things have gone from bad to worse. First they tried to get me to update the firmware which requires a special type of SD card that I finally got right after purchasing three of them, that did not work. Then they sent me a new motherboard. I installed that and the machine booted to screen that had a menu with a header that was in mandarin and no other text. I guessed correctly that this was a language selection menu. After scrolling through three different selections I finally found English and booted it up. The interface was not the same as the new printer and not in a better way. I printed a benchy to test it and it work, great. The next print I tried to make the printer once again did not boot and was once again useless. This happened two days after the return window closed and it’s now been a month of me dealing with the company trying to get it fixed and nothing. It seems as though the company is trying to do the absolute minimum to get the printer barely working again and it has been nothing but a waste of time. ONCE AGAIN DO NOT BUY. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on November 28, 2024 by Amazon Customer

  • Great printer!
Set name: Ender 3 V3 SE
This is a good printer for beginners but make sure to do some research. You will need a good computer or laptop that can handle slicing software. I thought this one hooked up to my phone but it doesn’t. But other than that I can say it’s decently fast, and comes right out the box without a problem. Make sure you put glue stick on (purple works best) and the prints come amazing. It does have a kinda small print area but it’s still bigger than an A1 mini but still smaller than A1. I will warn you I really don’t like the Creality print software I can’t really explain it though. I tried Orca and that works better but then it was telling me there is a g-code problem and so I switched back. The value of this printer is top notch. Unless you have a crazy amount of money I would recommend starting with this one. It works amazingly well with high quality prints. If you turn it off in the middle of a print it will be able to continue when you turn it on again. It is pretty loud and has some kinda light in the hot end and I would recommend turning it off at night if you keep it in your room. Also make sure to keep a door or window open because this is melting plastic and while most are harmless it is probably best if you make sure there is a way for the little fumes to get out. I highly doubt I will get cancer or anything from pla but you can’t be too careful. Also most women could probably smell the plastic melting but I can’t really but that’s probably because I lost my sense of smell 1 1/2 years ago ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on August 15, 2025 by Isaiah R.

  • Excellent first printer
Set name: Ender 3 V3 SE
The ender series of printers have come a LONG way! I started on this and used it to learn a lot. Some of the quirks and issues with the ender series printers cause you to need to do things like take apart the hot-end, replace pulleys, etc. While this may seem like a nuisance at times, it ends up teaching you a lot in a very short period of time. After a while on this machine I upgraded, and I'm armed with all the knowledge I gained from the ender. Excellent printer for the price, easy to use and learn on! ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on January 16, 2026 by Andrew W

  • Great for a first printer. Check to make sure it's on 125v instead of 220v.
Set name: Ender 3 V3 SE
Worth the price and it was on a lightning deal. Very happy and printed a benchy the first time out of the box. Only one issue was the screen didn't turn on. Found out on the internets that the power on the back was set for 220 instead of 125 in America. Other than that, mindless.
Reviewed in the United States on July 30, 2025 by Alexander D.

