I am having a lot of fun with my MP Select Mini 3D printer which I received on 7/1/2016, but it's also giving me lots of headaches. This is an exciting new product with a lot of potential to be a great entry-level, consumer grade 3D printer, but it will only reach that potential after MP works with the manufacturer to solve the quality control issues that plague this product.

First, the provided "brick on a leash" desktop power supply is junk. Mine failed instantly on first application of AC power with two audible pops as the regulator chip and several surrounding components exploded. Since I received my printer on the Friday before the long Independence Day weekend, I didn't want to languish all weekend waiting to start an RMA on Tuesday, followed by weeks of waiting for more stock of this very popular printer to arrive to replace mine. So I voided my warranty by lopping off the DC power cable so I could use it to power my printer from a beefy power supply I already had.

That got me printing that evening, and all was well for a couple days. Then, I got the common and dreaded "Sensor failed" error message when one of the extruder thermistor leads broke. So I found suitable replacements on Amazon, waited several days for them to arrive, and got my printer back up and running the following weekend. Along with adding a 3D-printed bracket to mount a cooling fan over the controller board (which I've read is prone to overheating), this got my printer up and running again, and I made several more successful prints.

Now by this time, with a mere few of days of operating time, the extruder fan is already getting quite noisy. I think its bearings are failing, and I have a replacement on the way from a reputable electronics component distributor. It should arrive by this next weekend.

So, I fired the printer up this evening to make a quick print of something I found on Thingiverse, and now it appears that the build platform thermistor has failed. Luckily I ordered a ten pack of replacement thermistors when I fixed the extruder, so I should be able to fix the machine yet again this weekend.

Now please keep in mind that all of this has transpired over less than two weeks. I've been active in various MP Select Mini 3D printer enthusiast forums, and reports of power supply and thermistor failures are very common.

If MP can work with the manufacturer to bring the build quality of this product up to acceptable levels, then this will be a great little product. Until then, I cannot recommend it, and I'm giving it two stars. If I didn't have these reliability issues, then I would have rated it at least four stars. Maybe even five. I'll keep on repairing, upgrading and enjoying my printer and participating the MP Select Mini community, and I really hope that MP will push the manufacturer to make the quality improvements necessary to make this a great product. I am resubmitting this review with a four-star rating, because it never appeared on the Monoprice site after submission with a two-star rating.


PROS: Inexpensive
Small
Stand-alone operation
Enthusiastic community

CONS: Poor quality control
Power supply is unreliable
Thermistors are unreliable
Extruder fan bearing does not last long

This printer is perfect as a "my first 3D printer." It's on the low end in terms of specs, but the performance and quality of the final prints are great. It comes ready to print out of the box and is very easy to setup and use. There's also a great community around this printer, always finding ways to upgrade its capabilities or improve performance.
If you know you're going to get serious about 3D printing, there's a good chance you'll want a higher-end, more expensive printer. If you are only interested smaller prints or are looking for a way to explore 3D printing without committing a ton of money and labor to a larger more complicated machine, this is a great choice.

PROS: -Low price
-Very good print quality
-Quick setup - it's pretty much ready to go out of the box. Do a quick check to make sure it's calibrated and you're ready to start printing.
-Active community with plenty of tips and mods to help make the most of the printer.
-Several of the upgrades I've seen recommended by the community appear to have already been incorporated into the currently shipping printers.
-Great support from Monoprice
-Support told me that they are aware that many people who buy this printer will want to do more to it than just plug it in and print and they generally don't void the warranty for 'tinkering' or modding unless that's what caused the failure. I was told I could have opened up the casing and they would have still replaced it under warranty. This is an amazing policy and says a lot about Monoprice's understanding of the market and their users.

CONS: -Small print area - 120x120x120mm, the majority of things I've wanted to print have fit, but there have been a few that I've had to split in half before printing and then glue together, or just haven't been able to print.
-About one week (of near-constant use) after I received the printer, the z-axis limiter switch failed. Monoprice support was great and got me a replacement in less than a week from my call to support, no cost and no hassle.
-Not really a con, but be aware that only a small amount is filament is included. You will want to buy a spool of filament with this printer. I got a spool of Monoprice's white PLA (PID: 10552) and it's worked great.

This 3D printer may be small in size and price, but it boasts powerful features and is a workhorse. I have been pushing plastic through this little printer non-stop. All the parts for other broken toys I always wanted to redesign and improve are printed and working. This printer is truly amazing. First bit of advice - buy Simplify3D software. It pays for itself on first use of this 3D printer. Short answer: I LOVE THIS LITTLE PRINTER and would never part with it.

PROS: Cheap, small, efficient, full featured. No problems with getting support.

CONS: The instruction guide should be lit on fire - totally useless. Pay the ransom and get Simplify3D software - it made all else easy.

