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Some of my personal reviews of
products I have paid for and used.

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Creality
I have owned and used two of Creality's offerings. The Ender 5 and the Ender 5 Plus.

Ender 5
I cut my teeth on the Ender 5 and used it for almost 2 years. It is still high on my list for first time buyers. I liked that the Printing surface only moved vertical, meaning it dropped away as the print was putting down layer after layer. To me this was the best way to handle large prints as the surface was stable and not flying forward and back causing inertia wobbles pn tall prints. With a build area of 200x200x300 it meant being able to do some larger prints without chopping them up and then glueing them together when finished. I kept my Ender 5 pretty much stock as far as hardware goes. I did print a few upgrades and add-ons using Red, White and Blue filaments... thus it garnered the moniker "Patriot" and you can see the Octolapse videos on my YouTube channel. The one thing I can say I did not like was the magnetic build surface. It was uneven from day one, and caused more problems than a noob should have to go through. I replaced it with the Creality Glass Plate and never looked back.
I ended up just needing a larger build volume in order to print working guitar bodies in one or two pieces. I had to chop them up to 7 pieces to print with the Ender 5...

Ender 5 Plus
When they say LARGE print area, they mean it! Building off my success with then Ender 5, I moved up to the Ender 5 Plus. It's massive print volume of 350x350x400 meant I could now print my guitar bodies in one or two sections as needed. The Auto Bed Leveling (BLTouch built in) made leveling the bed easy as pie. The dual lead screws meant a more stable build surface and the huge Creality Glass Plate ensured early successes with calibration prints and a 370mm tall Electronic Core print for a LesPaul guitar body. Still not a fan of the bowden tube setup but learning from the Ender 5, I quickly changed it out to a direct drive setup using the stock Extruder and motor. If you need large print volume, the Ender 5 Plus is tops on my list.
Wolias
Amazon Store
I've purchased a few things from Wolias, they are an Amazon Store for Creality hardware and seem to be tied in with ComGrow. I can give both stores high marks for prompt customer service and going above the call when there is a hardware issue.

Wolias
I purchased the Creality Large Enclosure for my Ender 5 from them. It came in with a little damage and they immediatly shipped another fabric covering to replace the damaged one. I have also purchased my Ender 5 Plus from them and am very happy with the process.

ComGrow
I purchased my Ender 5 from them and had many contacts and messages back and forth during the 2 years I used it. Cathy and Connor have been most helpful when I needed them. In fact it was Cathy that steered me to the Ender 5 Plus and I actually thought I purchased from ComGrow, when it was Wolias that got the sale... Since they are basically the same folks just different divisions all is well I guess.