Customer Ratings & Reviews

We've run both the white and black Insignia PLA through our Ender 3 Pro after years of relying on Hatchbox filament, and the results have been consistently impressive. The Black filament prints cleanly with solid layer bonding, dependable first layers, and a smooth finish right out of the printer. The cardboard spool has also worked flawlessly and is a welcome environmentally friendly upgrade over traditional plastic spools. Some reviews do note this as a negative but in our experience have not seen any new challenges when printing when factoring in the spool material. With standard PLA selling around $13 per spool and PLA+ only a few dollars more, it's nice to have options depending on the project. For decorative prints, household organizers, prototypes, and general hobby projects, the standard PLA has performed every bit as well as our Hatchbox rolls. PLA+ is still worth considering for parts that need a little more toughness or impact resistance, but for most everyday printing this standard PLA delivers excellent results while giving us a dependable filament we can buy locally instead of ordering online. There has been the usual fine tuning when changing PLA spools as they all seems to react differently but these are minor and easy to overcome. This PLA is equally as easy to create all sorts of fun 3d printed items. I am happy I tried this brand as a local alternative to purchasing on line.

Do not mix pla & petg filaments. I found out the hatd way that they sometimes work, but most times they just don't work together

I have a Bambu Lab P1S and I've picked up filaments from a few different companies over the years. I've been seeing Best Buy take on more 3D printing products and while I've seen Bambu Lab filaments on the site, I recently saw and was curious about their Insignia branded filaments. I tend to buy my filaments when I can get a good deal, I'll buy them up to 16 spools at a time in order to get pricing down towards $11/kg instead of the $20 I've paid for single spools. So to see some Best Buy spools running closer to the $11/kg target without having to buy in bulk quantities makes me very happy. Each Insignia spool comes in a cardboard box. Each spool is vacuum sealed with a desiccant packet. The filament comes on a cardboard spool. This spool is specifically PLA + Black. The difference between PLA and PLA + is the printing speed which is about 6% slower with PLA + compared to standard PLA. Parts are slightly more durable with PLA +. The finish on the PLA + is standard, it has a bit of a matte finish, it's not specifically labeled matte, it's just the standard PLA + finish. The winding is neat and tight, with the end of the filament woven through a couple holes in the rim of the cardboard spool. The spool itself seems to match up with my existing plastic spool diameter. I did have some earlier Sunlu spools that needed additional rim diameter to work nicely with my AMS. I will note one of the smallest quirks. The winding direction on the spool is inconsistent. On one spool, it could be wound clockwise, the other counter-clockwise. The only way I could tell is because the Insignia brand sticker is only applied on one side of the spool. If they placed the Insignia brand sticker on both sides, I would not be able to tell. On the back of the box, Insignia has a decent chart that describes the recommended print settings of their various filament types. This is very handy for someone like me where I forget the print speed difference between things like PLA vs PLA +. If I were printing with my old Ender 3 Pro, I would be heavily invested in this chart. I would also print out a temperature tower and determine multiple printing factors. However, I wanted to see how this filament reacts to standard presets with my Bambu Lab printer. After I loaded the filament into the AMS, I selected the filament type as Generic PLA and dove straight into my first model with this PLA + Black. I also got a couple spools of Insignia PLA and for those spools, I have them assigned as Generic PLA High Speed in Bambu Studio. To my delight the first model with the standard presets for Generic PLA, turned out beautifully. There was no stringing, no overhang/bridging issues, layer lines were super consistent, there was no filament feed problems which gives me confidence that the 1.75mm diameter stayed true. I printed about 10% of the spool on my first model with this spool and I had no issues with tangles. I also noted there is very little to no odor while printing. I'm very happy with this Insignia PLA + Black filament. It yielded a very good print that was consistent and printed with ease. Since the price is nearing my bulk spool price, I can see myself getting more Insignia filament to replace a single color that I’m running low on in the future.

Insignia’s PLA+ like their other filaments is produced by Polymaker, not sure if it’s the same formulation of PLA+ or pro, that polymaker sells themselves directly or not, but if you need to print something and want to overall ease of printing in PLA, but need the additional strength, this is a good option. Print setting like with all their filaments are right on the box, and each spool comes vacuum sealed with a desiccant pack to fight moisture. I was able to print right from the package with no moisture related issues, but I recommend storing in an airtight container with desiccant when not in use or buying making a drybox specifically. Moisture is the enemy. In my A1 mini I didn’t have any issues printing with this, It fed well without and problems, I’m not exactly a guru with 3d printing so as long as the printer goes brrr and doesn’t burn down the house when making the latest doodad I decided to print, I’m happy. At the end of the day it’s not going to change your life, this isn’t a miracle new filament, but it’s a good price and works just as well as the plastic I’ve already got that’s priced 30% or more above it. Beyond buying in large bulk orders you’re not really going to get a per spool deal better than this, so great for newcomers dipping their toes in as well as those who print a lot.

