3D printers under $2,000, by launch price

Forty-eight shipping 3D printers in the database launched at $2,000 or less. Nine of them fall between $1,000 and $2,000, from the Prusa CORE One L+ at $1,999 down to two at $1,099. The other 39 came in at $1,000 or less. The table lists all 48 by US launch price for the base configuration, highest first.

The 3D printers under $1,000 list covers those 39 in more detail. Above $2,000, the database has five more shipping printers, from the Original Prusa XL+ at $2,299 to the Bambu Lab H2D Pro at $3,799.

What 3D printers are under $2,000?

Forty-eight shipping printers launched at $2,000 or less. Nine sit between $1,000 and $2,000: the Prusa CORE One L+ ($1,999), Bambu Lab H2D ($1,899), three at $1,299, the Bambu Lab H2S ($1,249), the QIDI Max4 ($1,149) and two at $1,099. The other 39 launched at $1,000 or less, down to $199.

The nine printers between $1,000 and $2,000:

• $1,999: Prusa CORE One L+, an enclosed CoreXY (bed moves only down) rated for a 60 °C chamber.
• $1,899: Bambu Lab H2D, two nozzles, 65 °C heated chamber, laser option.
• $1,299: Prusa CORE One+ (Gen 2), Creality K2 Plus and Sovol SV08 Max.
• $1,249: Bambu Lab H2S, one nozzle, 65 °C heated chamber, laser option.
• $1,149: QIDI Max4, 65 °C heated chamber.
• $1,099: FLSUN S1 Pro, an enclosed delta, and the Original Prusa MK4S, an open-frame bedslinger (bed moves front to back).

Prusa Research makes three of the nine.

What does a 3D printer between $1,000 and $2,000 add?

Mainly laser modules, bigger build volumes and air filtration. The Bambu Lab H2S and H2D are the only shipping printers under $2,000 that offer a laser module; none under $1,000 does. The Sovol SV08 Max prints 500 × 500 × 500 mm. Four of the nine come with HEPA and activated carbon filters: the H2S, H2D, Max4 and S1 Pro.

Chamber heat ratings do not climb. Four of the nine have an actively heated chamber at 60 to 65 °C, the same as the six heated-chamber printers under $1,000. The cheapest of the six is the $499 QIDI Q2. Two nozzles are not new either: the Bambu Lab X2D has them at $649.

Build volume grows. The SV08 Max’s 125 liters compares with 88.2 liters for the largest printers under $1,000, the Anycubic Kobra 3 Max and Kobra 3 Max V2. Among heated-chamber printers under $2,000, the QIDI Max4 has the largest build volume, at 390 × 390 × 340 mm.

Which 3D printers under $2,000 have a laser module?

Two shipping printers under $2,000 offer a laser module: the Bambu Lab H2S ($1,249) and the Bambu Lab H2D ($1,899). Neither includes it at the base price. The H2S takes the 10 W module only. The H2D takes a 10 W or a 40 W module, sold as a Laser Full Combo or as an upgrade kit.

Four discontinued Snapmaker 2.0 models launched under $2,000 with a laser option. Two of them, the A250T ($1,499) and A350T ($1,799), included a 1.6 W laser module. Above $2,000, the option extends to the Bambu Lab H2C, the H2D Pro and the Snapmaker Artisan. The 3D printers with a laser engraver list covers every model, and the 10 W vs 40 W guide explains the power difference.