Desktop 3D Printers

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.

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Guides

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.

What Size 3D Printer Do I Need? Build Volume by Use Case

What size 3D printer do you need? How build volume works, whether 220 x 220 is enough, usable vs advertised volume, and size classes by use case with examples.

Comparisons

Original Prusa MK4S vs Bambu Lab P1S: specs side by side

Original Prusa MK4S vs Bambu Lab P1S specs side by side: bedslinger vs CoreXY, open frame vs enclosure, build volume, temperatures, firmware and launch price.

Printers

Bed slinger printers
PrinterReleasedMotion systemBuild volumeEnclosureMax hotend tempLaunch price
Creality Ender-3 V3 Mega—Bedslinger (i3-style)420 × 420 × 420 mmOpen frame——
Creality SPARKX i7—Bedslinger (i3-style)260 × 260 × 255 mmOpen frame300 °C—
Creality SPARKX i8—Bedslinger (i3-style)260 × 260 × 255 mmOpen frame300 °C$399
Anycubic Kobra 3 Max V2Sep 2026Bedslinger (i3-style)420 × 420 × 500 mmOpen frame350 °C$599
Bambu Lab A2LJun 2026Bedslinger (i3-style)330 × 320 × 325 mmOpen frame300 °C$469
Anycubic Kobra 4May 2026Bedslinger (i3-style)260 × 260 × 260 mmOpen frame300 °C$379
Anycubic Kobra XMar 2026Bedslinger (i3-style)260 × 260 × 260 mmOpen frame300 °C$399
Creality Ender-3 V4Mar 2026Bedslinger (i3-style)220 × 220 × 235 mmOpen frame300 °C$399
Anycubic Kobra 3 V2Jun 2025Bedslinger (i3-style)255 × 255 × 260 mmOpen frame300 °C$349
Creality HiMar 2025Bedslinger (i3-style)260 × 260 × 300 mmOpen frame300 °C$389
Sovol SV06 Plus ACEMar 2025Bedslinger (i3-style)300 × 300 × 350 mmOpen frame300 °C$349
Anycubic Kobra 3 MaxFeb 2025Bedslinger (i3-style)420 × 420 × 500 mmOpen frame300 °C$699
Original Prusa MK4SAug 2024Bedslinger (i3-style)250 × 210 × 220 mmOpen frame290 °C$1,099
Anycubic Kobra 3Jun 2024Bedslinger (i3-style)250 × 250 × 260 mmOpen frame300 °C$369
Creality Ender-3 V3Feb 2024Bedslinger (i3-style)220 × 220 × 250 mmOpen frame300 °C$389
Bambu Lab A1Dec 2023Bedslinger (i3-style)256 × 256 × 256 mmOpen frame300 °C$399
Bambu Lab A1 miniOct 2023Bedslinger (i3-style)180 × 180 × 180 mmOpen frame300 °C$299
Creality Ender-3 V3 KESep 2023Bedslinger (i3-style)220 × 220 × 240 mmOpen frame300 °C$279
Creality Ender-3 V3 SEAug 2023Bedslinger (i3-style)220 × 220 × 250 mmOpen frame260 °C$199
Elegoo Neptune 4Jul 2023Bedslinger (i3-style)225 × 225 × 265 mmOpen frame300 °C$259
Elegoo Neptune 4 ProJul 2023Bedslinger (i3-style)225 × 225 × 265 mmOpen frame300 °C$299
Original Prusa MK4Mar 2023Bedslinger (i3-style)250 × 210 × 220 mmOpen frame290 °C$1,099
Snapmaker ArtisanDec 2022Bedslinger (i3-style)400 × 400 × 400 mmEnclosed (passive)300 °C$2,999
Sovol SV06Oct 2022Bedslinger (i3-style)220 × 220 × 250 mmOpen frame300 °C$299
Original Prusa i3 MK3S+Nov 2020Bedslinger (i3-style)250 × 210 × 210 mmOpen frame300 °C$999