Insignia’s PLA+ like their other filaments is produced by Polymaker, not sure if it’s the same formulation of PLA+ or pro, that polymaker sells themselves directly or not, but if you need to print something and want to overall ease of printing in PLA, but need the additional strength, this is a good option. Print setting like with all their filaments are right on the box, and each spool comes vacuum sealed with a desiccant pack to fight moisture. I was able to print right from the package with no moisture related issues, but I recommend storing in an airtight container with desiccant when not in use or buying making a drybox specifically. Moisture is the enemy. In my A1 mini I didn’t have any issues printing with this, It fed well without and problems, I’m not exactly a guru with 3d printing so as long as the printer goes brrr and doesn’t burn down the house when making the latest doodad I decided to print, I’m happy. At the end of the day it’s not going to change your life, this isn’t a miracle new filament, but it’s a good price and works just as well as the plastic I’ve already got that’s priced 30% or more above it. Beyond buying in large bulk orders you’re not really going to get a per spool deal better than this, so great for newcomers dipping their toes in as well as those who print a lot.

I'm not surprised that Insignia has jumped on the filament bandwagon. It seems like any tech and craft store now carries filament, either their own brand or another commercially made variety. 3d printing is a prime market right now and users go through spools and spools of the stuff. And for better or worse, filament in any chemical type (asa, abs, pla, petg, pla+, etc) should all be the same performance as long as colors stay accurate in the spool and between spools. And that was my experience here with Insignia. The PLA had a higher moisture content than I like working with out of it's packaging (28%), but I'm an old school printer and almost always throw filament in a dryer to bring it down to 20% or under. Once there, I put it in my printer and it performed exactly as expected. Good adhesion and color accuracy and when I used it on a holographic plate, the reflectiveness really shown. I will say that I don't like using cardboard spools in any printer where the spools roll instead of are hung, but this spool is the standard 200mm and there are plenty of spool guards that users can print to protect their printer. Other than that, if you need some spools to finish a job, you'll like be able to use this.

I'm not surprised that Insignia has jumped on the filament bandwagon. It seems like any tech and craft store now carries filament, either their own brand or another commercially made variety. 3d printing is a prime market right now and users go through spools and spools of the stuff. And for better or worse, filament in any chemical type (asa, abs, pla, petg, pla+, etc) should all be the same performance as long as colors stay accurate in the spool and between spools. And that was my experience here with Insignia. The PLA had a decent moisture content out of it's packaging (25%), but I'm an old school printer and almost always throw filament in a dryer to bring it down to 20% or under. Once there, I put it in my printer and it performed exactly as expected. Good adhesion and color accuracy with no see through issues like you get with some cheaper white filament. I will say that I don't like using cardboard spools in any printer where the spools roll instead of are hung, but this spool is the standard 200mm and there are plenty of spool guards that users can print to protect their printer. Other than that, if you need some spools to finish a job, you'll like be able to use this.

This Insignia brand filament is easy to use and prints very well using the preloaded Bambu temperature settings without any chabges required. This is designed to fit right into the Bambu echo system without the need to change much the environmental variables. All of the Insignia branded spools come on a cardboard spool, but can be easily transiotined if needwd to a reusable plastic spool. Based on the price range for this filament and hiw well the prints keep coming out, this works as your go-to for everyday and initial model testing. It falls inline at the 1.75mm filament size, making it universally usable across most 3D Printers while still having same quality prints. In all of the prints the Insignia filament stood up just as well as the Bambu filament in adhesion testing, and detailed prints like your dragons in different sizes, the various fidget models available to print from Maler World. It did stick to the print bed and was easy to remove at the end of printing depending on the area it took up with no additional adhesion support like others may recommend in their printing projects.

I really like the soft white color of this filament. Using it with a Bambu A1 and have had no issues at all. I think a combination of the color and texture do a great job of minimizing layer lines. The packaging is nice, wound securely and easily unwinds without any tangles. The packaging is also recyclable, which is great. Print speeds were great and layer adhesion is solid. Flow was consistent as well. Printing a sample with this and my usually filament, the Insignia is a better quality with smoother edges. It also feels like it is less fragile than other PLAs, creating a simple tool this took much more force to break than my usual PLA. It is a solid filament that prints easily and has some more strength to it. Having more strength also didn’t result in a noticeable difference in burn off odor. Easy to recommend that you give this as try as your go to filament. I’m a beginner 3d printer enthusiast and this was so easy to use. The value, performance, and strength are worth it for me.

