# Elegoo Centauri Carbon

- Source: https://stierproducts.com/products/elegoo-centauri-carbon
- Category board: https://stierproducts.com/categories/3d-printers
- Placement: #5 of 20 in 3D Printers, A tier
- Brand: Elegoo
- LP on this board: 732
- Last researched: 2026-10-15T01:30:25.250Z
- Method: https://stierproducts.com/methodology
- Dataset: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22062813 - every board at once, one dated snapshot per release, same licence, prices and photographs left out
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## Verdict

Tom's Hardware's fastest budget pick and genuinely excellent value. A young platform with thin multi-year failure data keeps it out of the top tier under this lens.

## For

- Tom's Hardware's fastest budget 3D printer
- Included in iTechGuides' short list of cheap machines actually worth buying
- Excellent value
- Enclosed, fast CoreXY printing
- Budget price makes it a value king

## Against

- A newer platform with less multi-year failure data than its established rivals
- Support and firmware track record shorter than top brands
- Shorter ownership track record

## Evidence

Consolidated from 54 cited sources across 48 outlets

| Outlet | Said by | Stance | Link | Link status |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Maker Forums | Leecuriosity | B | https://forum.makerforums.info/t/elegoo-centauri-carbon-review/94409 | fetched and confirmed |
| GAMINGTREND | Mike Case | C | https://gamingtrend.com/reviews/elegoo-centauri-carbon-review-prints-like-a-dream-calibrates-like-a-drama-queen/ | fetched and confirmed |
| Linustechtips | linustechtips.com | B | https://linustechtips.com/topic/1633756-the-elegoo-centauri-carbon-1-a-complete-noobs-perspective/ | fetched and confirmed |
| FauxHammer | FauxHammer | C | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dARPYHTDx3M | fetched and confirmed |
| 3D Print Dood | 3D Print Dood | C | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X5sBrUWFtsQ | fetched and confirmed |
| 3D Printer-inator | 3D Printer-inator | C | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7NrnjKTubnA | fetched and confirmed |
| 3DPrinterMike | 3DPrinterMike | C | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dIv3-sFDhyM | fetched and confirmed |
| Uncle Jessy | Uncle Jessy | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1gOo2083hjM | fetched and confirmed |
| Advanced Geekery | Advanced Geekery | C | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-AVWLqkvJh8 | fetched and confirmed |
| Jeff M | Jeff M | C | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9s4qC0kMfkI | fetched and confirmed |
| 3DJake | 3DJake | C | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XEm4JG-S_Uo | fetched and confirmed |
| TechMagnet | TechMagnet | C | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qYHFLGySui4 | fetched and confirmed |
| Dave Tries This | Dave Tries This | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FGgqgaZxrtU | fetched and confirmed |
| Build Now, Question Later | Build Now, Question Later | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZRc_YyO6R4o | fetched and confirmed |
| Geek Detour | Geek Detour | - | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mxjMyfFBUZ0 | fetched and confirmed |
| Lost In Tech | Lost In Tech | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=61ZeQ7SFDyM | fetched and confirmed |
| Layers of Dylan | Layers of Dylan | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EPH_Fqws5qo | fetched and confirmed |
| Where Nerdy is Cool! | Where Nerdy is Cool! | C | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yelcaBNSacw | fetched and confirmed |
| Shotgun Studio | Shotgun Studio | D | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQhnppKa9aw | fetched and confirmed |
| 3D Printing Nerd | 3D Printing Nerd | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VklTXBn4Aa4 | fetched and confirmed |
| YGK3D | YGK3D | C | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=apR0V14jUIE | fetched and confirmed |
| 3DHP | 3DHP | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G9hDvwuR6s4 | fetched and confirmed |
| WildRoseBuilds | WildRoseBuilds | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LYbjikgcTh0 | fetched and confirmed |
| PixelForge Lab | PixelForge Lab | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p1NCyzJIKzM | fetched and confirmed |
| Jimmy is Promo | Jimmy is Promo | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZYFZ44hR7HU | fetched and confirmed |
| Uncle Jessy | Uncle Jessy | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w75a_UB_gZw | fetched and confirmed |
| Ryan Mercer | Ryan Mercer | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bUGx6Rq1rn0 | fetched and confirmed |
