Insignia™ - PETG 1.75mm Filament - Black

I saw that Best Buy started carrying their own line of filament so I purchased because the price seemed reasonable and it was available in store locally. The filament comes in a cardboard spool but caused no issues in the AMS and printed great in my Bambu Lab X2D printer. I recommend this filament.

I’ve been pleased with this filament so far. It prints very well on the Bambu Lb PETG (non-generic) filament settings, and cooperates with the AMS 2 Pro. Seems to be forgiving with regards to settings, speeds, flow rate, etc. Hard to beat this price, and it’s great to be able to pick it up in many physical locations. This review might say it’s incentivized, because of a $5 promo for writing a review. I was going to write this review anyway, I’m not biased in any way.

Great Price, checked the specs and Hexcode and it appears to be pmaker new formula PETG. Great adhesion, but lower glass transition temp than the old formula. Had to lower the temp to 252 or I got heat creep/clog. The finish is nice standard gloss PETG. I recomend this 100% because its great to be able to get great filament locally in stock in a pinch. Polymaker Spool rings fit if you need it for a AMS/CFS.

I didn't have much expectations when first buying Insignia branded filaments, but after printing with it, I have no complaints on quality whatsoever. Using with Bambu slicer and P2S as generic PETG, the default print settings worked good with no problem. Not a big fan of the spool being made of cardboard, would rather have these be refill spools and print my own, but for the price it's not a big deal.

Bottom Line: Insignia’s PETG 1.75mm Filament is reliable and easy to print for those who want results without the hassle. Pros: prints reliably out the of the box; box shows print parameters for different filaments Cons: beginners should familiarize themselves with the difference between PETG and PLA; print had some minor stringing that is common with PETG Review: For those who might be newer to 3D printing, PLA and PETG are different types of plastic. PETG is more durable and heat resistant than PLA, making it better suited for prints with movable parts or ones that may spend a lot of time in a hot car. However, PETG requires higher nozzle and bed temperatures and tends to be “gooier” than PLA, which makes PLA better for detailed prints. Conveniently, the back of the box shows the different parameters for different types of filament. Out of the box, Insignia’s PETG filament printed without hassle on my Elegoo Neptune 4 Max. My first print was a vortex fruit washing bowl, which took about 10 hours. I used the slicing software’s default PETG settings for nozzle and print bed temperatures with 0.2mm layer height. I only adjusted a couple of parameters (wall thickness, infill percentage) based on the model author’s recommendations. Overall, the print itself turned out perfectly. The only minor issue was a tiny bit of stringing, which is pretty common with PETG and shapes (such as bowls) that have large open spaces that the print head has to travel across.