Elegoo Centauri Carbon 2 review: a refined, quieter and more capable budget CoreXY 3D printer

The Elegoo Centauri Carbon 2 takes everything that made the original Centauri Carbon such a strong, budget-friendly enclosed printer and addresses most of its weaknesses.

The Elegoo Centauri Carbon 2 feels solid, compact and far more refined than the original. Picture: Elegoo.

3D printing has never been more approachable. Printers are cheaper, faster and far easier to live with than they were even a few years ago, and Elegoo has been one of the brands pushing that change. When I reviewed the original Elegoo Centauri Carbon last year, it stood out as an enclosed CoreXY printer that delivered premium features at a surprisingly low price. It was an excellent starter printer, but it wasn’t perfect.

The Centauri Carbon 2 builds directly on that foundation. I’ve been using it for weeks now, with close to 200 hours of print time, covering everything from quick PLA jobs to longer multi-colour prints using the new Canvas system.