# Elegoo Centauri Carbon

14 Hacker News commenters recommended Elegoo Centauri Carbon and 3 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 5 of 13 months; owners who said how long report a median of 0.3 years (4 owners). It meets the Hacker Approved badge rule.

**Verdict:** People recommend it as a low-priced, plug-and-play printer that prints well for beginners. The most common caveat is that it suits single-color printing, and some owners report hardware failures.

## Why people recommend it

- Easy plug-and-play setup (6 comments): "they both print without any fuss and can be operated without any deep technical understanding" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48114249)) "pretty much plug in, load filament, calibrate/configure for that filament, print" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49780081)) "I got the V2 and same - no fuss, especially if I stick to Elegoo filament." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48111942))
- Strong value for the price (5 comments): "the price of the Centauri Carbon is so reasonable that it's hard to argue against it" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48120393)) "which is almost impossibly inexpensive" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46694235)) "it's been pretty great for the price" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48111538))
- Good for beginners (3 comments): "they both print without any fuss and can be operated without any deep technical understanding" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48114249)) "The Centauri Carbon is another really good entry-level printer as well" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46273673)) "as a beginner in 3D printing it has been really nice" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48110005))

## What people warn about

- Hardware failures in early use (2 comments): "The first has been out of commission since the extruder went haywire, and I couldn't get replacement parts" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48085717)) "in the first 30 days of ownership, I experienced 2 hardware failures" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46884723))
- Only suited to single-color printing (1 comments): "They rubbed people the wrong way launching the CC2 with multi-color support" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48109747))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Bambu Lab 3D printer](https://hackerapproved.com/p/bambu-lab-3d-printers.md): 124 recommend
- [Prusa 3D printer](https://hackerapproved.com/p/prusa-3d-printer.md): 68 recommend
- [Bambu Lab P1S](https://hackerapproved.com/p/bambu-lab-p1s.md): 29 recommend
- [Prusa MK3](https://hackerapproved.com/p/prusa-mk3-3d-printer.md): 28 recommend
- [Bambu Lab A1 Mini](https://hackerapproved.com/p/bambu-lab-a1-mini.md): 27 recommend

## Where to get it

- [See price on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Elegoo+Centauri+Carbon+3D+printer&tag=hackerapprove-20) (affiliate link)
- [Official site](https://www.elegoo.com/products/centauri-carbon)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Elegoo Centauri Carbon", https://hackerapproved.com/p/elegoo-centauri-carbon/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).