Elegoo Centauri Carbon vs Creality K1C
Elegoo Centauri Carbon comes out ahead of Creality K1C on 3 of the 6 things that decide this, going by what each maker publishes. The one that matters for you may be one the leader loses.
The verdict
Elegoo Centauri Carbon takes it, 3–1 on rounds.
On the published figures, Elegoo Centauri Carbon takes 3 of 6 rounds. Treat that as a starting point and check the current figures on both pages, because prices and plans move.
Choose Elegoo Centauri Carbon if…
- • You want Elegoo Centauri Carbon's edge on how big a print it can make and how hot its nozzle gets
Choose Creality K1C if…
- • You want Creality K1C's edge on how fast it prints
Round by round
- Round 1How big a print it can makeElegoo Centauri Carbon winsCreality K1C5/10
220 x 220 x 250 mm
build volume
- 220 x 220 x 250 mm, against 256 x 256 x 256 mm
Source: creality.com ↗
Elegoo Centauri Carbon wins this round on what the company itself publishes.
- Round 2How fast it printsCreality K1C winsElegoo Centauri Carbon5/10
500 mm/s
max print speed (mm/s)
- 500 mm/s, against 600 mm/s
Source: us.elegoo.com ↗
Creality K1C wins this round on what the company itself publishes.
- Round 3How hot its nozzle getsElegoo Centauri Carbon wins
Elegoo Centauri Carbon wins this round on what the company itself publishes.
- Round 4How hot its bed getsElegoo Centauri Carbon wins
Elegoo Centauri Carbon wins this round on what the company itself publishes.
- Round 5How hard it can accelerateTie
Nothing to separate them here.
- Round 6Whether it is fully enclosedTie
Nothing to separate them here.
Side by side
- 500 mm/s, against 600 mm/s
- 110 °C, against 120 °C
- 0.1 mm, against 0.01 mm
- 220 x 220 x 250 mm, against 250 x 250 x 250 mm
- 0.1 mm, against 0.05 mm
- 300 °C, against 320 °C