So this is my 3rd 3D printer. I find that the two larger printers I have seem to be constantly busy and after doing some reviews the select seemed like a good fit for a small printer I could make smaller parts with freeing up time of my larger printers. Having owned it for 2 weeks I will say that I have never had to "baby sit" a printer as much as I have with this one. For the first week the printer seemed to go strong, then the problems started. Ultimately the problem with this little printer is the feeder motor. It is just under powered. I currently have an open RMA request to return this one and hopefully get a working unit. Given its size, whenever you have a hot end jam its very painful to clean so make sure you season your hot end immediately. Also just like in another review, the fan causes vibration that is at just the level to interfere with the vocal levels of a tv so if you plan on running it in a room with others youll find yourself turning the volume up louder than normal.

I havent decided yet if I end up getting another unit and the other units have the same problem if I will return the printer permanently or simply take it apart and put a stronger motor in the unit seeing as the over all quality of the printer isn't all that bad for the price.

PROS: Solid build (frame wise)
Easy to setup / configure

CONS: Poor nema motors for at least the feeding mechanisms.
Poor fan. This thing has a solid frame of metal making it nice then they throw a crappy fan on the unit.

The MP Select Mini 3D Printer arrived a few hours ago. I went through the setup in the manual linked on this web page, stuck in a roll of black PLA selected baby.gcode from the demo files included, and it printed at 195°C, with the platform heater off. This is my first 3D printer, so I don't have much to compare it with, but it's better than a hobbyist product: You plug in it, give it a file, and it prints it. ( I did follow the setup instructions and did check the leveling alignment. It seemed fine to me.)

I use a Mac, so I haven't yet been able to get Cura on Mac to successfully slice an stl file to give me a .gcode file that works. The PDF manual has lo-res screenshots of the settings for Windows, but they show a much higher extruder temperature than the sample .gcode file that comes with the printer.

PROS: Pros: •  color screen * works out-of-the-box.

CONS: • No sample PLA included (at least I couldn't find any)
• At the time of this writing, no printer definition file linked from this page for use in Cura.

I'm retired electronics engineer. Got my Monoprice Mini Select about 3 months ago. Steep learning curve with lots of help from the MP Mini Select Facebook page. I had to level the bed out of the box, but then it printed very well for many PLA prints. Got into trouble with bed adhesion, but found acetone cleaning resolved that, then put on a PEI sheet and everything sticks down well, PLA needs a surface clean, but ABS stick really well.. Now starting to print ABS, bed heats up to 80 deg C no problem and after initial warping due to to much air on the piece. Put on a 40mm fan with a fan shroud I printed. ABS prints really well now. Had clogs, but cleared them. The Facebook page has been extremely useful in helping with the learning curve, the issues with clogs & bad prints. Add to that the excellent You Tube videos on Mono Price Mini Select by FDM_Guru. Up to now used the SD micro card to print. I use Thingiverse for finding interesting 3D prints to download and gain printing experience. Using Cura & Repetier for slicing and generating the gcode for printing. Now using Sketchup to create my own 3D prints.

PROS: Cheap, works very well, good quality printing for a very low price, heated bed. Parts are pretty generic and there are lots of parts out here which if applied correctly can improve your original printer. Although right out the box it's really great.

CONS: None really.

I have spent a lot of time this summer printing in a local makerspace, and for the price of this printer I couldn't pass up the opportunity to do some of my printing work at home. The price of the printer, tools and filament was less that I was going to pay to have some prototypes made.
I haven't had the power supply failure that a lot of people talk about, and apparently I have a later generation of the hardware that has some changes to the print head. Aside from making a new knob, I haven't done any of the modifications suggested on the internet. I've had a kinked filament jam the print head, but that's the only snag so far.
There is a very active community online supporting this printer, and there are a lot of good tips on how to get really good quality prints from it. With some attention to detail for the leveling and height adjustments of the print bed, I'm getting much better quality prints than I did from the $1500 printers in my makerspace.



PROS: price
compact
sturdy
good community support

CONS: availability of spare parts
could use some locktite on some of the internal screws

Wow, what can I say? I've had this little gem for about 48 hours now. I returned my MOD-t after many, many failed prints. I loved the aesthetics of it, but nothing would adhere no matter what I would do. I found this Monoprice 15365 on Amazon shortly after returning the $399 MOD-t. I took a gamble for $200. This thing is AMAZING! I wish I could print directly to it via USB or WiFI, and perhaps I can make the USB printing happen, but I've only tried CURA so far. Print detail is out of this world! I've done about 9 prints so far and not a single failure. I can't believe the price! Sure, the print bed is a bit smaller, but it's SO MUCH FUN!!!

PROS: Sturdy design
Very "cool" looking
Takes up little desk space
Takes any brand PLA or ABS filament
VERY quiet
Easy to operate
Color screen
Pre calibrated bed

CONS: The only thing I have an issue with is the wheel used to select items from the menu. I have large hands and I have a hard time getting it to spin. Also, the select box is sometimes hard to make out. Otherwise, perfection!!!

I can't believe this solid little printer for $200. Right out of the box, I did a quick nozzle height adjustment, I didn't go through any elaborate levelling: I just turned each screw 1/4 turn until it was adjusted. I printed the elephant right off of the included micro sd card. Three hours later, an excellent print. Amazing. I have not yet printed anything else, as I have had trouble getting change cura settings for this printer. But I guess that's a software issue.

PROS: Price. Solid build. Works right out of the box (with a slight adjustment)
My first print was great
Lots of online groups.
Its a Malyan printer (so parts may be available)
I love having it on my desk.

