Creality
Creality K1C review
Enclosed CoreXY with a carbon-ready hotend at roughly two-thirds the price of a P1S. Rougher software, better value per millimetre.
Best for: Budget buyers who want an enclosure and don't mind tinkering.
What we like
- Enclosed and carbon-fibre capable at a low price
- Genuinely fast
- Runs Klipper underneath
What we don't
- Firmware and slicer less polished
- Noisier than Bambu
- QC varies between units
Full specifications
| Type | FDM CoreXY |
| Released | 2024 |
| Build volume | 220 × 220 × 250 mm |
| Max speed | 600 mm/s |
| Hotend max temp | 300 °C |
| Bed max temp | 100 °C |
| Nozzle | 0.4 mm hardened (tri-metal) |
| Bed levelling | Automatic |
| Enclosure | Yes |
| Multi-material | No |
| Connectivity | Wi-Fi, USB |
| Recommended slicer | Creality Print / Orca |
Specifications are the manufacturer's published figures. "Max speed" is a headline number no printer sustains across a whole part — treat it as a ceiling, not a throughput estimate.