| Sean Helms | Sean Helms | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XoC5zi7r28I | fetched and confirmed |
| Lost In Tech | Lost In Tech | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n46OCTo-dOM | fetched and confirmed |
| Stay Ready To 3D Print | Stay Ready To 3D Print | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cPR6yGVEsFI | fetched and confirmed |
| CoshTech | CoshTech | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2E7yBy_P1hw | fetched and confirmed |
| JJ Shankles | JJ Shankles | C | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hGt8rhbRG1I | fetched and confirmed |
| Rack and Stack | Rack and Stack | - | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ED5FQsO9rCg | fetched and confirmed |
| 3D Print Dood | 3D Print Dood | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a3J399jdwco | fetched and confirmed |
| Mashable | Adam Doud | B | https://mashable.com/article/elegoo-centauri-carbon-3d-printer-review | fetched and confirmed |
| Bucko Prints | Bucko Prints | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7uENUNdAUhw | fetched and confirmed |
| Rad Dad's Print Lab | Rad Dad's Print Lab | C | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xsp1HE8yZpw | fetched and confirmed |
| Rad Dad's Print Lab | Rad Dad's Print Lab | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=moqNU0zZ0LE | fetched and confirmed |
| DIY Engineers | DIY Engineers | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_RUVFMf5YgM | fetched and confirmed |
| ModBot | ModBot | - | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=th32pIKVeak | fetched and confirmed |
| Casual DIY | Casual DIY | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t_i9Uh57UPA | fetched and confirmed |
| Uncle Jessy | Uncle Jessy | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FYt3_3q1Rno | fetched and confirmed |
| BGoodson2006 | BGoodson2006 | C | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1gVBXjhJ9VE | fetched and confirmed |
| BEST REVIEWS TUBE | BEST REVIEWS TUBE | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bC1L5bzuT4w | fetched and confirmed |
| Tom's Hardware | - | - | https://www.tomshardware.com/best-picks/best-3d-printers | fetched and confirmed |
| ITechGuides | - | - | https://www.itechguides.com/8-cheap-3d-printers-you-should-buy-and-2-you-should-skip/ | fetched and confirmed |
| Lee Curiosity | Lee Curiosity | C | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hQ1H92rLhnE | fetched and confirmed |
| Rad Dad's Print Lab | Rad Dad's Print Lab | C | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7di2icqOEdA | fetched and confirmed |
| Chris the 3D maker | Chris the 3D maker | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=apQzSwaGTSE | fetched and confirmed |
| Rist Innovations | Rist Innovations | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zLhrvaFxylA | fetched and confirmed |
| Tech In Black | Tech In Black | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mS4WQJHXjDM | fetched and confirmed |
| Poc Network // Tech | Poc Network // Tech | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dvA0vr008Tg | fetched and confirmed |
| Voxelmatters | voxelmatters.com | C | https://www.voxelmatters.com/elegoo-centauri-carbon-review-fast-capable-slightly-unfinished/ | fetched and confirmed |
| TechRadar | techradar.com | A | https://www.techradar.com/pro/elegoo-centauri-carbon-2-combo-3d-printer-review | fetched and confirmed |

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| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Bambu Lab X2D | S | https://stierproducts.com/products/bambu-lab-x2d |
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| 7 | Bambu Lab H2S | B | https://stierproducts.com/products/bambu-lab-h2s |
| 8 | Sovol M1D IDEX Toolchanger | C | https://stierproducts.com/products/sovol-m1d-idex-toolchanger |
| 9 | Flashforge Creator 5 | C | https://stierproducts.com/products/flashforge-creator-5 |
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| 20 | Creality Ender 3 Pro | F | https://stierproducts.com/products/creality-ender-3-pro |

The full board is at https://stierproducts.com/categories/3d-printers.

## What this tier means

- A: Excellent. Strongly recommended, beaten only by the very best.

## How to read this

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- LP is this product's points on its own category ladder. It is comparable within a category and not across categories.
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- A citation with no usable link is listed rather than dropped, and is excluded from the counted total above.

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