This is the first 3D-printer for me and after deeply scanned the internet i desided to order the Geeetech I3 Pro B.
Maybe not the perfect printer but for it's price it seemed to be the best starter kit You can buy with lots of information on the net and support from Geeetech.
Living in Sweden (EU) i ordered on Ebay from Geeetechs official (?) wharehouse in Germany/Belgium. The order was effected very fast and in just a couple days my kit was delivered at my door.
Everything is very well packed and all the small parts are nicely sorted in numbered plastic bags.
The build it self is very easy and stright forward if you have at least some basic knowhow in mechanics and electronics and know how a Allen key (supplied) looks and "works".. The instruction are good and if You the slightes question just watch the instruction videos Geeetech provides on Youtube. Just take it easy and check (and doubble check) all measurement and angels and keep it stright and parrallell.
The quality of the supplied parts is quite good. No rockbottom cheap screws and fasternes with lousy threads and so on. The soldering och the PCBs looks fairly good too.
My printer sprung into life directly and with supplied firmware and Cura as slicer it have printed everything quite OK so far. Just take Your time calibrate everything "by the book"
BUT... I have one issue so far (and that was, sorry to say, now surprise) One of my threaded rods for the Z-axis is quite bent. I've tried one of the "Z-axis anti wobble-kits" found on Thingiverse but the rod is to bent for it to be eliminated by the fix. So now i'm going to the local hardware store and buy a stainless steel rod to replace the 2 stock Z-rods.
All in all i can say, don't hesitate! Buy a Geeetech I3 printer and plunge into the wonderful world of 3D printing. Be prepared for some tweaking but i don't think You can avoid that with any printer.
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