QIDI Q2

QIDI's speciality is chamber heat at prices where nobody else offers it, and the Q2 is the cheapest actively heated chamber in this catalogue. Sixty-five degrees driven, a 370 °C nozzle and a 120 °C bed is a materials envelope that covers polycarbonate and nylon, not just ABS — and QIDI puts it in a 270 mm cube for $499. At 370 °C the nozzle is the hottest in this catalogue, H-series included. MET certification and three-stage air filtration are unusual attention to the part of ABS printing that involves breathing. The trade-offs are software and support: QIDI's Klipper build and slicer are functional rather than polished, and the company is small enough that support response varies. No volumetric flow figure is published for this model, though QIDI publishes them for the Plus5 and Max4, which makes the omission conspicuous.

Approx. price: ~$499
Build volume: 18.7 L
Per litre: $27
True multi-material price: ~$698

Real speed ceiling

Not published

QIDI does not publish a volumetric flow rate for the Q2, so its 600 mm/s claim cannot be checked against what the hotend can actually melt. We do not estimate one.

LAN-only modeKlipper firmware

Best forEngineering materials — PC, nylon, ABS — on the smallest sensible budget.

Specifications

Build volume: 270 × 270 × 256 mm
Volume: 18.7 L
Motion: CoreXY
Max speed: 600 mm/s
Acceleration: 20,000 mm/s²
Max flow: Not published
Hotend max temp: 370 °C
Bed max temp: 120 °C
Enclosure: Heated chamber to 65 °C
Extruder: direct drive
Auto level: strain-gauge
Hardened nozzle: Yes, as standard
Input shaping: Yes

Materials, control and build

Multi-material: QIDI Box, 4 slots
True multi-material price: ~$698 (+~$199)
Firmware: Klipper
LAN-only mode: Yes
Cloud: Optional
Camera: Yes
Assembly: Pre-assembled

Features

Chamber actively heated to 65 °C
370 °C nozzle — the hottest here outside the Bambu H-series
120 °C bed and a three-stage air filter, MET certified
270 × 270 × 256 mm enclosed CoreXY
QIDI Box multi-colour unit available separately
Zero-offset first layer with no manual Z calibration

What it does well

A genuinely driven 65 °C chamber at $499, where most rivals at this price offer a passive box
370 °C nozzle and 120 °C bed cover polycarbonate and nylon rather than stopping at ABS
Three-stage filtration and MET certification take the fume side of ABS printing seriously
Hardened nozzle fitted as standard
Bigger bed than the 256 mm cubes it is priced against

Where it gives ground

No published flow rate, despite QIDI publishing one for its Plus5 and Max4
Slicer and firmware are functional rather than polished next to Bambu or Elegoo
QIDI is a small company and support response is inconsistent
QIDI Box is a further $199, and it is a less developed system than AMS or CFS

The points above are read off published specifications, not from owner reports.

What owners report

No owner discussion has been collected for the QIDI Q2 yet. Everything on this page comes from the manufacturer’s published specifications and the sources listed under how we compare. We would rather say so than write sentiment we have not read.