Creality K1
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The Creality K1 is the original enclosed CoreXY printer from Creality, released in summer 2023 as a direct response to the Bambu Lab P1P/P1S. It targets experienced users and tinkerers willing to tweak the machine: geometry and speed place it head-to-head with the P1S, but at a noticeably lower price. The current price on the official Creality store is $339, and in Russia the K1 is sold on Ozon and Cvetmir3d.
The K1 runs a CoreXY frame with metal linear rails on the X and Y axes and a lightweight 190 g print head. The nozzle reaches 300 °C and the bed reaches 100 °C, with a claimed 600 mm/s print speed and acceleration up to 20,000 mm/s². It uses a direct drive extruder, offers a 220x220x250 mm build volume, an enclosed chamber, automatic bed leveling, input shaping with a built-in G-sensor, a 4.3" color touchscreen, WiFi, and Creality Cloud integration. The firmware is a modified Klipper build maintained by Creality.
Advantages
- Real-world print speeds well above most bedslinger competitors in the same price bracket: input shaping and CoreXY allow stable 300–500 mm/s jobs without visible ringing
- Enclosed chamber and 300 °C nozzle handle ABS, ASA, PC, PA and carbon fiber composites — a wider material list than open Ender 3 V3 style machines
- $339 for an enclosed CoreXY with auto-calibration and a touchscreen is one of the cheapest offers in the class; Tom's Hardware and TechRadar praise the price-to-performance ratio
- Large modding community: ready-made guides on 3DPrintBeginner, Reddit and Discord — from JUUPINE hotend swaps to Rinkhals and fully open Klipper flashes
- Fully automatic bed leveling and input shaping are built in out of the box, no separate accelerometer required
- Compact 355x355x480 mm footprint and 12.5 kg weight — fits on a regular desk and can be moved by one person
Disadvantages
- Weak point is the early-revision extruder and hotend: 3DPrintBeginner and All3DP report PTFE wear, a locking lever that sticks and the need for a hotend swap for reliable high-speed printing
- Locked-down Klipper firmware: no console access, no config files and no Z-offset adjustment by default — most advanced mods require rooting via Helper Script or Rinkhals
- No active chamber heater or carbon filter — ABS and ASA printing is possible, but chamber temperature is not controlled like on the Bambu Lab P1S
- Monitoring camera is an optional add-on sold separately, unlike the built-in camera on the K1C and P1S
The Creality K1 suits users who want a fast enclosed CoreXY at the lowest possible price and are comfortable modding the machine: swapping the hotend, using a third-party slicer, flashing Rinkhals. For print farms and makers on a tight budget who still need a high-throughput printer, the K1 remains one of the best-value options of 2023–2026.
If you need out-of-the-box carbon fiber printing and a built-in camera, look at the K1C or the Bambu Lab P1S. But within its price tier, the original K1 is still a workhorse with a huge community and a clear upgrade path.