I can share my (so far, very short) experience:
I finally decided to go for the Tronxy X5SA Pro and bought it from Amazon.de (seller: Ddark) for 399 Euro incl. shipping and German sales tax, shipped from Poland to Sweden (= no customs fee as within the EU) and it was delivered in five days, much faster than announced.


As I've never assembled a 3D printer before, I needed approx 4-5 hours to do it, checking everything thoroughly during the build. There are some good "assembly videos" for this model on Youtube, which helped me as some of the detailed pictures in the manual wasn't that easy for me to see (a magnifier will help!). But I have to say, the installation manual is overall pretty good, actually much better than I expected, with easy steps-to-follow, pictures and detailed material/part dimensions etc.


Honestly, considering the price of this machine, I'm surprised by the quality of it! The drag chains and two brackets are made of plastic, the rest of the structure are metal parts. The fitting is perfect (except from the two small mounting holes on the drag chain, who are a tiny bit wider apart than the corresponding holes on the mounting bracket – but it is plastic and easy fixed) and the machine is stable and strong.
No parts were missing, on the contrary, there are many extra screws, nuts, springs etc. in the package. They even sent one extra micro switch as spare part. Everything is well packed and I haven't noticed any damaged parts whatsoever.
The cable assembly is very easy as well, then all connectors and cables are marked. Also the belt installation went smooth thanks to a good belt tying diagram in the manual.
Talking about the belt system – I was a bit afraid, as the belts are so long, that it would be imprecise and maybe wobbly, with bad printed object as a result. But, no need to worry, it runs smooth and exact.


For the moment I'm trying to "calibrate" the machine – to find the right nozzle and bed temperatures etc., to fit the different materials I'm planning to use – and I haven't really printed something "useful" yet, except a "phone camera stand" from PLA that, regarding print quality, actually came out very good (except from stringing), and that solely with the default "out of the box" settings.


According support for the printer, I don't know if Tronxy manages that part good or bad, so far I haven't bin in need to get in contact with them. I have joined a couple of FB groups where good information, tips and tricks about the X5SA can be found.


What I less like...
the bed – the surface is perishable and I've already scratched it when trying to take off printed objects. It seems to be thin layer of "teflon". Although, waiting until the bed has completely cooled down helps, then it's less tricky to get things off the bed, but who wants to wait? As it is my first 3D printer, I don't know if this "problem" is specific for Tronxy, maybe it is common with most printers? I have ordered a Tronxy "Lattice Glass Plate" for 19 Euro from aliexpress, but I haven't got it yet. Lets see if it'll work better with that one.
And, fighting with the bed takes us to the next issue,
levelling the bed – as I have struggled to take things off of the bed, I accidentally have pushed the bed out of level... which means I have to level it again. It's not difficult to do it, not at all, as there's also this auto-bed-levelling function, but I find it annoying. Maybe it's only me being too rough?
The slicer software – it's an old version of Cura (so I've read) and I don't find it optimal to work with. Therefore I downloaded some other software I wanted to try out – Cura 4.5 and MatterControl but, sadly, none of them has any Tronxy printer in their list of printer profiles. Maybe it's possible to create a profile manually, that I don't know and I haven't had the time to check it out either.


To wrap things up, and considering I'm a total rookie and it is my first ever 3D printer,
do I regret my purchase of the X5SA PRO? No, not at all!
Would I recommend it to a rookie like myself? Yes! Building it was fun, I got more awareness of how it all works by doing it.
Is it the best 3D printer? I don't have a clue, but in my opinion it is a VERY nice and really good quality printer for the money!


/Björn