
The Hi Combo is a feature-rich FDM 3D printer from Creality, designed to offer both flexibility and ease of use. It supports multi-color or multi-material printing thanks to the included filament-system (CFS), while still being capable of handling standard and technical filaments thanks to its all-metal direct-drive extruder and a hotend that can reach up to 300 °C. Its build volume — 260 × 260 × 300 mm — gives a decent workspace for hobbyist prints, prototypes, or functional parts.
The Hi Combo is a feature-rich FDM 3D printer from Creality, designed to offer both flexibility and ease of use. It supports multi-color or multi-material printing thanks to the included filament-system (CFS), while still being capable of handling standard and technical filaments thanks to its all-metal direct-drive extruder and a hotend that can reach up to 300 °C. Its build volume — 260 × 260 × 300 mm — gives a decent workspace for hobbyist prints, prototypes, or functional parts.
Multi-color / multi-material capability — The integrated CFS (filament system) lets you use up to four spools (and reportedly up to 16 colors with extended CFS units), enabling multi-color or multi-material prints in a mostly automated way.
Build volume vs. project size — 260 × 260 × 300 mm is generous compared to typical hobby printers — good for medium-sized parts — but may be limiting for very large prints.
Speed vs. print quality — The printer supports up to 500 mm/s max (typical prints at ~300 mm/s), which can reduce print time; but high speed may require tuning to maintain print quality.
Material & nozzle / hotend flexibility — With a 300 °C hotend and a direct-drive all-metal extruder, Hi Combo supports filaments like PLA, PETG, ABS, and carbon-fiber–reinforced variants (PLA-CF).
Automation & user-friendly features — Auto bed-leveling (strain-gauge sensor), filament detection/run-out sensor, auto filament change (with CFS), foldable touchscreen, onboard camera for monitoring, Wi-Fi/USB connectivity, flexible build plate — all these reduce manual work and make printing smoother.
Hi Combo’s biggest strength is its built-in CFS (Creality Filament System) which allows attaching multiple filament spools (up to 4, and with extensions reportedly up to 16 colors) and automates switching between them during a print. This means you can produce multicolor models or functional parts using different materials (e.g. PLA for structure + PLA-CF for strength + support filament), without manual intervention mid-print. For anyone interested in colorful prints, multi-material models, or aesthetic/functional versatility — this capability is a major advantage.
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My husband loves this printer! It’s our first 3 d printer and we did a lot of research before deciding on this one! We have had it for about two months and we have over 160 hours of print time on it.
I've had an Ender-3 S1 for about four years and it is awesome and works really well for the work stuff I use it for.