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

Topics

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3D printer and laser engraver combos, explained

What a 3D printer and laser engraver combo is, how the laser fits on, its work area, switching time, print quality and how it compares with two machines.

Topic

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.

Topic

3D printer motion systems: every type explained and every printer compared

3D printer motion systems explained: bedslinger, CoreXY, delta and gantry layouts, how to spot them on a spec sheet, and the motion system of every shipping printer.

Comparisons

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Bambu Lab printers with a laser engraver: H2S vs H2D vs H2C vs H2D Pro

Which Bambu Lab 3D printers take a laser engraver: the H2S (10 W only), H2D, H2C and H2D Pro (10 W or 40 W), with processing areas, combos and upgrade kits.

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Bambu Lab P1S vs X1-Carbon: spec comparison

Bambu Lab P1S vs X1-Carbon spec comparison: identical build volume and motion claims, different bed temperature, nozzle, sensors, chamber rating and price.

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

Creality K1 Max vs Bambu Lab X1-Carbon spec comparison: 300 mm vs 256 mm build volume, speed claims, sensors, chamber rating, firmware source and launch price.

Spec lists

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Bambu Lab printers by motion system: CoreXY or bedslinger

Which Bambu Lab printers are bedslingers and which are CoreXY: the A1 mini, A1 and A2L move the bed; the P, X and H series do not. Every model in one table.

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CoreXY 3D printers: every shipping model compared

Every shipping CoreXY 3D printer in the database, newest release first, with launch price, build volume, enclosure, and claimed speed and acceleration.

List

CoreXY 3D printers under $500 and under $300

Every shipping CoreXY 3D printer that launched at $500 or less, cheapest first, with build volume, enclosure, claimed speed and acceleration, and firmware.

Guides

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Cantilever 3D printers: how they work and their limits

What a cantilever 3D printer is, why its one-sided arm keeps it small, which printers use the design, and what to check on the spec sheet before you buy.

Guide

Cartesian vs CoreXY vs Delta Explained: 3D Printer Motion Systems

Cartesian vs CoreXY vs delta explained: how each motion system moves, what a bedslinger is, and the trade-offs in moving mass, footprint and build shape.

Guide

CoreXY vs H-bot, CrossXY and CoreXZ: How the Gantries Differ

CoreXY vs H-bot explained, plus CrossXY, CoreXZ and hybrid CoreXY: how each belt layout moves the toolhead and where you meet it on a spec sheet.