Creality · FDM CoreXZ
Ender 3 V3
Speed on a budget from a brand with huge parts availability.
$299approx. USD
- 220 × 220 × 250 mm
- 600 mm/s
- Open frame
- Single colour
Ease6
Speed8
Materials5
Openness5
Value8
Elegoo · FDM CoreXY · 2025
Elegoo Centauri Carbon review
An enclosed 256 mm CoreXY with a hardened 320 °C hotend for under $300. On paper it is a P1S at half the price, and in practice it is close enough to hurt.
Best for: The best value enclosed printer on the market right now.
The PIF Score
7.8PIFEase8
Speed8
Materials8
Openness5
Value10
Five axes, each out of ten, averaged with no weighting. How we score.
What we like
- Astonishing price for an enclosed CoreXY
- 320 °C hardened hotend as standard
- Genuinely quiet
What we don't
- No multi-material option
- Supply has been erratic
- Younger ecosystem than Bambu or Prusa
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 ~140 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 CoreXY |
| Released | 2025 |
| Build volume | 256 × 256 × 256 mm |
| Max speed | 500 mm/s |
| Hotend max temp | 320 °C |
| Bed max temp | 100 °C |
| Nozzle | 0.4 mm hardened |
| Bed levelling | Automatic |
| Enclosure | Yes |
| Multi-material | No |
| Connectivity | Wi-Fi, LAN, USB |
| Recommended slicer | Elegoo Slicer / Orca |
| Typical power draw | ~140 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.