3D Printer
Which 3D Printer is Right for Your School?

Choosing a school 3D printer can be overwhelming. This quick guide asks about your students, budget, and needs — then recommends the best options for your situation.

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Makers Empire develops 3D design software and curriculum for schools. Our software is regularly used with 3D printers, and we have tested/bought/tried dozens of different 3D printers and have supported thousands of schools using 3D printers. We haven't tested every single printer in the list, but keep up with reviews, forums, and schools using these different printers.

Non exhaustive list of 3D printers we've tried/owned/tested (These are all outdated now and are not recommended): Zortrax M200, Flashforge Dreamer/Guider/Guider IIS/Adventurer II/Adventuerer IIS/Adventurer 3/Adventurer 4/AD5X/Creator Pro, Up (TierTime/Afinia) Box/Mini/Box+/Mini 2/H400/H800/Plus 2, XYZ Da Vinci Jr, Polar 3D, BEE THE FIRST, Makerbot Thing-O-Matic/Replicator, Printrbot Simple Metal, Cocoon Create, Creality Endder 3/CR10, Dremel 3D40/3D45, BambuLabs A1/A1 Mini/X1 Carbon, WonderMaker ZR Ultra S, Sindoh Wox 1, Cubicon Single, Weistek MiniToy/Speed, Me3D ME2, Robo C2, Form 1, Leapfrog Ultra, Ultimaker 2, MakerPi, Tronxy, Voxelab x2.