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Printers compared by price, what they print, enclosure, build size and multi-colour

Creality Ender 3 V3 SE Good for PLA, PETG and TPU	£149.00	3 of 11 materials as it comes	Open frame	220 × 220 × 250 mm 12.1 litres	Single colour	Not hardened up to 260°C
Bambu Lab A1 Mini Good for 4-colour prints 3 members own one	£157.00	3 of 11 materials as it comes	Open frame	180 × 180 × 180 mm 5.8 litres	Up to 4 colours AMS lite, sold separately	Not hardened up to 300°C
Elegoo Centauri Carbon Good for ABS and ASA parts, carbon fibre	£209.00	11 of 11 materials as it comes	Enclosed	256 × 256 × 256 mm 16.8 litres	Single colour	Hardened up to 320°C
Bambu Lab A1 Good for 4-colour prints	£219.00 Combo £324.00	3 of 11 materials as it comes	Open frame	256 × 256 × 256 mm 16.8 litres	Up to 4 colours AMS lite, combo available	Not hardened up to 300°C
Anycubic Kobra X Good for 4-colour prints, carbon fibre	£279.99	6 of 11 materials as it comes	Open frame	260 × 260 × 260 mm 17.6 litres	Up to 4 colours Native 4 colours, sold separately	Hardened up to 300°C
FlashForge AD5X Good for 4-colour prints	£299.00	3 of 11 materials as it comes	Open frame	220 × 220 × 220 mm 10.6 litres	Up to 4 colours IFS, sold separately	Not hardened up to 300°C
Creality SPARKX i7 Good for 4-colour prints, carbon fibre	£319.00 combo	6 of 11 materials as it comes	Open frame	260 × 260 × 255 mm 17.2 litres	Up to 4 colours CFS lite, included	Hardened up to 300°C
Elegoo Centauri Carbon 2 Good for 4-colour prints, ABS and ASA parts	£379.00 combo	11 of 11 materials as it comes	Enclosed	256 × 256 × 256 mm 16.8 litres	Up to 4 colours CANVAS, included	Hardened up to 350°C
Creality K1C Good for multi-colour prints, ABS and ASA parts	£379.00	11 of 11 materials as it comes	Enclosed	220 × 220 × 250 mm 12.1 litres	Yes Single material, sold separately	Hardened up to 300°C
Prusa Research Original Prusa Mini+ Good for PLA, PETG and TPU	£459.00	3 of 11 materials as it comes	Open frame	180 × 180 × 180 mm 5.8 litres	Single colour	Not hardened up to 280°C
Prusa Research Original Prusa MK4S Good for multi-colour prints	£749.00	3 of 11 materials as it comes	Open frame	250 × 210 × 220 mm 11.6 litres	Yes MMU3, sold separately	Not hardened up to 290°C
Anycubic Kobra S1 Max Good for 4-colour prints, ABS and ASA parts	£799.99 combo	11 of 11 materials as it comes	Heated chamber	350 × 350 × 350 mm 42.9 litres	Up to 4 colours ACE 2 Pro, included	Hardened up to 350°C
AnkerMake M5 Good for PLA, PETG and TPU	£948.48	3 of 11 materials as it comes	Open frame	235 × 235 × 250 mm 13.8 litres	Single colour	Not hardened up to 260°C
Bambu Lab P1S Good for multi-colour prints, ABS and ASA parts	£359.00 Combo £474.00	7 of 11 materials as it comes	Enclosed	256 × 256 × 256 mm 16.8 litres	Yes AMS, combo available	Not hardened up to 300°C
Creality K2 SE Good for 16-colour prints, carbon fibre	£379.00 combo	6 of 11 materials as it comes	Open frame	220 × 215 × 245 mm 11.6 litres	Up to 16 colours CFS, included	Hardened up to 300°C
Creality K2 Pro Good for 4-colour prints, ABS and ASA parts	£719.00 combo	11 of 11 materials as it comes	Heated chamber	300 × 300 × 300 mm 27 litres	Up to 4 colours CFS, included	Hardened up to 300°C
FlashForge Creator 5 Good for multi-colour prints, carbon fibre	£729.00	6 of 11 materials as it comes	Open frame	256 × 256 × 256 mm 16.8 litres	Yes Four independent toolheads, sold separately	Hardened up to 320°C
Prusa Core One L Good for multi-colour prints, ABS and ASA parts	£2049.00	7 of 11 materials as it comes	Heated chamber	300 × 300 × 330 mm 29.7 litres	Yes Single material as standard, sold separately	Not hardened up to 290°C
Prusa Research Original Prusa XL Good for multi-colour prints, big prints	£2199.00	3 of 11 materials as it comes	Open frame	360 × 360 × 360 mm 46.7 litres	Yes Toolchanger, sold separately	Not hardened up to 290°C

Capabilities are each model's published specs, checked before they're shown. "As it comes" means without upgrades.

How to compare 3D printers

Start with what you want to print: the materials rows say which each printer handles as it comes, and which need a hardened nozzle or an enclosure first.

Then decide on colours (a multi-colour unit, in the box with a combo or bought later) and size: the build volume is the biggest single part it can print.

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