CONS: Parts may not be available
It may not last long, or it may need a new hot end (see above)
It's not fast

Truly great product ! At less than 200.00 and just a few minutes of setup, anyone can become a small manufacturer, creating anything that they can imagine. The fun and excitement is worth way more than the price of the product.


PROS: Price
Performance
Maintanence

CONS: takes a bit of work to get the file onto the SD card if you're not equipped to do so.

I was afraid of 3d printing, I bought one off of a kickstarter 3 years ago for over $800 and could never print anything larger than a coin. This printer was soo inexpensive and the reviews were good enough that I steeled myself and took the plunge. I am soooo happy I did. I took this printer out of the box, turned 4 screws on the bed about 3/4s of a turn each and then slid a piece of printer paper under the print head to confirm bed height. Within 15 mins I was printing and I haven't stopped. This printer has not failed me once and I've now printed over 7 items, some of them taking several hours to print. At first I had difficulty setting up the USB connection but I ended up finding out my cable was bad quality, I swapped cables and can now control the printer from a USB cable. Right now, I'm just using the micro sd card to print from, that way I don't have to leave my computer running to print.






PROS: Pros:
- Cheap
- Insanely easy to get started
- Solid little printer
- It just seems to work

CONS:
Cons
- you are limited to a 120mm X 120mm X 120mm build
- The directions for setting up the PC connection were not very clear and my first few prints from files from the internet did not print correctly because of a filament size mismatch I didn't catch in the CURA program.
- There don't seem to be any replacement parts, I read some websites and they recommend printing out an adapter so that you can switch the hotend out when it dies.

This printer is amazing at the price point. Out of the box I am getting far better prints that I ever got with my Makerfarm i3 prusa. I did have to RMA the first one I got due to the fact the LCD screen only worked part of the time. RMA process went super smooth, got the replacement before the item came back in stock. The replacement I received has been performing flawless. It seems the replacement has slightly different firmwire, but the LCD on this one is working everytime. I have done zero calibration at this point. Mainly due to the fact I dont think it is necessary. The only downfall so far is the print size. But I knew that going in so not really an issue.

Recommend printing the taller replacement knob off of thingiverse . It helps prevent the flaky behavior of the small

PROS: Awesome out of box prints
cheap
small footprint


CONS: none

I've been a professional design engineer for over 15 years now. I remember when 3D printing first hit the market and how our company contemplated purchasing a $20k printer that used powder as the medium. The print quality of this printer is comparable to that early, flagship printer although because this uses PLA the layers are more visible. I considered purchasing a DIY 3D printer a few years ago for around $800, but changed my mind when I saw how difficult it was to setup, and the printed parts had a very poor resolution. When I saw this $200 printer and the sample prints it could make I didn't hesitate to purchase it. Finally I have a printer of my own that can bring my creations to life in small scale. My current plan is to create my own "Transformer" toys using models of my own making. I have no doubt this printer is up to the task. The few models I've made so far have exceeded my expectation. Regardless of price, this is a nice little printer. The recommended Cura software is just too easy to use, it's unbelievable. I had my own custom models ready to print in literally minutes after installing the program. I'm seriously in engineer/nerd heaven right now.

PROS: Works as advertised. It's not noisy to me at all, hardly any louder than my inkjet printer sitting next to it. Super easy to setup out of the box. It's well built and aesthetically pleasing. No need to connect it to your PC, the micro-SD card works great.

CONS: The only negative things I had to deal with were minor. First I got a bad egg on my first order. The heated bed didn't work. Monoprice exchanged the printer out for a new one no problem. Great customer service. Second the bed doesn't come perfectly leveled out of the box. No biggie though, it was kind of fun leveling the bed and getting to understand how this thing works.

First and foremost, I love this 3D printer. I picked it up along with a spool of clear PLA and haven't had any issues printing. You'll want to spend some time getting the bed nice and level. The instructions will tell you to center the hotend at the home position and use a piece of paper to get the distance from the nozzle to the bed set. This gets you in the ball park but is only half of the battle. You need to move the hotend to each corner of the bed and tune the height. After your first pass, move back to the home position. You'll find that the home position is no longer perfect. Repeat the process and make smaller and smaller adjustments. In addition, start checking the nozzle height at the center of the bed and all mid points. This whole process takes ten minutes, requires a bit of patience, but will pay you back 10 fold. I haven't had a single adhesion/printing issue since!

Now, for the Achilles Heel.
When you first kick on the extruder and bed, together they will draw over 9 amps. The power supply is rated at 10 amps but this is rarely the case. The power supply may be able to supply 10 amps but it can't continuously run at that. The same goes for 9 amps at it's 90% of it's claimed duty cycle. My power supply died on the third day I had this printer. Monoprice has no replacements and the entire unit has to be replaced. With MP's permission, I used my own power supply as I didn't want to RMA the whole unit for a simple power supply. I wound up using a computer power supply that is rated at 65 amps on the 12 volt rails. I haven't had a problem since. An easier fix would be to pick up a dedicated 12v power supply that outputs 20+ amps.

