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The Monoprice Maker Plus 10 was designed with the goal of providing 3D Printing enthusiasts with a reliable performance printer at a highly affordable price. Featuring a 300 x 300mm heated, flexible, removable spring-steel build plate, an all-metal extruder, and additional features such as assisted bed leveling, resume print functions, and easy to access components this printer is equipped to provide quality 3D printing right out of the box.

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Product No. M-MPR-PUA1

List Price: $399.99

ENJOY QUALITY 3D PRINTING AT A FAIR PRICE

Providing enthusiasts with affordable 3D printers is one of the core values behind Monoprice’s design ethos and the Maker Plus 10 is a prime example of this. Ready to go right out of the box with features such as an assisted bed-level sensor, which detects differences in the bed and allows users to accurately and easily calibrate their Z-offset, a heated flexible removable print bed which is capable of reaching 100°C, a removable magnetic extruder carriage to make swapping out extruder systems as quick as possible, a dual Y gantry to provide a stable base for the print bed and minimize wobble typically found in single Y gantry models, and convenient resume print functions to safeguard against power outages or failures.

All of these features have been packed into the Maker Plus 10 to provide users with a reliable 3D printing experience for years to come.

The removable magnetic extruder head makes working on your machine and switching to an extruder system of your choice easier than ever.

FEATURES OF THE MAKER PLUS 10:
  • Assisted bed-level sensor
  • Heated, removable & flexible Print Bed
  • Resume print functionality
  • Magnetic Extruder Mount
  • Dual Y gantry
  • Fully-assembled – no set up required!

Designed to be as simple and straightforward as possible – this 300 x 300mm print bed makes removing prints as well as cleaning your print bed a breeze.

TECHNICAL SPECS:

PRINTER PROPERTIES:

  • Maximum Print Area: 300 x 300 x 400 mm
  • Print Speed: up to 100mm/sec
  • Layer Thickness: 50 – 300 microns
  • Max Hotend Temperature: up to 280 °C
  • Max Print Bed Temperature: up to 110 °C
  • Build Platform: Heated, removable, and flexible steel plate
  • Assisted Bed Leveling: Supported
  • Filament Diameter: 1. 75mm
  • Supported Filament Types: PLA, ABS, PETG, Nylon, Wood & Metal filled.

HARDWARE:

  • Printer Dimensions: 19.7" x 24.5" x 24.5" (501 x 622 x 622 mm)
  • Printer weight: 27.5 lbs. (12.5 kg)
  • Connectivity: Wi-Fi, Micro USB, and MicroSD Card (up to 8GB)
  • Input Power: 110~220 VAC, 50/60 Hz
  • Warranty: 1-year for manufacturer defects

DESKTOP & MOBILE SOFTWARE:

  • Supported Software: Cura, KISSLICER, Simplyfy 3D, MatterControl, or any other .gcode software.
  • ​(1) MP10 3D Printer
  • (1) Filament Rack
  • (2) Frame Brackets
  • (1) Plastic Scraper
  • (1) USB Cable
  • (1) Memory card
  • (4) Hex Wrench (2mm, 2.5mm, 3mm, 4mm)
  • (5) M5x20 Screws
  • (13) M4x6 Screws
  • (1) Open-end wrench (8mm)
  • (1) AC Power cord
  • (1) User Manual

Monoprice MP10 Mini 3D printer review: A decent option for the price, with some caveats

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There are a lot of great 3D printers out there, but they can be pricey. Here's an affordable alternative.

3D printing has come a long way since I first started playing around with the medium. We now have a huge variety of 3D printers at every price point imaginable. The $300 printer market is a much sought after area to break into — and a common subject in the 3D printing groups on Facebook — with a lot of companies vying for their place at the table.

Does the Monoprice MP10 Mini manage to break into this market and make a real change? Sort of ... but it's a mixed bag.

Monoprice MP10 Mini

$300 Bottom line: The MP10 Mini offers a lot of valuable features, with a stable foundation and some wonderfully advanced safety features. There a few underlying issues, but if you are patient and persistent, the MP10 Mini could be a really great machine.

