ELEGOO Centauri Carbon *Released Feb 2025* Core XY 3D printer USD$299.99  - Page 1
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author: Brumby
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: February 18, 2025, 05:18:00 am
content: - Core XY motion system- 500 mm/s max print speed- 256mm x 256mm x 256mm build volume- Fully enclosedFor the rest of the details, see theOfficial Elegoo website (USA)and look at someYoutube reviewsThere is also the Elegoo Centauri - which is the same printer, but without the enclosure panels and is USD $199 on pre-order.For those of us down under, the Australian website has the pre-order price at AUD $699.99

author: Kean
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: February 18, 2025, 05:42:42 am
content: Quote from: Brumby on February 18, 2025, 05:18:00 amOuch! That is an exchange rate of about 0.428...

author: Brumby
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: February 18, 2025, 05:59:48 am
content: Don't forget .... Australia is on the other side of Mars, so shipping is a costly exercise.Indeed. When I saw the US price I started reaching for my credit card, but when I saw the AU price,I paused.I haven't unpaused as yet.Official Elegoo website (AU)

author: Kean
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: February 18, 2025, 06:55:58 am
content: The order page does mention thatshipping is calculated at checkoutso I was expecting the shipping would be exactly that - calculated based on delivery address.In their Shipping Policy I see that while they normally ship free for larger orders, there is a special exception:QuoteFor the US it is:QuoteWe are close to China and while bulky these shouldn't be too heavy. So, nah... that terrible exchange rate on pre-orders isn't justified.I wasn't likely to buy one anyway. I actually need to get rid of some more of my old 3D printers.

author: brucehoult
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 18, 2025, 08:25:08 am
content: Quote from: Brumby on February 18, 2025, 05:59:48 amJaycar carry 3D printers, including ELEGOO, so hopefully they'll have some shipped by slow boat after not too long.https://www.jaycar.co.nz/elegoo-saturn-3-ultra-12k-resin-3d-printer/p/TL4708

author: Smokey
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 18, 2025, 08:56:47 am
content: hmm... any idea what the after-pre-order price will be?

author: Brumby
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: February 18, 2025, 09:05:37 am
content: Quote from: Smokey on February 18, 2025, 08:56:47 amOn the AU website, they show the following:$874.99 AUD$699.99 AUDMy guess: apply the same math to the US price of $299.99 and it comes out as $374.99 - however, there's no definitive guide on whether that logic is correct.

author: woofy
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: February 18, 2025, 09:26:12 am
content: Reviews look good, but the lack of some sort of AMS is my showstopper. I use P1S's in a small print farm (hamlet?) and use two colours on all prints.

author: Smokey
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 18, 2025, 10:13:03 am
content: multi-filament isn't a big thing for me. I just need the bigger build volume than what I got and an enclosed machine is pretty nice.Trigger pulled. I always thing it's funny when the paypal merchant comes back with something like "深圳市智能派科技有限公司"...$329.99 USD shipped.

author: Brumby
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: February 18, 2025, 10:16:55 am
content: Quote from: woofy on February 18, 2025, 09:26:12 amIt does have a "poop chute" (a big hint, I think) ... and the question of a multi filament system was raised directly with Elegoo. Their answer was a single word: "Yes"The questions of when, how much and features are (as far as I know) yet to be explored publicly.

author: MarkF
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 18, 2025, 12:28:27 pm
content: Does anyone know if it will run Marlin or Klipper firmware?

author: b177
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: February 19, 2025, 06:43:19 pm
content: nice review of the Elegoo Centauri by auroratechchannel here:

author: leafman
author_rank: Newbie
timestamp: March 11, 2025, 12:59:31 pm
content: It doesnt run klipper/marlin, its a custom 'elegoo os' as its a combined single board from what I've seen of the electronics bay. It should be trivial to drop a driver board and rpi in it though and run klipper, I plan to do this when mine arrives (july :/) I have many vorons, and wanted something in the 250^3 range to go between my v0's and v2.4 350^3, and klipper & mobileraker is a must for my managment.I'll post if I remember when I've done this if no one else has by then, I'm sure it's just a matter of time though. I have plenty of controllers and pi's on hand to drop in when it does finally arrive.

author: Smokey
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 11, 2025, 08:12:59 pm
content: Quote from: leafman on March 11, 2025, 12:59:31 pmJust curious. What's the most important features that you feel are only available (or significantly better) with klipper?

author: b177
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: March 15, 2025, 11:40:30 pm
content: estimate ship date based on order date & time:https://us.elegoo.com/blogs/news/shipping-notice-estimated-dispatch-times-for-centauri-carbon-centauri

author: TomKatt
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: March 17, 2025, 11:21:25 pm
content: Quote from: Smokey on February 18, 2025, 10:13:03 amI don't do a lot of multi-filament printing with my Bambu AMS system, at least as far as color goes... BUT what has proven useful is the ability to use different materials for support that do not adhere to each other. IE PLA and PETG work well in that regard - the main body is one material and the supports are the other. The end result is the supports cleanly pop right out of the main component.

author: Smokey
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: April 13, 2025, 06:28:40 am
content: Original ship dates:https://us.elegoo.com/blogs/news/shipping-notice-estimated-dispatch-times-for-centauri-carbon-centauriAnyone get a pre-order yet?I wonder how the tariffs will effect this. They could lose a bunch of money if they have to eat 145% increase on such a low margin pre-order.

