Elegoo · FDM CoreXY
Centauri Carbon
The best value enclosed printer on the market right now.
$299approx. USD
- 256 × 256 × 256 mm
- 500 mm/s
- Enclosed
- Single colour
Ease8
Speed8
Materials8
Openness5
Value10
Creality · FDM CoreXZ · 2024
Creality Ender 3 V3 review
The Ender name on a CoreXZ motion system with linear rails and 600 mm/s. A genuinely modern machine at a price that used to buy a kit.
Best for: Speed on a budget from a brand with huge parts availability.
The PIF Score
6.4PIFEase6
Speed8
Materials5
Openness5
Value8
Five axes, each out of ten, averaged with no weighting. How we score.
What we like
- CoreXZ with linear rails at a budget price
- Strain-gauge levelling is dependable
- Quick-swap nozzle
What we don't
- Open frame
- Small build volume for the footprint
- Creality's firmware is locked down by default
True cost
What it really costs to own in your country
Pre-filled with typical local rates. Change anything to match your own use.
Running cost / year—power · filament
Per print hour—incl. upkeep
3-year total—printer + running
Assumes ~130 W average draw while printing and a small yearly allowance for nozzles, plates and PTFE. An estimate for comparing printers against each other, not a quote.
Full specifications
| Type | FDM CoreXZ |
| Released | 2024 |
| Build volume | 220 × 220 × 250 mm |
| Max speed | 600 mm/s |
| Hotend max temp | 300 °C |
| Bed max temp | 100 °C |
| Nozzle | 0.4 mm quick-swap |
| Bed levelling | Automatic (strain gauge) |
| Enclosure | No |
| Multi-material | No |
| Connectivity | Wi-Fi, USB |
| Recommended slicer | Creality Print / Orca |
| Typical power draw | ~130 W while printing (our estimate) |
Specifications are the manufacturer's published figures. "Max speed" is a peak that no printer holds across a whole part, so use it for comparison and don't expect it in real print times.