For
  • Great price
  • Some nice advanced features
  • Solid construction
Against
  • Will need a lot of tuning
  • No really, I mean a lot of tuning

What you'll love about the MP10 Mini

The MP10 Mini is something of an anomaly. Originally based on the MP10 — Monoprice's large scale printer, which in turn is based on the CR10 by Creality — The MP10 Mini is a cut-down machine but featuring all the same design features as its big sister. So it's the small version of a large version, instead of the other way round as is normally the case.

The MP10 series uses a slightly different mechanism than most of Monoprice's printers. It uses the same extruded aluminum struts to create the frame, but instead of using greased rods to move the build plate and z-gantry, it uses low friction rollers. This is something Creality has been doing for a while now in its Ender and CR10 models, and it seems to work very well to reduce noise on the prints on these Monoprice variants, too.

The MP10 Mini has the potential to be amazing.

When you first take the printer out of the box, it takes just a few screws to bring it all together, making an extremely sturdy printer. There are also a lot of nice features on the Mini that you would expect to see in a much higher priced machine, features like automatic bed leveling, filament run-out, and, my personal favorite, a quick-release print head.

The print head itself is attached to the gantry with three very strong magnets. This turns out to be extremely helpful in a number of ways. It makes changing the nozzle much easier, for example, but it also means you aren't likely to break anything if you get the settings wrong on your print and you crash into the build plate or into the model. The print head just comes loose instead of bending or breaking anything.

I would also say that you want to keep an eye out on the filament run-out sensor. This one seems to be especially sensitive and doesn't really like bright colors like white, silver, or clear. It doesn't work at all when you try to use clear. As I used the machine more and more, I chose to disconnect the filament sensor completely as all the false positives were making printing anything tough.

Despite these issues though, when I finally got the MP10 Mini dialed in and printing well, the results were as good as any printer in its price point and even a few $100 to 200 options. There are some really nice layer lines on the Cyclops model I printed by Wekster, and although I didn't get the number of top layers quite right on Captain Marvel (below), you can see the potential in this machine.

What you'll dislike about the MP10 Mini

My biggest issue with the MP10 mini is the quality when you first unbox it. 3D printing isn't new, and affordable printers are becoming more and more common, so new printers should be capable of printing excellent prints out of the box. This simply wasn't the case with the MP10 that I used.

The first thing I print whenever I get a printer to review is the Gcode on the SD card that comes with it. For those who don't know, Gcode is the file that tells your printer how to print the model — STL, OBJ, or 3MF are the actual models — and most companies include one that has been tuned and generated to give the printer its very best chance to impress you. Unfortunately, the MP10 mini couldn't even successfully print the fortune cat that comes with the printer, despite several tries, and although the quality of the print was great, it doesn't matter if it can't get through it.

These kinds of issues make the MP 10 Mini slightly tougher to recommend. There are plenty of people out there who love to take the time to really fine-tune a printer and make it their own, and they do an amazing job. For $300, the MP10 is a great place to start on your 3D printing journey if you have the time, patience, and enough filament to really dial it in.

The potential is there, but if you are hoping to print excellent prints out of the box, there are other printers you can consider. The Monoprice Mini Delta works almost perfectly out of the box, and although the build plate is small, the print quality is amazing straight out of the box.

So should you buy the MP10 Mini?

I'm of two minds about the MP10 Mini from Monoprice. I think, given enough time, I could make this printer sit up and dance the merry tune of perfect layers, but do I want to? In this day and age of inexpensive printers, should we have to work hard to create passable prints? Or should we be able to plug it in, press the button and know that a decent print is going to happen?

If you are looking for a small, yet solid 3D printer for $300, you could do a lot worse than the MP10 Mini. If you stretched your budget just a little further to $400, you could get yourself the full-size MP10 , though, and that has all the same features with a 300 mm x 300 mm build plate, 50 percent bigger than the MP10 mini.

Still, the MP10 Mini has the potential to be amazing. You just need the patience to get it there

Budget printing

Monoprice MP10 Mini

A solid foundation

The MP10 Mini is in that sweet spot for first-time buyers. It's cheap, but with some patience and hard work, it can produce some great quality prints.

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Monoprice MP10 Mini 3D Printer Review: Decent value for money, with some caveats

3D printing has come a long way since I first started playing with media. We now have a huge variety of 3D printers at every price point. The $300 printer market is a highly sought-after area to break into - and a common topic in Facebook 3D printing groups - with many companies vying for a spot at the table.

