ELEGOO
CENTAURI CARBON
Elegoo's first enclosed CoreXY: entry-level money, yet a sealed chamber, 500 mm/s, a 320 °C hardened-steel nozzle and a chamber camera. A very sensible first 3D printer.
Entry-level price, mid-range hardware
The Centauri Carbon went on sale in early 2025 for about $299 — Bambu Lab A1 money — yet its design and mechanics sit closer to the P1S and X1: an enclosed CoreXY, a die-cast aluminum frame, 20,000 mm/s² acceleration. It arrives assembled and calibrated; one tap runs bed leveling, Z-offset, vibration and pressure-advance calibration. I called it one of 2025's most worthwhile printers for newcomers — and designed a whole accessory kit for it.
What the Centauri Carbon does well
CoreXY at 500 mm/s
Twin 4260 motors drive X/Y at up to 500 mm/s with 20,000 mm/s² acceleration and 32 mm³/s of flow; active vibration compensation keeps surfaces clean at speed.
Unbox and print
It ships pre-assembled and calibrated. One tap handles bed leveling, Z-offset, vibration and pressure-advance calibration — no more paper test.
Carbon-fiber ready
A 320 °C brass/hardened-steel nozzle, a fast AC-heated 110 °C bed and an enclosure that holds the heat — PLA-CF, PETG-CF, ABS and ASA straight out of the box.
Chamber camera + LED
Watch prints remotely in real time, record time-lapses, with LED lighting day or night. Plus a runout sensor, power-loss recovery and fan self-checks.
Die-cast frame, glass door
An integrated die-cast aluminum top frame and chassis stay rigid at speed; the door and lid are tempered glass; a nano-mineral air filter is built in.
Easy on the wallet
It launched at around $299 — bed-slinger money for an enclosed CoreXY. Elegoo later added the CANVAS multicolor kit as an upgrade path.
Where it's not yet optimal
No machine is perfect — here are the trade-offs worth knowing before you buy, drawn from hands-on use and international reviews.
No active chamber heating
The enclosure only holds heat passively, with no heater — PC and nylon can still warp in a cold room, and for PLA you should lift the top lid to avoid heat creep.
A younger software ecosystem
ElegooSlicer (an OrcaSlicer fork) works, but isn't as polished as Bambu Studio; some owners hit a laggy screen or flaky Wi-Fi on early firmware.
Already succeeded
Elegoo has launched the Centauri Carbon 2 with built-in multicolor, and the original is largely sold out officially. If you're buying now, compare prices with the CC2 first.
The Centauri Carbon in Elegoo's photos
Technical details
Watch the full Centauri Carbon review
In the video I cover the design wins, real-world print quality, what I didn't like and my buying advice — plus an accessory kit I designed for the Centauri Carbon. Give it a watch and follow Ariel Studio.
