Ender-3 V3 SE
“The cheapest real printer worth buying.”
Will’s take Great value
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- Ender-3 V3 SE vs Centauri 2
Creality Ender-3 V3 SE vs Elegoo Centauri 2
Centauri 2
“A CoreXY for bed-slinger money.”
Will’s take Great value
The short version
- The Ender-3 V3 SE costs $100 less.
- The Centauri 2 holds 1.4× the build volume.
- The Centauri 2 is rated faster: 500 mm/s against 250.
- The Centauri 2 handles up to 4 colours; the other is single-colour.
By the numbers
Side by side, drawn to scale
- Creality Ender-3 V3 SE
- Elegoo Centauri 2
Price
Build volume
Top speed
Max colours
Bed size from above
- Ender-3 V3 SE 220 × 220
- Centauri 2 256 × 256
Full specs
Marked where one is clearly aheadSpec for spec
| Spec | Creality Ender-3 V3 SE | Elegoo Centauri 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $179 | $279 |
| Released | August 2023 | June 2026 |
| Technology | Filament (FDM) | Filament (FDM) |
| Motion system | Bed slinger | CoreXY |
| Build volume | 220 × 220 × 250 mm | 256 × 256 × 256 mm |
| Top speed | 250 mm/s | 500 mm/s |
| Acceleration | 2,500 mm/s² | 20,000 mm/s² |
| Max colours | 1 | 4 (CANVAS) |
| Frame | Open frame | Open frame |
| Hotend, max | 260 °C | 350 °C |
| Bed, max | 100 °C | 110 °C |
| Chamber heating | None | None |
| Weight | 7.3 kg | 13.7 kg |
| Materials | PLA, PETG, TPU 95A | PLA, PETG, PLA-CF, TPU |