MYNT3DProfessional Printing 3D Pen with OLED Display

I've worked with a handful of 3D pensand this has been the easiest and most responsive. The manual is rather vague but does come with a link to Mynt3D's YouTube channel. Plenty of troubleshooting and idea videos to peruse. Here are a few things I've experienced while working with the pen:BalanceThe pen is super light weight. As with most 3D pens, the filament enters at the top of the unit. The power supply also attaches at the top end. I usually have my power cords suspended *above* my work space which helps to keep the power and filament weighing downward. It also helps me maintain control of the pen instead of constantly fighting with how unbalanced it can get.Quick to heatSuper quick to heat but to get that going you'll need to press forward button to start. You catch the temp reading in the bright OLED screen.SpeedIs adjustable by a sliding switch. Especially helpful if you've got some detail work and want the filament to chase you instead of the other way around.QUICK NOTE: double clicking the "forward" button will cause the pen to continuous feed.Overall, the pens ease of use and quick heating is a plus. I've got some plans for repair projects around the house but loads to make for fun!

I'm writing this review after one day of use and with no basis for comparison, because this is the first pen I have like this. After I buy a few more to review, I may or may not update this as needed.I got this for my mom and decided to "learn" it so I can help her if she needed it. Here's my list of findings:I am giving 5 stars at this point because the pen does what it advertises and comes as described. Personal opinions are denoted as such.TL;DR- I like it. It works. It's as described, and it's fun.Who's this for?:Everybody really. Children, with supervisor, can easily and safely use this pen to get creative. Also, it's not just for art related things, it can be used for household tasks of repairing plastic items. The end result of the plastic is hard and depending on how much filament is used, it can be brittle or tough. I would not call it bendy or pliable.Pros:COST- very affordable, including replacement heads, plastic filament, and 3rd party itemsEASE OF USE- Extremely easy to use with a small learning curve. Not as dainty or fragile as I thought it would be. Really detailed projects will take practice, but I believe really creative people will have a blast making all sorts of things with this. I did make a 3D box, including "writing" vertically, and it was easy enough as to not require extraordinary patience. I made several written scripts with this and a couple of 2D things like a butterfly and a heart. I'm not creative at all, so I was just making stuff up to see how it worked and show my mom. It was so easy that I kept trying to find things to do. I also ended up fixing the end of a broken plug by filling in the gaps and repairing the break. So it's not just for art that this might be of use to some.QUALITY- Nice box presentation, and most importantly SIMPLE. The pen feels good, it's plastic and light. Even with the squared sides, it does feel comfortable in the hand and does not get in the way of the project.SETUP/OPERATION- I was up and running within 3 minutes of opening the box. It's fairly self explanatory, but there are many videos available to help. Setting the temperature and waiting for warm up took less than a minute, then loading the filament took a few seconds and I was ready to start pushing plastic.I went through the red spool pretty quickly just messing around, but I'm not bothered by that as replacement spools in larger sizes are available. Might have been nice to include more plastic as I'm sure it's not very expensive to produce, but I understand sample packs and residual income.CONS: (disclaimer: I had to think REALLY hard to find cons about this thing)The power cord is short. Too short. You can use a power brick with this, but it has to put out 2A continual power. That's probably more useful depending how close your desk is to a plug. Obviously you can use an extension cord too, but I think the power adapter should have been a touch longer.I do think more filament should be included in the sample pack, but this is understandable since the company would want you to go buy more, so this is just an opinion.I think it should ship with a carrying case. (subjective)

I bought this one as a replacement for the 3Doodler and though it costs a little less, it actually has more value for the money. It does not overheat generally, so I don't need to wear gloves. The pen transitions easily from one color of PLA to the next and, as of today, has not jammed at all unlike the 3Doodler which jams quite often.This pen isn't the cheapest nor the most expensive, but works well and is easy for a first time user to determine how to use. The extruder does get quite hot though, so I suggest parental observation when used by children to prevent burning.Unfortunately, here we are at day 32 since delivery and it no longer works at all. The mechanism that pulls the PLA through no longer works.It is customer service garbage that I can no longer return it after just 32 days. Total waste of money! Don't buy it.