  • I wanted to love this machine, but I can’t...
Where to start? Packaging was excellent, double boxed. Assembly wasn’t to bad, although this could really benefit from better instructions. They do supply you with some basic tools for assembly, tuning, and repair. The side cutters work well for cutting your filament. Now let’s really got into this ting. First ring first, the webpage states that this has the upgraded MK10 Hotend. It does not. It still has the MK8... very disappointing... bed leveling on this machine is a nightmare..., but not the end of the world. It is easily fixed with upgrade uxcell springs, or by adding 4 small nuts between the springs and the bottom of the bed. This creates more pressure between the bed and the mounting plate, which in turn keeps the bed from becoming unlevel as quickly. I would suggest to go ahead and upgrade the Bowden tube to the Capricorn Bowden tube. The machine now comes with the spacers for the coupling on the extruded end to keep everything tight. The plastic extruder clamping mechanism is crap, after a few prints (maybe five total) it is beginning to show wear. It creates friction on the filament as it is being extruded (see attached photo). The all metal extruder is a must. The filament will not wear on the metal and cause the hole to become out of round. The more friction on the filament, the higher chance of it binding and causing the extruder to not feed. This in turn will lead to under extrusion and causing failed prints. With that being said, do yourself a favor and before you ever run your first print, check the calibration of your extruder. There are a ton of how to’s our there for this. I know it will be tempting to just jump off into printing, but doing this first will lead to more successful prints. Next up is the magnetic build plate. I love this thing, for now... I’ve only printed in PLA so far and IF your bed leveling is right and your nozzle height is correct, PLA has no problems sticking. The prints are supper easy to remove, and the finish is what you would expect, about the same as if you printed on painters tape. My MK8 (should have been MK10) hotend works well, but if it is to close to the build plate, it will clog. If this is your first printer, go ahead and buy some replacement nozzles, because you will clog one or two. Next up are the stepper motors. Everything seems to work well with them so far, my Z axis motor was binding up a little, but found a spacer on thingaverse to correct this issue and have had no problems since. The stepper motors are not supper loud, but over the course of an 8 hour print, they do get a little annoying. The motor dampers will lower the amount of noise they make, which allows this printer to become more tolerable. I am not a huge fan of the filament holder as it is placed on the top of the printer, and not off to the side. This to can cause issues with the filament binding, but so far it has not for me. I’ve got prints ready to go for filament guides as to help alleviate the strain. If it doesn’t help, I will update this review. I also found a stand-alone filament holder that can be printed from thingaverse. I do want to say that this printer also comes with a micro SD card and reader so you can load prints from your computer to the printer. When you get this thing assembled, so yourself a favor and loosen all of the bolts that hold the frame together, but do not remove them all. With the bolts loose, give it a good wiggle in all corners to insure that everything is nice and neat and not binding. I want to touch on the X and Y axis belts. These machines come with a way to tighten these belts, but it almost requires an extra pair of hands. The only way to adjust them is to loosed the tension bolts, pull on the tensioner with one hand, hold it in place, and righted the bolts back up while making sure everything is straight with the other. Prints are available from thingaverse for a better tensioner for the Ender 3/ 3 Pro. And now on to my biggest issue... there is not a boot loader built into this machine, it is recamended by the community to update firmware on these. There could be issues with the overheat safety protocols not being enabled. The updated firmware turns this on and makes this machine safer. It’s not like it will burn down, but if left unattended, could overheat and catch fire. To update the firmware you will have to buy a boot loader of some kind. The Arduino Uno is maybe $16 here on Amazon. After the overheat safety functions are turned back on, it would be safe to let this thing run over night, or for a couple days at a time. Let’s face it, who wants to birdog this thing for 48 straight hours?? In the end, I feel like this machine can be good, even great espically at its price point. But for that to happen, you will have to spend a little more money. In all with the printer included, I’ve got about $300 wrapped up in this. I strongly feel that if I would have bought a more expensive printer, I would need to do some of these upgrades anyways. If I had it to do all over agin, I would buy the Ender 3, and not the Pro. I thought the Pro was going to come with the MK10 hotend plus the benefit of the larger Y axis support, and the magnetic build plate. The Y support is nice, but on its own wasn’t worth the difference in price. This review is not meant to steer you away from this printer in anyway, but to make sure you know what your getting. I do really like it, but don’t love it yet... Update: Found out that my bed is warped between the leveling screws making a glass build plate a must if you want to print anything large, or with multiple parts. If you are going to buy this printer at the $250 range, know that you will need a glass bed, the all metal extruder setup, upgraded Bowden tube, and if you want to update the firmware so that the safety functions are turned one, you will need to buy a boot loader of some kind. An Arduino Uno will work well. So your $250 printer has turned into a $350+ printer. I would also recamend printing filament guides, upper and lower, extruder knob, new adjustable feet so you can level the whole printer, a new spool holder if you are not going to go the filament guide options... oh, and don’t forget about the stiffer bed springs. By the time you get to start printing something you want to, you now have spent almost $400 and about a month of your time trying to print “upgrades” for this printer. With that being said, the quality sucks on this printer, but with a little bit more money, patience, and the willingness to learn, this printer is capable of really nice prints. I will say this, having gone through these issues, I am still glad that I bought this printer. It has thought me things early on that I probably wouldn’t have learned about 3D printing had I bought a better printer. I really wish I could give it a 2.5 star. I don’t hate it, but I’m not sure I love it. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on March 10, 2019 by Caleb

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