Prusa is among the most revered names within the 3D printing business, however Prusa Analysis has struggled in recent times to compete with the fee and functionality of opponents — notably Bambu Lab. Now Prusa Analysis is about to make a large comeback with the discharge of the brand new Prusa CORE One 3D printer.
The Prusa CORE One may be very clearly designed to take again among the vital market share that Bambu Lab has garnered in recent times. Prusa took a tough have a look at what clients like about their very own merchandise and what clients like about Bambu Lab’s merchandise, then created the Prusa CORE One to offer all of it.
If it seems like I’m fanboying, that’s as a result of I’m. I owned a Prusa i3 MK3S and maintain Prusa Analysis in excessive regard. However I offered that printer years in the past and at the moment use a Bambu Lab P1S. The comfort and worth proposition have been just too good to cross up. However like lots of you might be about to, I’m now drooling over the Prusa CORE One.
What makes it so attractive? It’s a speedy CoreXY 3D printer that ought to supply unbelievable efficiency in a sensible bundle, however with the enthusiast-friendly philosophy that Prusa is understood for and every kind of fascinating new options. This isn’t Prusa’s first CoreXY mannequin — that was the Prusa XL. However the Prusa XL was large and pretty costly. The Prusa CORE One is extra compact, will are available in at a value level meant to compete with the Bambu Lab X1 Carbon, and has a number of options that even the Prusa XL lacks.
The CORE One has a construct quantity of 250×220×270mm, which is about 89% of the construct quantity of the X1 Carbon’s 256×256×256mm. It’s absolutely enclosed with full chamber temperature management, making it appropriate for almost each filament materials available on the market. It has a strong extruder with planetary gearbox and a high-flow sizzling finish.
There are additionally every kind of progressive options — greater than we even have house to cowl right here. The enclosure, for instance, has compartments for holding the printer’s filament and issues like spare construct plates. That minimizes the required house on tables. There’s a “GPIO hackerboard” that can let the CORE One management different units. It might probably, for instance, set off a mirrorless or DSLR digicam with the intention to seize high-quality timelapses. And the CORE One is suitable with the MMU3, which is analogous to Bambu Lab’s AMS system.
We’ve solely scratched the floor, so make sure to take a look at Prusa’s announcement put up and video. The Prusa CORE One ought to begin transport in January and an assembled printer could have an introductory value of $1,199 USD (plus VAT). There can even be a equipment obtainable to improve a MK4S to a CORE One — a exceptional feat in its personal proper.