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Best 3D printers under €1750

Updated 5 November 2026 · Live prices updated daily

Ranked off live Amazon.de prices and the hardware spec sheet. I reward CoreXY motion, active-heated chambers, modern auto-levelling, genuinely-fast volumetric flow, and real build volume. Higher is better. Cheaper breaks ties. FDM only on this list - resin workflows are a different conversation.

  1. #1
    QIDI TECH QIDI MAX4 3D-Drucker
    QIDI TECH
    QIDI MAX4 3D-Drucker
    €1049 CoreXY · heated chamber · 51.7 L · Loadcell Sensor Integrated int levelling
  2. #2
    FLASHFORGE Creator 5 Pro 3D Drucker
    FLASHFORGE
    Creator 5 Pro 3D Drucker
    €799 CoreXY · heated chamber · 16.8 L · Fully Automatic Calibration & levelling
  3. #3
    ANYCUBIC Kobra S1 Max 3D Drucker Mehrfarbig
    ANYCUBIC
    Kobra S1 Max 3D Drucker Mehrfarbig
    €849 CoreXY · heated chamber · 42.9 L · LeviQ 3.0 levelling
  4. #4
    PHROZEN Arco FDM 3D-Drucker
    PHROZEN
    Arco FDM 3D-Drucker
    €550 CoreXY · Optional (PentaShield) · 27.0 L
  5. #5
    Sovol SV08 Max Großer 3D Drucker Core XY Voron 2
    Sovol
    SV08 Max Großer 3D Drucker Core XY Voron 2
    €949 CoreXY · open · 125.0 L · Eddy Current Scanning levelling
  6. #6
    ORIGINAL PRUSA 3D Drucker CORE One+ Full Bausatz – High-S
    ORIGINAL PRUSA
    3D Drucker CORE One+ Full Bausatz – High-S
    €1049 CoreXY · heated chamber · 14.8 L · Load cell levelling
  7. #7
    ELEGOO Centauri Carbon 3D-Drucker
    ELEGOO
    Centauri Carbon 3D-Drucker
    €320 CoreXY · Closed · 16.8 L · Auto-leveling levelling
  8. #8
    FLASHFORGE Creator 5 3D Drucker
    FLASHFORGE
    Creator 5 3D Drucker
    €639 CoreXY · open · 16.8 L · Fully Automatic Calibration & levelling
  9. #9
    Creality Ender-5 Max 3D Drucker
    Creality
    Ender-5 Max 3D Drucker
    €899 CoreXY · open · 64.0 L · 64-point auto leveling levelling
  10. #10
    ELEGOO Centauri Carbon 2 3D Drucker & PLA+ Filame
    ELEGOO
    Centauri Carbon 2 3D Drucker & PLA+ Filame
    €444 CoreXY · Closed · 16.8 L · Full-Auto Calibration levelling

Matt's take on this budget

€1750 is diminishing returns for pure hobbyists and entry-level for small production runs. You're paying for long-term reliability, support contracts, replacement-parts availability and warranty terms - not headline specs. A €1750 machine and a €1150 machine often print the same quality part; the €1750 one does it for five years without needing a rebuild. If this printer makes you money or saves you hours a week, the premium pays back quickly. If it's a hobby, think hard about the €1150 option.

Frequently asked

Is a €1750 3D printer worth it over a €1150 one? +

For hobby use, rarely. Quality-per-€ is tight here. You are paying for reliability at scale, support contracts and ecosystem - real if you print weekly, barely visible if you print monthly.

What does €1750 buy that €1150 does not? +

Usually a larger build volume with the same CoreXY and active chamber, longer warranty, better slicer profiles out of the box, and replacement-parts supply that will still exist in three years.

Prusa or Bambu at this price? +

Prusa if you value open source firmware, long-term parts support and print-from-anywhere reliability. Bambu if you want the fastest path from unboxing to first good print. Both are defensible; the choice is philosophical, not technical.

Other budgets
Under €230 Under €350 Under €580 Under €1150 Under €2300
Or looking at resin? See: Best resin 3D printers under €1750 →

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Ranking is driven by the hardware spec sheet plus live price. It doesn't capture firmware quality, customer support or long-term reliability - so treat this as a starting shortlist, not a final answer. Every listed printer has its own page with the full spec table, a head-to-head picker, and candid pros/cons.