PROS: 1. Great price and value
2. With the included filament and pre-loaded SD card, you can literally unbox the unit and start a print job in 2 minutes.
3. It's compact! Even the large spool fits nicely on the side and takes up very little room.
4. The printer has an attractive layout.
5. The print quality is decent out of the box. You can dive into modifying this unit to get better results. Tweaking the hotend PID settings should be your first mod.

CONS: 1. Only issue, the power supply is underrated for this printer. I expect MP will see additional RMA's on this shortly.

This is a great first printer. Plug and play. The baby elephant file on the memory card shows layers, but as soon as you start slicing your own files, they will look very clean and no banding.
This review has a file to print to upgrade to the E3D V6 hot end and links to alternative bed adhesion material. It also says that you may be able to go way under 100 micron, but you probably want to swap the nozzle for a smaller one to do that.
http://hackaday.com/2016/06/13/review-monoprice-mp-select-mini-3d-printer/

PROS: Heated bed. Easy to use.

CONS: It is a little loud.

I bought two of these to donate to my daughter's school. The printers were warming up and printing a job within minutes of opening the boxes. It was simple to home the machine, pre-warm the plate & nozzle then start the print. The provided cat demo turned out very nice using the default settings.

PROS: Price
Build Quality
Turnkey

CONS: Now my Dad wants me to buy one for him too.

This printer was easy to set up and has been trouble-free through hours of printing. It is suitable for anyone who has been considering getting a 3D printer. Levelling the bed takes a little effort, but once done, the Monoprice Select Mini runs like a champ.

Great online community and plenty of videos walk the beginner through every step, including upgrades and unlocking hidden features like wifi.

Extremely satisfied.

tmf

1st 3d Printer. This one came on my radar quick. While in the debate of saving for $500 kit or a $1000 pre-assembled unit drops this solid little unit. When I saw reviews from folks I already respected singing its praises, I was done. I will save on the long write up, cause if you are like me you don't read 5 star reviews. That said, so far I can find no faults that can't be quickly brushed aside by the price point. I also pulled the trigger because I have a feeling this will be an extremely popular model with a large community in a hurry. Already noted over a dozen add-ons on thingiverse. this may be a really big step toward a consumer grade printer.

One hint is when leveling the bed, it was just ever so tight. I ended up needing about an 1/8 to 1/4 clockwise turn. I adjusted all 4 down at the same time to avoid chasing them around the bed. Raft went down without a hitch.

PROS: -Price
-Quality Feel
-Compact size
-Shipping was fast and very well packaged
-Instructions, though minimal, are step by step to having it work on the included model 1st try in less than 20 min.
-can use it to make a reprap

CONS: expand-ability
have to get busy designing things to print.

I must say I've purchased for the price and the quality it's amazing. If you are not familiar with 3D printing at all, search 3D Printing Nerd & Makers Muse on YouTube, some GREAT guides, while an entry level device for the most part 3D Printing still requires some tricks to get going - if you are having adhesion issues, get a glue stick :-)

The unit though is awesome, and I've been 3D printing folks things for a few weeks with 2 more units coming in I'll have 3 likely running full time with my Duplicator i3 handling bigger specialized prints. Definitely worth the money but don't expect to just plug and play, take your time, and ease in.

PROS: Quality Prints
Low Cost
Works well with affordable PLA
Heated Bed
Printed Animals make my 2 yr old very happy :-)

CONS: Small Print Volume (about a coke can in height)
Jam wasn't super easy to clear, but get a set of .4mm drill bits on Amazon.

I'd love to give this remarkable printer an A+ rating, however, my experience with this whole purchase was sort of a nightmare. The printer is stated to have been calibrated(on the site, read it), yet when you get it you will be informed with rather lackluster instructions that you HAVE to re-calibrate the printer, along with a few adjustments. What they don't tell you is that you HAVE to take the tape off in order to get the correct adjustment...or do you? .05mm is not very much.
The next faux pas is that there are no "unpacking" instructions. So if one has never built a printer, nor been around one, would assume the cotton and yellow "tape" were just packing pieces, as a good portion of mine came off when unpacking, attached innocently to the packing tape.
I joined a support group on FB for MP Select mini 3d printers and they informed me that the nozzle was not snug up against my heat sink block(I sent picture to show asking "what is this piece?"). There really should be pictures of unpacking and setup.
I also found that my attempts at setting up printer were in vain as, the nozzle ripped into the tape on the setting for the "home" position, not to mention, the table wouldn't lower any further on the front right side, so the nozzle really gouged even further.
All in all, the reviews I read, seem to make this printer out to be great, but I won't know because I never got past the setup :(.

PROS: Very, very well made body. The "open" body unit, at first made me nervous as every printer seems to have a box around it. However, the lcd screen was a bonus, I feel. The controls seem simple and easy to use.

