Desktop 3D printer specs, side by side

One spec sheet format for every printer: motion system, build volume, enclosure, temperatures, speed claims and launch price, taken from the manufacturer and dated. 81 printers and counting.

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Bambu Lab · —

Bambu Lab H2D Pro

Build volume
325 × 320 × 325 mm
Motion system
CoreXY
Enclosure
Actively heated chamber
Launch price
$3,799

Bambu Lab · —

Bambu Lab X1E

Build volume
256 × 256 × 256 mm
Motion system
CoreXY
Enclosure
Actively heated chamber
Launch price
$2,499

Creality · —

Creality Ender-3 V3 Mega

Build volume
420 × 420 × 420 mm
Motion system
Bedslinger (i3-style)
Enclosure
Open frame
Launch price
—

Creality · —

Creality K3

Build volume
260 × 260 × 260 mm
Motion system
CoreXY
Enclosure
Open frame
Launch price
—

Creality · —

Creality SPARKX i7

Build volume
260 × 260 × 255 mm
Motion system
Bedslinger (i3-style)
Enclosure
Open frame
Launch price
—

Creality · —

Creality SPARKX i8

Build volume
260 × 260 × 255 mm
Motion system
Bedslinger (i3-style)
Enclosure
Open frame
Launch price
$399

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3D printer build volume: what it means and every printer compared

3D printer build volume explained: what X × Y × Z means, how to read the spec and its footnotes, and the build volume of every shipping printer compared.

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Buying a used 3D printer: what to know before you pay

Buying a used 3D printer: when it makes sense, how used compares with new at current launch prices, and what happens to warranty, parts and firmware.

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Bambu Lab P1S vs X1-Carbon: spec comparison

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Creality K1 Max vs Bambu Lab X1-Carbon: spec comparison

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Large 3D printers under $1,000, by build volume

Large 3D printers that launched at $1,000 or less, sorted by build volume: the biggest under $1,000, $500 and $400, and the cheapest with a 300 x 300 mm bed.

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Large CoreXY 3D printers compared by build volume

Large CoreXY 3D printers compared: every shipping CoreXY printer with a bed of 300 mm or more per side, by build volume, with enclosure, claimed speed and launch price.

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Large enclosed 3D printers: 300 mm beds and up

Every shipping enclosed 3D printer in the database with a bed of 300 mm or more, largest first: chamber heating, chamber rating, filtration and launch price.

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3D printer dimensions: how much space a printer takes up

3D printer dimensions and weights from maker spec sheets, from a 347 mm compact to a 1.4 m large-format machine, plus the desk space bed travel and add-ons need.

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250 vs 300 vs 350 mm build volume: what fits on each

A 300 mm bed has 37% more area than a 256 mm bed, and a 350 mm bed 87% more. What fits on each size, with everyday objects and sizes in inches.