Elegoo Centauri Carbon
WAITA direct successor has been released. Firmware and support remain active.
Signals last verified: 17 July 2026
Signals: Lifecycle · Firmware · Support · Spare parts. What we track
Where to buy
Specifications
- Build volume
- 256x256x256 mm
- Build size class
- Medium - Daypack / Backpack
- Price
- Base: €309 · Combo: €354
- Enclosure
- Full enclosure
- Chamber control
- None
- Materials
- PLA · PETG · PHA · PVB · ABS · ASA · HIPS · TPU · TPE · TPC · PEBA
- Support materials
- —
- Bowden extruder
- —
- Max hotend temp
- 320°C
- Max bed temp
- 110°C
- Max chamber temp
- —
- Nozzle material
- Brass-Hardened Steel
- Hardened nozzle
- Included: CF/GF abrasive variants · PLA metal fills · ABS-CF/GF · ASA-CF/GF. PA-CF/GF not possible at this tier.
- Nozzle count
- 1
- Max filament inputs
- 4
- True multi-material
- —
- Tool change
- Single Nozzle Purge Based
Ownership
- Experience level
- Beginner-friendly
- Assembly
- Minimal
- Auto bed leveling
- Automatic
- Auto Z offset
- Yes
- Auto first layer
- Yes
- Filament runout sensor
- Yes
- Spaghetti detection
- Yes
- Error guidance
- Error Coded
- Warranty
- 24 months
- Warranty extension
- Not available
- Spare parts
- Partial
- Firmware version
- V1.4.46
Real-world performance
- Reliability
- Reliable
- Print quality
- Excellent print quality
- Print speed
- Very fast
- Print failures
- Low failure rate
- Noise
- Loud
- Calibration
- Rarely needs calibration
- Setup
- Easy to set up
- Beginner friendly
- Beginner-friendly
- Maintenance
- Low maintenance
- Value for money
- Excellent value
- Multi-material
- —
Who this is for
The call comes down to timing, not quality. If you're a first-timer, this is a genuinely easy machine to start on and you'll very likely succeed with it, but you'd be starting on last year's model while the current one is on sale, so price both before you commit. Home hobbyists gain real range here, PETG, ABS, ASA, flexibles, and light abrasives, as long as you accept passive-only chamber heat and the slow, wasteful multi-color. Upgraders should find out exactly what the Centauri Carbon 2 adds before buying, because the whole point of upgrading is not to land a generation behind on day one. For prosumers, the reactive support pattern, partial parts availability, and superseded status are enough to give pause on a machine meant to earn its keep for years. The printer itself is good and well-liked, and its real ceiling is PA-CF/GF, true multi-material work, and unattended chamber-heat-dependent prints. The verdict is to wait. Unless you're getting this older model at a clear discount, look at the Centauri Carbon 2 before you spend.
PrintSignals Review
Elegoo Centauri Carbon Review
Written by AI from manufacturer specifications and the aggregated consensus of
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Assessment
The Centauri Carbon is a capable machine caught by bad timing. Reviewers rate it fast, reliable, and strong value, and Elegoo pushed a firmware update within the last 90 days, so this is not an abandoned model. The trouble is that Elegoo is already shipping its direct replacement, the Centauri Carbon 2. Buying this version now means buying a generation behind while the successor sits on the same shelf, and that single fact should drive your decision more than any spec here. Nothing in the tracked reviews says the printer is bad. It simply is not the current model anymore. If you can get it at a genuine discount and the newer machine's changes don't matter to your use, it still prints well. If you're paying close to full price, look hard at the successor first.
Build and print volume
You get a 256x256x256 mm build area, enough for most functional parts and mid-sized models without reaching into large-format work. The frame is fully enclosed, which holds heat around the print and cuts warping on materials an open printer can't keep stable. Reviewers consistently rate it significantly faster than typical FDM printers in its class, with only a slight quality reduction at higher speeds, and they rate both output quality and build quality as good. One thing to settle before you pick a room for it: owners describe the printer as noticeably loud in operation, so a shared office or a bedroom is the wrong place to run it.
Material capability
The supported range runs PLA, PETG, PHA, PVB, ABS, ASA, and HIPS, and reviewers rate material handling across that range as good in practice. The enclosure gives ABS and ASA a real advantage over open-frame machines by containing heat. That does not make them effortless. The chamber has no active heater, only passive warmth from the bed and motors, so larger ABS and ASA parts still depend on tuning and a stable ambient temperature. Filtration is rated limited as well, so external ventilation stays advisable when you run those materials. The stock brass-hardened steel nozzle handles abrasive filaments including CF and GF variants, PLA metal fills, and ABS-CF/GF and ASA-CF/GF, but carbon-filled nylon (PA-CF/GF) is beyond what this hardware can do. The direct drive extruder makes flexibles workable, with TPU the most accessible; TPE, TPC, and PEBA are possible too, each demanding more tuning than the last. On color, be clear-eyed. A single nozzle purges and flushes filament at every color change, so swaps are slow, waste is high, and both print time and filament cost climb with each color added. It's multi-color, not true multi-material, and the cross-contamination risk keeps mixed-material combinations limited.
Setup and ownership
Setup is about as gentle as 3D printing gets. The printer arrives near-fully assembled, and reviewers report under 15 minutes to a first print, with automatic bed leveling, Z-offset, and first-layer calibration handling the fiddly parts, plus filament runout and print-failure detection running in the background. The firmware is abstracted for first-time owners with the occasional manual step, and it's well-documented, so most situations have guidance you can actually find. When something goes wrong you get a numbered error code on screen that you look up by hand on Elegoo's wiki, since there's no QR shortcut. Maintenance is rated manageable, and clogs are effectively a non-issue across the reviews tracked. At around €310 for the printer, or roughly €355 with the multi-spool system for color work, reviewers consider it strong value. On software you're in good shape: it's built on Klipper firmware, accepts third-party slicers, and ships with the Orca-based Elegoo Slicer, which reviewers rate as capable and well-integrated. Two things temper the day-to-day. Local network mode works but relies on cloud connectivity for some features, and the onboard camera is rated poor enough that it adds little real monitoring value.
Support and longevity
Elegoo's support is rated strong across warranty, official channels, spare parts, and documentation, and reviewers find the machine durable over extended use, with no notable component degradation reported. Two things qualify that. On the support evidence available, Elegoo tends to address hardware issues after they surface rather than ahead of them, so you may be the one reporting a fault before there's a fix. And spare parts are only partially available through official channels: some common wear items can be sourced, but not the full set. The larger longevity question is the one the lifecycle forces. This model has been superseded by an actively shipping successor, and while firmware support is current today, a machine a generation behind is first in line to lose parts availability and firmware attention as the line moves on. For a prosumer planning to run it as a business tool for years, that is the risk to weigh most heavily.
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