CONS: I apologize if this list seems long, but here we go.
1) Unpacking lacks instructions, e.g. BE CAREFUL OF REMOVING THE TAPE FROM AROUND THE UNIT'S MAIN AREA AND NOZZLE, THE INSULATION(THAT WHITE STUFF) AND THE TAPE(THE YELLOW STUFF), CAN EASILY BE ACCIDENTALLY TORN.
2) The instructions are very contradicting. Don't remove the tape, yet you will read elsewhere that you have to take it off in order to do the proper calibration. It also states on this site's description that you don't need to calibrate and it's all set up for you.
3) There's a wifi option, but yet no info given to you about it. That's a major upselling point and yet, you will only know if you talk to a lot of 3d printing sites.
4) They really should include a test printed piece as a q/c assurance. That way, you know that this printer works.
5) Since you DO have to calibrate, perhaps a .05mm piece of plastic should be included, instead of paper, maybe a .05mm piece of metal, just something that is more consistent with .05 mm than A4 paper.

Showed up today. I ordered more filament from MP, but hasn't arrived yet. Leveled bed, and printed sample cat as per instructions. The included filament ran out before I finished printing the cat.
I think it's printing as expected? Would be nice if they included enough filament to actually print the sample included in the instructions.

PROS: Quick Ship
Simple Setup

CONS: Signature required (wish I had known, had to go pick it up)
Not enough sample filament.

Between work and home I have 3 (now 4) different 3D printers. So I am a bit more advanced in my knowledge of machine setup etc. However in this case:

Unboxed it. Leveled the build plate. Loaded filament. Started printing.
It was just that easy for me.

New users to 3d printing will need to load slicing software and learn how to use it. There is a bit of a learning curve and trial and error involved.

One thing I really love about this printer is how quiet it is. Another thing is the Bowden style extruder. This means the filament motor is not on the print head so there is a considerable reduction in mass moving around. In turn there is less vibration and the print quality is better.
The Bowden extruder does require a much larger retraction setting. I started at 3mm and fine tune from there. Compare that to a direct drive extruder at .5-1mm.

Some Notes:
Comes with a sheet of masking tape on the print bed. This needs to be replaced nearly every print. You can use painters tape to replace it or a much better solution is to invest in some 3M BuildTak sheets. (available on Amazon) These are awesome and last me for hundreds of prints.

Does not come with PLA like it says in the description. There is a spot for it in the packaging but someone dropped the ball and left it out. Hopefully Monoprice will fix this error soon. I sent them a note about it.
In all honesty every sample that has come with a printer has been horrible PLA so this is not much of a loss.

You will need to learn about gcode as the printer is so new it is not listed in any slicing software and you will have to load a custom machine. Then you will need to add in custom gcode to make the printer do things like prime the extruder before a print and park the print head after the print is done.

The on device software is very simple and does not allow much control. The wheel button thing is a pain in the butt to get used to. I am forever choosing the wrong option as it is finicky.

All in all I am very glad to own this printer and every issue is minor enough to just be annoying.

PROS: Between work and home I have 3 (now 4) different 3D printers. So I am a bit more advanced in my knowledge of machine setup etc. However in this case:

Unboxed it. Leveled the build plate. Loaded filament. Started printing.
It was just that easy for me.

New users to 3d printing will need to load slicing software and learn how to use it. There is a bit of a learning curve and trial and error involved.

One thing I really love about this printer is how quiet it is. Another thing is the Bowden style extruder. This means the filament motor is not on the print head so there is a considerable reduction in mass moving around. In turn there is less vibration and the print quality is better.
The Bowden extruder does require a much larger retraction setting. I started at 3mm and fine tune from there. Compare that to a direct drive extruder at .5-1mm.

Some Notes:
Comes with a sheet of masking tape on the print bed. This needs to be replaced nearly every print. You can use painters tape to replace it or a much better solution is to invest in some 3M BuildTak sheets. (available on Amazon) These are awesome and last me for hundreds of prints.

Does not come with PLA like it says in the description. There is a spot for it in the packaging but someone dropped the ball and left it out. Hopefully Monoprice will fix this error soon. I sent them a note about it.
In all honesty every sample that has come with a printer has been horrible PLA so this is not much of a loss.

You will need to learn about gcode as the printer is so new it is not listed in any slicing software and you will have to load a custom machine. Then you will need to add in custom gcode to make the printer do things like prime the extruder before a print and park the print head after the print is done.

The on device software is very simple and does not allow much control. The wheel button thing is a pain in the butt to get used to. I am forever choosing the wrong option as it is finicky.
You can hook it up to a computer and control it with the slicing software.

All in all I am very glad to own this printer and every issue is minor enough to just be annoying.

I bought it as my first printer, while I never used one I read about it enough to know what I was doing when setting it up and leveling the bed. I started to print in around 20min after unpacking with great results but after a few pieces printed I got my first clog and I am currently working on fixing it...


PROS: - Well made
- easy to setup
- prints rather well, for PLA at least ( I have not tried other filaments yet)

CONS: That's not the best printer for this price I was really impressed by the result of the few pieces I made, the only cons I have is the fan noise, it vibrates and transmit vibrations to the whole machine making a rather annoying noise if near you, this is a shame since the printer does not make much noise otherwise.

While I would love to give this printer a 5 star rating the fact that there are still not parts available from Monoprice. You are own your own to research and in a lot of cases receive the wrong parts, for example the nozzle, this nozzle is not standard for this type of hotend. If not for the 2000 plus member's of the Facebook group sharing their experiences I would have ended up purchasing a lot of wrong parts.

