The Biggest 3D Printers You Can Buy: Consumer XXL, From 400 mm to 1000 mm
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The biggest printer a consumer can buy new is the Elegoo OrangeStorm Giga at 800 × 800 × 1000 mm; it weighs 104 kg and sits on the floor. Below it, the Sovol SV08 Max at 500 mm cubed is the largest CoreXY, and the Anycubic Kobra 3 Max, Elegoo Neptune 4 Max and Creality Ender-5 Max cover 400 mm. Every step up costs cubically in print time and linearly in power and floor space; most buyers who think they need 500 mm are served by 400.
Where to buy
The size ladder
| Printer | Build volume | Litres | Frame | Enclosed | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elegoo OrangeStorm Giga | 800 × 800 × 1000 mm | 640 | Bedslinger | No | 104 kg |
| Sovol SV08 Max | 500 × 500 × 500 mm | 125 | CoreXY | Optional | See listing |
| Anycubic Kobra 3 Max | 420 × 420 × 500 mm | 88 | Bedslinger | No | See listing |
| Elegoo Neptune 4 Max | 420 × 420 × 480 mm | 85 | Bedslinger | No | 18.1 kg |
| Creality Ender-5 Max | 400 × 400 × 400 mm | 64 | Cube | Optional | See listing |
| Qidi Max 4 | 390 × 390 × 340 mm | 52 | CoreXY | 65 °C heated | See listing |
| Prusa XL | 360 × 360 × 360 mm | 47 | CoreXY toolchanger | Optional | 30 kg |
| Creality K2 Plus | 350 × 350 × 350 mm | 43 | CoreXY | 60 °C heated | See listing |
What size costs
- Time. Volume scales with the cube: an 800 mm part is eight times a 400 mm part. The Giga exists to be run for days with a 1.0 mm nozzle.
- Power. A 400 mm heated bed is a serious load; an 800 mm bed needs its own circuit.
- Floor and mass. Above 400 mm, printers stop being desk objects.
- Materials. Only the Qidi Max 4, K2 Plus and Bambu H2 series are large and heated; everything bigger is PLA and PETG territory. See warping.
- Frame. Bedslingers at 420 mm sling kilograms; the SV08 Max and Ender-5 Max keep the bed still in XY.
Who really needs XXL
Prop makers, sign shops, furniture prototypers and cosplayers who refuse seams. Everyone else should read large format printers and pick 350 to 400 mm. The Giga has its own page: OrangeStorm Giga; the value 400 mm pick is the Ender-5 Max.
The units in the box
The listings are the SV08 Max, the Kobra 3 Max Combo and the Ender-5 Max; the Giga is sold direct.
FAQ
Can a big printer print small parts well? Yes, but slower and with more bed heat than a small machine.
Is there anything bigger than the Giga for consumers? Not from a mainstream brand; beyond it is industrial.
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