Has the Monoprice MP10 Mini been able to enter this market and make a real difference? Sort of... but it's a mixed bag.

Solid start

Monoprice MP10 Mini

$300

Bottom line: The MP10 Mini offers a lot of valuable features, with a stable base and some surprisingly advanced security features. There are a few major issues, but if you're patient and persistent, the MP10 Mini can be a really great machine.

Pros

  • Great price
  • Some nice advanced features
  • Robust construction

Cons

  • Needs a lot of tuning
  • No, really, I mean a lot of tuning
  • Look at Amazon

What you'll love about the MP10 Mini

The MP10 Mini is something out of the ordinary. Originally based on the MP10 - a large-scale Monoprice printer, which in turn is based on Creality's CR10 - the MP10 Mini is a stripped-down machine but shares all the same design features as its bigger sister. So it's a small version of the big version, not the other way around as usual.

The MP10 series uses a slightly different mechanism than most Monoprice printers. It uses the same extruded aluminum brace to create the frame, but instead of using greased rods to move the build plate and Z-gantry, it uses low friction rollers. This is something Creality has been doing for some time now with their Ender and CR10 models, and it seems to work very well for reducing noise in prints on these Monoprice variants.

The

MP10 Mini has amazing potential.

When you first take the printer out of the box, it only takes a few screws to put everything together, making the printer extremely durable. The Mini also has a lot of nice features that you'd expect to see in a much more expensive machine, like automatic bed leveling, filament knockout and, my personal favorite, a fast-response printhead.

The printhead itself is attached to the portal with three very strong magnets. This proves to be extremely useful in many ways. For example, it makes changing a nozzle much easier, but it also means you're less likely to break something if you set the print settings incorrectly and crash into the build plate or into the model. The printhead just peels off instead of bending or breaking anything.

I would also say you want to monitor the filament runout sensor. This one seems especially sensitive and doesn't really like bright colors like white, silver or clear. It doesn't work at all when you try to use clear. As I used the machine more and more, I decided to completely disable the filament sensor as all the false positives made printing difficult.

Despite these issues, when I finally dialed the MP10 Mini and printed well, the results were as good as any printer for its price, and even with multiple options from $100 to $200. There are some really nice layer lines on the Cyclops model I printed by Wekster, and while I didn't quite get the number of top layers on Captain Marvel (below) right, you can see the potential of this machine.

What you won't like about the MP10 Mini

My biggest problem with the MP10 mini is the quality upon first unboxing. 3D printing is not new and affordable printers are becoming more common, so new printers should be able to print excellent prints out of the box. It's just not the case with the MP10 that I used.

The first thing I print out whenever I have to check the printer is the Gcode on the supplied SD card. For those who don't know, Gcode is the file that tells your printer how to print the model - STL, OBJ or 3MF are the actual models and most companies include one that has been customized and generated to give the printer the best chance impress you. Unfortunately, the MP10 mini couldn't even successfully print the state cat that comes with the printer despite several tries, and while the print quality was great, it doesn't matter if it can't get through.

Problems like this make the MP 10 Mini tougher to recommend. There are a lot of people out there who love taking the time to really set up the printer and make it their own, and they do an amazing job. For $300, the MP10 is a great place to start your 3D printing journey if you have the time, patience, and enough filament to really get it on.

The potential is there, but if you're looking to print great prints out of the box, there are other printers you might want to consider. The Monoprice Mini Delta works almost perfectly out of the box, and while the build plate is small, the print quality is amazing right out of the box.

So is

worth buying MP10 Mini?

I have two opinions about the MP10 Mini from Monoprice. I guess if I had enough time I could make this printer sit back and dance to the merry melody of perfect layers, but do I want to? In this day and age of inexpensive printers, do we have to work hard to create passable prints? Or can we plug it in, press a button, and see what happens with a decent print?

3.5 out of 5

If you're looking for a small but reliable $300 3D printer, you can do a lot worse than the MP10 Mini. If you bump your budget up a bit to $400, you can get the full size MP10, which has the same features as the 300 x 300mm build, 50% more than the MP10 mini.

However, the MP10 Mini has the potential to be amazing. You just need patience to get it there

Budget stamp

Monoprice MP10 Mini

Solid foundation

The MP10 Mini is the best place for newbies. It's cheap, but with some patience and hard work, it can produce great prints.

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