PROS: Well made, feels sturdy, travels well.

CONS: No parts available

Good design, fast delivery, and a large web support community

I'm a blown away by this little machine. I've had it a couple months now and I'm an continually surprised at the quality of the prints it produces. I've shown it to my buddy who own and Ultimaker and the print resolution rivals anything he's printed as well. The only real drawback to this tiny machine is the build size for prints (roughly 120mm cubed) Do yourself a favor, if you're thinking about getting a 3d printer, get this one! The low cost means that it's easy to get started, and if you decide it's not for you, it should be very easy to recoup your investment.

PROS: Amazing build quality, fantastic print resolution, heated build plate, easy to use.

CONS: Relatively small build capacity, but that's to be expected for a machine this tiny.

I've had my Select Mini for a month now, and find very little that I dislike or would change. My knowledge was nil, but I've always wanted one. I'm really pleased that I made this purchase! I'm looking forward to upgrading to a Maker Select Plus in the spring.

PROS: Easy to use and adjust. Came virtually ready to use, well packed, and works well.

CONS: No estimated time of completion or percentage of completion in the display if using Cura. A feature I would really like to have. The knob is not user friendly and I highly recommend that you print a taller, more ergonomic one to replace it with. Wish it was bigger, lol!,

I love this printer. Quality of prints is great, and it's easy to use and understand. I had a terrible clog after about 5 days of use that required me to get a new PTFE tube to go into the hot end as well as a new extruder nozzle (I broke mine trying to remove it). After replacing these items, the printer was back at work and now I can repair clogs easily and have the materials on-hand to do so in the future. My friends are amazed by the quality of the prints I can make. It's the neatest toy I've bought in a long, long time.

PROS: * Cost
* Ease of use
* Ease of repair/upgrade
* Quality of prints

CONS: * Clogs somewhat easily
* Temperature control accurate only to within +/- 5C
* Manual bed height adjustment

Super easy to get up and running, only took about 15 minutes before the first print was going. Comes with a very small amount of filament, so make sure to pick up a roll.

The day after doing my first print the power supply stopped working. The rest of the machine still runs (on a different supply), but waiting for an RMA now and then hopefully I'll be back up and running again.

This is my first 3D printer and I love it. This 3D printer is amazing and I would recommend getting It. For the price it is very cheap and it works wonderfully. It is very user friendly and great for beginners. I would give it 10 out of 5 stars but it won't let me. :)

PROS: WONDERFUL!
very low price
prints very well
looks nice
can print many materials
I love being able to change the speed during the print
HEATED BED AT ONLY 200$ !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Micro SD card included

CONS: I did have a very bad clog about a week after I got it, but I called their tech support and got it working, they were very helpful. They gave me step by step instructions on how to disassemble the extruder, and fix the problem

I had to download an older version of cura because the newest one does not support 3rd party printers. This is not monoprice's fault though.

The Micro SD card it comes with does not have a lot of memory, but it works fine for most prints.

I've bought 2 (count them, two) kits and have been frustrated with 3D printing since. I got my Mini yesterday and had it pre-flighted within 20 minutes. I tried a roll of filament I had from my other printer and had a jam within minutes. Once I was able to get that cleared, I used the enclosed sample and was able to start the "cat" print. I then tested pausing to switch filaments and loaded a different spool. The print head moved out of the way of the current print. Surprisingly, the printer remembered EXACTLY where it left off and continued.

If there is a question of quality or stability, forget it. This is rock solid.

Two things, I would recommend that new users buy QUALITY filament to ensure their first experience is great. Second, I wish I had bought this FIRST! I have to thank Chuck Hellaback over at YouTube for his review. It helped me make this great choice.

PROS: Easy to use
Easy to maintain
Controls are intuitive


CONS: Lack of troubleshooting/maintenance steps in instructions
Allen wrench for smaller 1.5mm set screw for cleaning/clearing clogs in printhead not included

The MP select is my first printer. It has great features and a good quality build. It is very easy to setup and use. The print quality is great and the price is very affordable. I will be buying my next printer from monoprice.

Our son-in-law loves the 3D printer. He has always wanted one and we gave him one for Christmas.

This is a very high quality easy to configure device. The price point for entry into the world of 3d printing is unbeatable. A few manual tweaks to insure that the print bed is set correctly and you're up and running. I highly recommend this for anyone interested in learning more about 3d printing.

This is an excellent starter printer. Even beats more costly printers from competitors. Accuracy cannot be matched

This is my first 3D printer and it is an excellent printer especially for the price. I have had lots of fun with it. With a bit more experience I will probably get a more sophisticated 3D printer, but it will be awhile. The only problem I had was that the AC power adapter died after one week of usage and have had to return the power adapter to obtain a replacement.

PROS: Easy to Use
Great beginner 3D printer

CONS: Manual is very lacking and had to figure some things out on my own.
AC Power adapter failed after one week of use.

My brother is the artist of the family and he hasn't stop using his printer!!

Awesome printer! Perfect for novices. I had it working in under an hour.

