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Printer specs
Every spec record, comparison, list and guide on the site: uniform manufacturer figures for desktop FDM 3D printers.
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Each tag gathers the printers, comparisons, lists and guides on one topic.
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Spec comparison
Pages that set printer specs side by side or explain how to read them: comparisons, spec charts and how-to-compare guides.
3 entries
Build volume
Build volume in millimetres and litres: how large a part each printer can make, and how to read the figure on a spec sheet.
51 entries
CoreXY
CoreXY printers, where two belts move the toolhead in X and Y and the bed moves only in Z, and the pages that explain the layout.
28 entries
Bed slinger
Bed-slinger printers, where the bed travels along Y under a toolhead on an X gantry, and the pages that explain the layout.
5 entries
Delta
Delta printers, where three vertical arms position the toolhead over a round fixed bed, listed by build diameter and height.
2 entries
IDEX
Independent dual extruder (IDEX) printers: two toolheads on separate carriages, for two materials or mirrored copies of a part.
40 entries
Enclosed printer
Printers sold with a full enclosure, passive or actively heated, and the pages on what an enclosure changes for some filaments.
18 entries
Heated chamber
Printers with an actively heated build chamber, each with the maximum chamber temperature its manufacturer publishes.
41 entries
Open frame
Open-frame desktop printers sold without an enclosure, from compact bed slingers to large-format machines, with full specs.
3 entries
Volumetric flow
Volumetric flow in mm³/s, the melt rate that caps real print speed, and how manufacturer flow figures compare across printers.
6 entries
Print speed
Maximum print speed and acceleration claims, what those figures leave out, and how to compare them across printers.
3 entries
Input shaping
Input shaping, or resonance compensation: how printers cancel ringing at high acceleration, and which firmware offers it.
34 entries
Klipper
Printers that run Klipper or a Klipper-based firmware, and the pages on what Klipper changes on a desktop 3D printer.
6 entries
Firmware
Printer firmware: Marlin, Klipper and closed vendor firmware, what open or closed means, and what each lets you change.
2 entries
Connectivity
How desktop printers connect: Wi-Fi, Ethernet, USB, SD card and cloud services, including LAN-only modes where offered.
2 entries
Release tracker
New and upcoming desktop 3D printers, with announcement and release dates taken from the manufacturers' own pages.
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Launch price
Launch prices in US dollars as announced by each manufacturer, for comparing printers at the point they went on sale.
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Budget printers
Desktop 3D printers that launched at $400 or less in the US, each with its launch price next to the rest of the spec sheet.