I really like the soft black color of this filament. Using it with a Bambu A1 and have had no issues at all. I think a combination of the color and texture do a great job of minimizing layer lines. The packaging is nice, wound securely and easily unwinds without any tangles. The packaging is also recyclable, which is great. Print speeds were great and layer adhesion is solid. Flow was consistent as well. Printing a sample with this and my usually filament, the Insignia is a better quality with smoother edges. It also feels like it is less fragile than other PLAs, creating a simple tool this took much more force to break than my usual PLA. It is a solid filament that prints easily and has some more strength to it. Having more strength also didn’t result in a noticeable difference in burn off odor. Easy to recommend that you give this as try as your go to filament. I’m a beginner 3d printer enthusiast and this was so easy to use. The value, performance, and strength are worth it for me.

I really like the soft black color of this filament. Using it with a Bambu A1 and have had no issues at all. I think a combination of the color and texture do a great job of minimizing layer lines. The packaging is nice, wound securely and easily unwinds without any tangles. The packaging is also recyclable, which is great. Print speeds were great and layer adhesion is solid. Flow was consistent as well. Printing a sample with this and my usually filament, the Insignia is a better quality with smoother edges. It also feels like it is less fragile than other PLAs, creating a simple tool this took much more force to break than my usual PLA. It is a solid filament that prints easily and has some more strength to it. Having more strength also didn’t result in a noticeable difference in burn off odor. Easy to recommend that you give this as try as your go to filament. I’m a beginner 3d printer enthusiast and this was so easy to use. The value, performance, and strength are worth it for me.

I really like the soft white color of this filament. Using it with a Bambu A1 and have had no issues at all. I think a combination of the color and texture do a great job of minimizing layer lines. The packaging is nice, wound securely and easily unwinds without any tangles. The packaging is also recyclable, which is great. Print speeds were great and layer adhesion is solid. Flow was consistent as well. Printing a sample with this and my usually filament, the Insignia is a better quality with smoother edges. It also feels like it is less fragile than other PLAs, creating a simple tool this took much more force to break than my usual PLA. It is a solid filament that prints easily and has some more strength to it. Having more strength also didn’t result in a noticeable difference in burn off odor. Easy to recommend that you give this as try as your go to filament. I’m a beginner 3d printer enthusiast and this was so easy to use. The value, performance, and strength are worth it for me.

I'm not surprised that Insignia has jumped on the filament bandwagon. It seems like any tech and craft store now carries filament, either their own brand or another commercially made variety. 3d printing is a prime market right now and users go through spools and spools of the stuff. And for better or worse, filament in any chemical type (asa, abs, pla, petg, pla+, etc) should all be the same performance as long as colors stay accurate in the spool and between spools. And that was my experience here with Insignia. The PLA+ had a good moisture content out of it's packaging (21%), but I'm an old school printer and almost always throw filament in a dryer to bring it down to 20% or under. Once there, I put it in my printer and that's when I started having some issues. The default filament settings in my slicer where not playing well with this and I had to do a couple of test prints to really get it dialed in. I ended up needing to raise the nozzle temp up to 223C to keep the printer from under flowing and it definitely liked having the vents of my print enclosure closed instead of open. Beyond that, it did good results, but I think your average user will get better results from PETG if you need something more impact resistance than PLA. The white had very little translucency, which you sometimes get from cheaper manufacturers who don't put enough pigment in to their batches. I will say that I don't like using cardboard spools in any printer where the spools roll instead of are hung, but this spool is the standard 200mm and there are plenty of spool guards that users can print to protect their printer. Other than that, if you need some spools to finish a job, you'll like be able to use this.

I'm not surprised that Insignia has jumped on the filament bandwagon. It seems like any tech and craft store now carries filament, either their own brand or another commercially made variety. 3d printing is a prime market right now and users go through spools and spools of the stuff. And for better or worse, filament in any chemical type (asa, abs, pla, petg, pla+, etc) should all be the same performance as long as colors stay accurate in the spool and between spools. And that was my experience here with Insignia. The PLA+ had a good moisture content out of it's packaging (22%), but I'm an old school printer and almost always throw filament in a dryer to bring it down to 20% or under. Once there, I put it in my printer and that's when I started having some issues. The default filament settings in my slicer where not playing well with this and I had to do a couple of test prints to really get it dialed in. I ended up needing to raise the nozzle temp up to 223C to keep the printer from under flowing and it definitely liked having the vents of my print enclosure closed instead of open. Beyond that, it did good results, but I think your average user will get better results from PETG if you need something more impact resistance than PLA. I will say that I don't like using cardboard spools in any printer where the spools roll instead of are hung, but this spool is the standard 200mm and there are plenty of spool guards that users can print to protect their printer. Other than that, if you need some spools to finish a job, you'll like be able to use this.

Bright red amazing color. Would buy again. Insignia makes great filament.