I have never used a 3d printer before. Got it for Christmas and have not stopped printing since then. Between the Facebook MP private group and the thingiverse website, this will never get boring. You will never be without support with the large following this printer has. If you're in doubt don't be... just buy it. Its well worth it.

I got a demo of the printer from a co-worker who has been bringing in 3D printed things for the past year tempting me. After actually seeing it, and seeing how quick he got it up and running after moving its location, I decided to snag one.

My almost 5 year old is a big fan, he keeps asking me to make something else, he doesn't even care what, he just likes to see it get built.

It was easy to get started, and has been able to handle printing quite few things.

I like it enough that I just bought another as a gift for my sister in law, a teacher who had been looking for one to borrow to show to her students as a STEM project.

PROS: Easy to set up
Takes up very little space
Easy to move if needed

CONS: It's a little loud sometimes. Seems to change from print to print

First, I admit this is my first 3D printer. I'm not totally foreign to technology but I admit I'm cheap when it comes to purchasing things (especially with my own money). I've been following 3D printing in general for a few years but always wanted to see how things developed before investing money into a product. Would it become a relatively expensive toy or a bunch of parts that really never worked right and required constant tinkering? Well, when I saw this printer available at Monoprice I decided the time was right. I really wanted a ready to go solution and so far this meets that expectation. Received the product yesterday, along with a reel of PLA filament, and already printed an item out of the box. Is this the perfect 3D printer? Of course not depe4nding on your definition of perfect but if your print will fit within the dimensions than it may be very close. Is it the fastest printer? Again, probably not but remember I have no first hand experience with other printers. What I can say is it worked out of the box. I started with the test print available on the included micro-SD card of the cat using the sample filament provided. Well, I saw it was going to run out before the print finished so I cancelled the job. Only issue I had was getting the purchased filament loaded into the printer but a little "futzing" and the filament loaded into the printer and fed fine for another print job. that completed without any issues and looks great. So now it's off to the wonderful world of shared files and attempting to learn how to create my own items to print. 5 stars all the way and another winner for Monoprice.

PROS: Price, ease of use, Plug and play, size of print bed.

CONS: Did have an issue with loading filament after test print. Limited size print bed so limited to size of objects (if that matters)

I have been running it for days.. Great quality prints with a little bit of tinkering. There are a lot of things you can upgrade on it. Like Hot end can be upgraded to E3D V6 which is a gold standard performance. Extruder can be upgraded to all metal. You can't ask more from this printer for the price. It's simply the best.

I bought this to print some small parts for various activities that I do, camping and tent parts, biking mounts, broken widgets around the house. And for the kids to learn about design and engineering. So far I have made only a few prints using samples from thingiverse and these download into the Cura app just fine and print. It prints as expected with some minor sanding required after. I really can't complain for the cost. Even my Con's listed are not at all any deal breaker or take away anything from the quality of this printer for the price.

PROS: * Comes with software (older version that matches the setup document)
* Very little setup time, made my first part within 1 hour, and I wasn't rushing
* Once I found the right temp for the filament, printing items was quick and easy
* Printer screen is bright, easy, and intuitive.
* Packaging was tight and well done

CONS: * When I set the printer on the flat table one of the rubber/plastic pegs underneath was shorter so it was not flat or level on a flat surface out of the box. So I had to wedge a piece of cardboard under one leg to level it out. Eventually I suppose I can re-print a peg at the right height.

* There are lots of warning to not damage the yellow tape on the extruder, but they package it with some filament reinforced super sticky tape right over the weak yellow tape that is protecting the insulation on the extruder, its nearly impossible NOT to damage the yellow tape.

* The box did not come with the sample of filament, but it did arrive days later separately

* The extruder seems to leak a lot of filament out when it is moving to a starting position, which then screws up the print outline if you don't get it removed right away at the start of the print.

* The adjusting wheel is slippery and kind of hard to turn if you have fatter rougher hands. Seems it was designed for a softer hand to turn.

* I have noticed that the masking tape is a bit slippery so I had to add some purple elmers to get that to stick right.

This is the first 3D printer I have purchased and I would highly recommend it if, like me, you have been hesitant to drop a lot of money on relatively new technology. I have no prior experience with 3D printers so I can only evaluate it against my expectations, relative to the cost. In this regard I think it deserves the highest rating. I am very pleased..

This unit is solidly built and produces very nice prints. The structure, mechanisms, and controls look and feel "substantial". They are not just a bunch of parts thrown together. The printer does not seem "cheap". Further, the mechanical operation is smooth and controlled. I watched it for about an hour on my first full design and was truly impressed. No jittering, shaking, unusual noises, etc... It just worked away.

While the hardware is great, I didn't have a lot of success with the included software. However, I think this is more of a patience issue on my part, not an inherent issue with Cura. I also don't consider it a major factor in the decision to buy this printer. The hardware alone is worth the cost and there are various free or paid software tools available. My initial prints were done with a combination of Sketchup (export to STL) and Slic3r. (I used Blender to survey the STL export prior to slicing). Everything worked well with these alternate tools.

Invest a little bit of time in reading the short online setup guide and you won't be disappointed with purchase of this printer. It is a great value and introduction to 3D printing.

