HeyGears
HeyGears G1X
$2,999–$3,299
Full model page → HeyGears G1X vs iNew3D QC2A
CUPP verdict
G1X for versatility and price. QC2A only if you need dedicated full-color 3D with a bigger build volume and can accept real, documented company-identity questions.
iNew3D
iNew3D QC2A
$7,199
Full model page → Choose HeyGears G1X if
you also want UV surface printing, relief work, and a DTF path in the same machine, at under half the QC2A’s price.
Choose iNew3D QC2A if
full-color 3D is the only thing you need, build volume matters more than price, and a 2-year warranty outweighs the unresolved questions about who actually makes this machine.
Where they differ
| Dimension | HeyGears G1X | iNew3D QC2A |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $3,299 | $7,199-$9,999 — more than double |
| Build volume (3D mode) | 420x330x130mm | 200x160x80mm — flagged by an independent reviewer as the model’s main limitation |
| Versatility | Full-color 3D plus UV flatbed, relief, and a DTF path in one machine | Full-color 3D only — cannot print on your own objects at all; a fundamentally different product category |
| Warranty | 1 year (2 in some regions) | 2 years |
| Trust signal | No comparable flag in CUPP’s data | A detailed Reddit thread flags the company as claiming a New York base while reportedly being fully China-based, alongside a genuine expert endorsement from an industrial PolyJet operator |
These are the only two machines in CUPP's entire 8-model dataset that do genuine full-color 3D printing, which makes them natural rivals even at very different price points — and the price gap turns out to track a real difference in what each machine is actually for.
The G1X Full-3D Pack is the more versatile buy. For $3,299 — less than half the QC2A's starting price — it adds full-color 3D to a machine that also does UV flatbed printing, 2.5D relief, and has a DTF path in progress. If full-color 3D is one capability among several you want, not the only one, the G1X covers more ground per dollar.
The QC2A is a dedicated tool with real strengths precisely because it isn't trying to do anything else: a photopolymer material-jetting system built specifically for full-color output, with a 2-year warranty against the G1X's one, and — per an independent reviewer with real industrial PolyJet operating experience — a genuinely credible endorsement: they specifically praised its water-soluble support removal over the lye-bath ultrasonic cleaning that industrial PolyJet machines normally require, and said their team was buying one and trying to get a second. That's a meaningfully strong data point from someone qualified to judge it.
The honest complication is that the QC2A also carries the most serious trust flag of anything in CUPP's dataset. The same Reddit thread with the expert endorsement also surfaces detailed skepticism: the campaign listed the company as New York-based while it's reportedly a fully China-based operation, no recognized color standard (Pantone, Toyo, HKS, Focaltone) is referenced anywhere in its materials, exact resin-pack contents and pricing are never disclosed, and other claimed product pages are dead links. One commenter in that same thread calls it "vaporware, expensive vaporware" — a much harsher assessment than the expert endorsement sitting right next to it. Its build volume (200x160x80mm) is also flagged by an independent reviewer as the model's main practical limitation, well under half the G1X's usable 3D volume in each dimension.
If you want full-color 3D as one capability alongside surface UV work, the G1X is both cheaper and more versatile. If dedicated full-color 3D with a larger build volume is genuinely the whole requirement, the QC2A delivers real strengths from someone qualified to judge it — but go in with eyes open about the unresolved company-identity questions documented in its own community.