Hello! I saw a review of the Sparkx i8 and decided to share my thoughts. It’s based on the i7, but the print head is unique—it has a really interesting mechanism. It would be great if there were an option to buy a kit to upgrade the i7 to the i8. What do you think? I imagine the printer will be released soon, alongside the K3.
I’ve wanted this printer since the day I first saw it; I can’t wait for it to be released. The K3 doesn’t appeal to me—it’s not that I dislike it, but it simply isn’t the type of printer I’m looking for. I don’t need larger printers or anything like that, and I don’t print with ABS or other toxic filaments, so the K3 doesn’t excite me, but I am really excited about the SparkX i8.
Yeah, the Sparkx is a really great printer—I’ve grown to love it even more than my K1C_CFS-C; the Sparkx is fast, simple, and looks amazing. 
It has been confirmed SEVERAL times now: it will absolutely NOT be possible to upgrade the i7, which will be completely obsolete the second the i8 hits the market. I originally bought this to upgrade my Ender for multi-color printing. I figured, how bad could the waste really be since it was heavily advertised as having ‘50% less waste’? Well, the waste is still absolutely ridiculous. And yes, I’ve already endlessly tweaked my slicer settings and pushed the flush volumes down to 0.40.
Because of this, I am now forced to strictly print in a single color or do basic layered prints with minimal filament swaps. The exact thing I wanted to achieve is completely unfeasible simply because I cannot afford to throw away that much wasted filament.
It’s blatantly obvious that Creality would much rather force us to buy a completely new printer instead of letting us upgrade our ‘old’ ones. Their finance department undoubtedly crunched the numbers to see what generates the most profit, and offering an upgrade path clearly wasn’t part of it.
First, I was treated like an unpaid beta tester—having to constantly replace faulty mainboards, strain gauges, hotends, toolhead boards, and heated bed assemblies—and now I’m stuck with an ‘outdated’ and frankly inferior model. And believe me, this new technology was already fully developed when the i7 was pushed onto the market. They just chose this route as a pure cash grab. As loyal customers, we clearly do not matter to them.
BTW my i7 is less than 4 months old.
Sparkxs i7 will not die, the i8 has nothing to do, the i8 cant print tpu or flex material, where’s the i7 does and pretty well, its my only machine that can print tpu without clogs and prints with the best quality i’ve ever seen. the i8 is a pla and petg only machine
Hello! The Sparkx is a great printer for its intended use; while the early Ender 3 models required manually programming macros or pauses into the G-code for color changes, this printer handles it automatically now—which is awesome! I couldn’t have even dreamed of that before. There is a lot of waste with multi-color printing, but that’s the price you pay for the ability to create colorful figures, signs, and other creative projects. The coolest system is the “tool changer,” as it truly saves material; Creality’s version is the KliTek K3 series, which is hitting the market soon. The Sparkx prints TPU beautifully, whereas my K1_CFS-C can’t handle it.
All manufacturers are driven by profit—that’s why businesses set up production lines in the first place. In today’s race for technological advancement, every printer eventually becomes obsolete, making way for new technological solutions; that’s just the natural order of things. I’m passionate about 3D printing, new technologies, innovative engineering solutions, and the opportunity for creative expression. I’m not saying this to defend Creality, but rather to share the idea that it’s best to take things in stride—otherwise, life in this world becomes too difficult. Challenges toughen us up and provide invaluable experience. Happy printing! All the best! 