PROS: Great Price/Value ratio
Solidly built
Quality prints with good resolution
Fairly simple setup

CONS: No major cons.

It does what it does well. One thing I learned the hard way was to be sure and level the baseplate after each printing. What seems like an easy push with the spatula will require releveling the plate. Otherwise, you can easily rub the extruder on the release pad and clog the nozzle. I've done it more than once.

Thanks for the quick turn-around on my return for this printer. I expected a long wait due to the printer being out of stock but was pleasantly surprised to get next day shipment of my replacement after Monoprice receiving my return shipment.

PROS: Fast shipment of the replacement printer.
RMA paperwork sent via Email.
Replacement shipped when printer appeared out of stock on website.

CONS: Several days delay in issuing RMA

For the price, it is hard to beat however, it has problems with fine details. Even on the built in test print files, when it gets to small spot, there are glitches and gaps caused by under extrusion. Best I can tell, this hotend clogs frequently and unclogs at random. I can print large consistent prints with no glitches, just when it varies in work load is when it glitches / clogs. You can tell the clogs by the kickback on the filament. It does great on parts though, no luck with figurines.

PROS: Prints large consistent extrusion flow items such as parts very nicely.

Looks Great.

Easy to transport but wish it had a handle on the top.

CONS: Details that requires extruder retraction causes clogs that doesn't clear until there is larger print areas. (Why I only gave 4 stars).

Over time (a couple of weeks) it starts to rattle and become noisy. (Several people published fixes and improvements to prevent re-occurrences. FYI also known as Malyan M200.)

Cura default end of code causes a homing (misinterpretation by the machine?) that results in dislodging the Z axis nut when the part is in the way (safety feature?) Easy to fix without disassembly. Use your finger to spin the nut higher and slide the arm back onto the nut. Just make sure the nut flat surface is parallel to the back of the frame.

Very good started 3D printer, or if you just don't need a lot of volume or speed.

On the upside, it's pretty easy to get things printing, the gcode that came with the microSD card worked fine for me almost right out of the box with only leveling the print bed. I would recommend doing your initial print with colored filament (not white or clear) I couldn't see the clear stuff to check the bed. Grey was easy to see.

Setup is pretty simple: level bed, attach filament hook, run filament, print. Choosing temperatures can be a bit tricky, but that seems to be inherent to this style of 3D printing rather than a weakness of the unit.

I ended up running it with Octopi, a web interface running on a Raspberry Pi plugged into the USB port on the printer. I cannot recommend this enough, as it lets you print and monitor progress from...well, anywhere (though, since there are heated elements, I'm unwilling at this time to leave it completely unattended). You can also store more prints on the Octopi than the onboard microSD card, and don't have to be constantly mucking with the card you can also upload patterns to the printer's card, I suppose for portability or if you print the same things often.

The unit does take a while to heat up, it seems like it can heat the bed or the extruder, but not both. Give it 10-15 minutes to heat up. The print area is pretty small it's fairly easy to find patterns on Thingiverse too large for the printer. The precision could be better, and you can't just swap out the extruder head as it's proprietary (though you can find print patterns to adapt it to standard extruder heads). It's also very slow the fastest print I've had (a simple rectangular container about 1.5x2.25x1.25 inches, hollow and open on one side) took 2.5 hours or so. It's very, very noisy this can be rectified with a few mods (found by searching reddit's 3dprinting subreddit), but I think it's easier just to move it somewhere unobtrusive.

However, I can't really knock the printer for those flaws because it does work reliably (so far), and it is dirt cheap.

PROS: Inexpensive
Simple
Prints accurately

CONS: Loud
Slow (to heat and print)

Received the printer. Well packed. Fairly hefty and solid for it's price. Was unable to print the sample cat as the plastic extruder feed was cracked and the filament slipped. Monoprice took a week to respond to my emails and at the end of the week only offered to replace the printer which wouldn't solve the issue that the extruder feed is a weak point.

I only point that issue out. You can easily buy an aluminum feed to replace it, which I did even as I was contacting Monoprice support. Takes about 15 minutes to replace and its *much* better then the stock plastic one. There are lots of hacks/upgrades/notes online. Did you know the printer has wifi? It does, with new firmware.

I think this is a pretty decent starter printer but forget Monoprice support on it, they don't have parts and will just want to swap it out and you can make it a much better printer cheaply with a little work.

PROS: Inexpensive.
Solidly made ( for the most part ).
Good community support.

CONS: Has a few weak parts.
Lack of Monoprice support beyond "We'll send you a new one"
Lack of spare parts for common items from Monoprice.

The product seems to be well manufactured with all metal construction and a well laid out design. It seems to have trouble getting the bed much above 70 degrees and the tip temperature fluctuates quite a bit. I think it would be a good product, however, on my second print the hotend stopped heating, the temperature readout dropped to 0 degrees, and the filament got clogged in the head. Attempting to restart the printer would not heat the tip.

I think it is worth another try.

I am now waiting to see how quickly the RMA process at Monoprice works. They say it was backordered until July 8, so hopefully I will receive a replacement soon after that.

PROS: Quality design and construction

CONS: Hotend and/or temperature sensor stopped working on second print.