# Voron 2.4 3D printer

19 Hacker News commenters recommended Voron 2.4 3D printer and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 6 of 13 months. It meets the Hacker Approved badge rule.

**Verdict:** Recommended as a high performance, open source DIY 3D printer that can be built from a kit and heavily modded. Main caveat: a high learning curve.

## Why people recommend it

- Fully open hardware and software (5 comments): "They're completely open (both software and hardware) and you can mod and do whatever the hell you want with them." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48087546)) "if you want an open hardware machine in 2026 you need to build your own voron" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48084795)) "I don't see how that changes those devices being the most open 3D printers" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48122394))
- Large community and off-the-shelf parts (4 comments): "The Voron and Annex communities have a ton of folks in this space designing everything from cosmetic accessories to novel mechanical components" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47049717)) "I really enjoyed building my Voron 2.4. I bought a kit that included all the wires pre-harnessed which made it much simpler to do." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48247772)) "massive community, build kits out there, fully open source" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48248052))
- Enjoyable to build from kit (4 comments): "I really enjoyed building my Voron 2.4. I bought a kit that included all the wires pre-harnessed which made it much simpler to do." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48247772)) "my wife and I have been working on a VORON 2.4 together and it's been a blast!" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48090339)) "I stumbled across Voron and was immediately hooked" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48252698))
- Highly moddable and customizable (3 comments): "They're completely open (both software and hardware) and you can mod and do whatever the hell you want with them." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48087546)) "entirely customized bespoke with a high learning curve" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45872666)) "High performance and almost infinitely moddable." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46887356))

## 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=Voron+2.4+3D+printer+kit&tag=hackerapprove-20) (affiliate link)
- [Official site](https://vorondesign.com/)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Voron 2.4 3D printer", https://hackerapproved.com/p/voron-3d-printer/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).