author: Smokey
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 07, 2025, 08:39:23 pm
content: I just got a ship notification.I was supposed to be in the "4th Round, Feb 17, 2:32 PM - Mar 13, 2:45 AM = Jun 30 ship date" group, but it shipped way early.And no price increase.

author: b177
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: May 09, 2025, 02:58:49 pm
content: I also recently receiving ship notice that is much early than the original date. Shipped from California.

author: Brumby
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: May 11, 2025, 01:55:54 am
content: Quote from: Brumby on February 18, 2025, 10:16:55 amWell, a timeframe has been announced.....

author: Brumby
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: May 11, 2025, 02:00:17 am
content: Oh... and the Australian price is now $649.99 AUD (and has been for a while)I also noted availability of their bundles for Australia had slowly dwindled, but now seem to be fully available again.

author: b177
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: May 15, 2025, 08:56:20 pm
content: Got my carbon the other day. Setup took ~30 minutes and then I had the Shippy test print started.Printed a few parts, no issues yet. Using Matchbox PLA because it is what I was using on my other machine. The print quality is great and about twice the speed as my other machine (old makerbot replicator). Also the time to start the print is MUCH shorter. The plate heats up very fast as does the extruder. Coming from masking tape over glass and manual leveling, the flexible magnetic build plate and auto-level is game changing.

author: Brumby
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: June 05, 2025, 03:28:07 am
content: Quote from: Brumby on May 11, 2025, 02:00:17 amSigh.... Not any more. It's back up to $699 AUD............... and just when my trigger finger was getting itchy.QuoteThere are some bundles no longer available at this time, but there are still a couple listed.

author: b177
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: June 15, 2025, 06:47:39 pm
content: Not sure about the AU bundles, but the US bundles weren't really much/any discount compared to ala carte'ing the items. And the bundle items aren't needed to get started, or even for most printing. The bundle items are spares or consumables, which may or may not align with your needs.I suggest not letting the bundle choices interfere with your buying decision process, just buy the printer, when the price is right for you.So far nothing but good things to say about the printer. I love how there is minimal time from exporting a STL to filament on the plate. And no babysitting the first couple minutes to make sure the print started OK. ~20 prints not a single failure yet.

author: corey
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: July 10, 2025, 11:08:09 pm
content: I bought one (Centauri Carbon) from Jaycar about a week ago for $699, but still haven't gotten it out of the box.My kids wanted to help unbox it and set it up, they've been away over the school holidays. I needed to buy prior to EOFY for tax reasons as I need this for my work.It's my first 3D printer, so I don't know where to start, so I'm on a learning journey. Trouble is, I've seen Amazon now have the Bambu P1S (no AMS) for about the same price with Prime shipping, I was wondering about taking the CC back and buying the P1S. (However I much prefer to send my money to Jaycar than Jeff Bezos). It's weird that in Australia, they are the same price but in the US, the Elegoo is less than 1/2 the price of the P1S - which leads me to think there is a big quality difference. So I've been looking at lots of comparison websites and videos, and I just can't differentiate between the two in terms of quality and usability. One video I was watching, they showed detailed comparisons and the output is identical, for even very challenging prints. I can only conclude that the USD299 price is a loss-leader to gain market share in the US, as one Youtuber thought. The only difference is the ecosystem where Bambu have a large userbase, DIY and lots of spare parts available on their website. Versus Elegoo who don't (yet). I hope that Elegoo open up a big spares website for parts replacements. Also, Elegoo are soon to release an AMS for the CC so there's anticipation about that, but at this stage I don't have much need for multi-colour printing.This seems like a decently made unit, with aluminium panels (not plastic). People have swapped out the LED strip inside to improve lighting, as well as upgrading the fans (to quieter versions) and adding a printed fan cover to reduce noise. These seem like low hanging fruit. But looking forward to getting it going.

author: cunningfellow
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: July 11, 2025, 12:26:45 am
content: Maybe the Elegoo is not competitive shipping to AU from China.I bought a couple of P1S just before EOFY. They arrived at my doorstep in a little over 24 hours so they obviously have aussie (maybe even brissy) warehouse and shipping sorted well.I am super impressed with the P1S stepping up from Prusa i3s

author: Brumby
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: July 31, 2025, 09:25:15 am
content: Quote from: Brumby on June 05, 2025, 03:28:07 amNOW the Australian price has come down to $629 AUD (not sure when that happened) Also offered is FREE Shipping to 2770.QuoteFeeling the itch coming on a bit...QuoteAll bundles are available at the time of this post.

author: Brumby
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: July 31, 2025, 09:45:56 am
content: It seems Jaycar have stock and have it available for the same price: $629 AUDIt seems Big W have stock and have it available for $1099 AUD

author: brucehoult
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: July 31, 2025, 10:13:42 am
content: Quote from: Brumby on July 31, 2025, 09:45:56 amMy local Jaycar NZ (Whangarei) have stock at $749, which is $651 before tax, AU$596 (AU$655 with 10% GST).We're getting ripped off here!

author: Brumby
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: August 21, 2025, 11:15:42 am
content: On the Australian ELEGOO website, there is a countdown timer directly under the price of $629.It ends on September 8, 2025, at 17:00:00 AESTIs this a ploy - or are they actually winding up the pre-order price?Edit: Interestingly, this timer only appears on the basic machine offer. It does not appear on any of the bundle offers.

author: Brumby
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: August 21, 2025, 11:21:21 am
content: I would really like to find out some detail about their multi material system though.....

author: Brumby
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: September 09, 2025, 09:11:20 am
content: Quote from: Brumby on August 21, 2025, 11:15:42 amIt's back up to $699.99 AUD