# Prusa XL

5 Hacker News commenters recommended Prusa XL and 2 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 3 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** People recommend it as a capable printer for its design when kept well maintained. Its tool changer caused failed builds for one critic.

## Why people recommend it

- Strong Prusa brand reputation (2 comments): "I love Prusa printers and all my machines are Prusa" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48247190)) "Prusas are renowned for both of those." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48255182))

## What people warn about

- Fails on 400mm linear runs (1 comments): "It works fine once I prevent it from making 400mm linear runs." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47040721))

## 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=Prusa+XL+3D+printer&tag=hackerapprove-20) (affiliate link)
- [Official site](https://www.prusa3d.com/)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Prusa XL", https://hackerapproved.com/p/prusa-xl/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).