# Direct Drive Extruder Buyer's Guide
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**Created:** [January 24, 2021, 10:00pm UTC](http://forum.3dprintbeginner.com/t/direct-drive-extruder-buyers-guide/306 "2021-01-24T22:00:00Z")
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### Author:  [@3DPrintBeginner](http://forum.3dprintbeginner.com/u/3DPrintBeginner)
#### Post date: [January 24, 2021, 10:00pm UTC](http://forum.3dprintbeginner.com/t/direct-drive-extruder-buyers-guide/306/1 "2021-01-24T22:00:00Z")
Originally published at: [Direct Drive Extruder Buyer's Guide | 3D Print Beginner](https://3dprintbeginner.com/direct-drive-extruder-buyers-guide/)
In this article, I will share some information about a few of my favorite direct drive extruders. These extruders can make quite a substantial difference in print quality, depending on what problem you are looking to solve. Why buy a Direct Drive Extruder? The main reason to buy a direct…
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### Author:  [@SwaggyMike](http://forum.3dprintbeginner.com/u/SwaggyMike)
#### Post date: [December 18, 2022, 12:49am UTC](http://forum.3dprintbeginner.com/t/direct-drive-extruder-buyers-guide/306/2 "2022-12-18T00:49:36Z")
If you were to recommend a direct drive extruder today, which would it be?
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### Author:  [@3DPrintBeginner](http://forum.3dprintbeginner.com/u/3DPrintBeginner)
#### Post date: [December 19, 2022, 6:21am UTC](http://forum.3dprintbeginner.com/t/direct-drive-extruder-buyers-guide/306/3 "2022-12-19T06:21:00Z")
For me, the BIQU H2 is still quite a good extruder.
If you buy for Creality printers, I would recommend the Sprite or the Sprite Pro from Creality.