QIDI X-Plus 2
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Description
The QIDI X-Plus 2 is an enclosed FDM printer that QIDI Technology released in 2019–2020. It's a mid-range machine for people who want to print engineering materials like nylon, polycarbonate, and carbon fiber composites, not just PLA. Its headline feature is a pair of interchangeable extruder assemblies: a standard one for everyday filaments and a high-temperature one for demanding plastics.
The build volume is 270x200x200 mm. It runs Cartesian kinematics with one motor per X and Y axis and a dual Z axis for stability on tall prints. The swappable units are QIDI third-generation dual-gear print heads: the standard head reaches 250 °C (PLA, ABS, PETG, TPU) and the high-temperature head reaches 300 °C (nylon, polycarbonate, carbon fiber). The bed heats to 100 °C, print speed runs 30–150 mm/s, and the minimum layer height is 0.05 mm. There's also a dual-sided magnetic removable plate, a filament sensor, power loss recovery, a 4.3-inch touchscreen, and Wi-Fi, Ethernet, and USB.
Advantages
- High-temp head included — a dedicated 300 °C assembly lets you print nylon, polycarbonate, and carbon fiber, which was uncommon for a printer in this class
- Enclosed cabinet — the metal frame with acrylic panels holds a stable chamber temperature, so ABS prints without warping (3DToday printed a large ABS model successfully)
- Easy start — it ships assembled, setup takes under 20 minutes, and auto leveling works without the usual fiddling (3DPrinterly: "runs amazingly straight out of the box")
- Strong adhesion — the dual-sided magnetic plate holds ABS and PETG with no glue or tape, and finished parts pop off by flexing the plate
- Networked and self-hosted — Wi-Fi, Ethernet, and USB, with no mandatory cloud, running QidiPrint, Cura, or Simplify3D
Disadvantages
- High launch price — the roughly $899 launch price was the main complaint, and QIDI later dropped it to around $499 late in its life
- Manual head swaps — to switch to nylon or carbon fiber you physically change the assembly by hand, which owners call a mild annoyance
- Noisy drivers and one-sided cooling — the stepper drivers are audible during prints, and part cooling from a single side can struggle on overhangs
- Flaky Wi-Fi and a slow screen — reviewers report software bugs when printing over Wi-Fi, and the 4.3-inch touchscreen responds with a lag
The QIDI X-Plus 2 suits anyone who needs an enclosed chamber and the ability to print engineering materials — nylon, polycarbonate, carbon fiber — without building or heavily tuning a machine. It's a workhorse for functional parts in ABS and demanding plastics, not a high-speed or multi-color printer.
Bottom line: the X-Plus 2 was a dependable enclosed printer for its day, with a high-temperature head that was rare in its class. It's now discontinued, but it remains a sensible option for engineering-material printing on the used market.