Elegoo Centauri Carbon 2

Name: Elegoo Centauri Carbon 2
Brand: Elegoo

An affordable enclosed CoreXY printer for beginners and hobbyists who want engineering-filament capability and an optional 4-color upgrade.

$349typical US price

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Bundles and current deals

Elegoo US store: $349 (list $359); Centauri Carbon 2 Combo with 4-color CANVAS $399 (list $449, $449 at launch)

Build volume to scale, in mm, beside a 20 cm cube. Every printer on the site is drawn at the same scale.

Build volume: 16.8litres
Top speed: 500mm/s
Max colours: 4
Frame: Enclosed

Will Wright’s take

Based on the specs and price

Top pick

“My favourite budget enclosed printer.”

Enclosed, quiet, a camera and filtration, a 350 °C hardened nozzle and full auto calibration, all for $349. That's a lot of printer. Colour tops out at four, but for most people that's plenty.

Buy the Centauri Carbon 2 if

Beginners who want an enclosure on a budget

Skip it if

You need more than four colours

How it stacks up

Against 41 other filament printers

Price$349#32 of 42, most expensive first

$179$2,299

Build volume16.8 L#28 of 42

5.8 L125 L

Top speed500 mm/s#30 of 37

180 mm/s1000 mm/s

Hotend temperature350 °C#5 of 42

260 °C370 °C

What it does well

Enclosed CoreXY with 350 °C hardened nozzle at a low price
Quiet (rated ≤45 dB in silent mode)
Camera, air filtration and full auto calibration included

Worth knowing

CANVAS multicolor tops out at 4 colors
256 mm build volume is mid-sized

Full specifications

Every number, in one place

From Elegoo, checked October 30, 2026

Price: $349
Released: January 2026
Technology: Filament (FDM)
Motion system: CoreXY
Build volume: 256 × 256 × 256 mm
Top speed: 500 mm/s
Acceleration: 20,000 mm/s²
Max colours: 4 with CANVAS
Frame: Enclosed
Hotend, max: 350 °C
Bed, max: 110 °C
Weight: 17.5 kg
Noise: 45 dB
Materials: PLA, PETG, TPU, PLA-CF, ABS, ASA, PET, PETG-CF, PC, PA, PPS, PPA-CF
Features: 121-point auto bed leveling, full auto calibration, camera, Wi-Fi, 5-inch touchscreen, filament runout sensor, clog detection, power-loss recovery, HEPA + activated carbon filter, smart exhaust grille, hardened steel nozzle, active vibration compensation, CANVAS 4-color system optional (included in Combo)