Elegoo Centauri Carbon 2 - Best Bang for your Buck 3D Printer !.. So where's the Catch?

Elegoo did it again - the Centauri Carbon 2 - small price for a big printer, but how they achieve this? There are a few trade-offs that come with such a low price. So let's see how they pulled it off! Meshy.ai made this video possible and is offering you a 50% discount: 👉 New users 50% OFF! Start Meshy-ing here: https://www.meshy.ai/s/DEB ✨ @MeshyAI --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3D Printers i tested and recommend: Elegoo Centauri Carbon 2: Most Bang for your Buck in 2026 https://tidd.ly/4bYq5t8 Qidi Q2: Best affordable Printer for Engineering Filaments https://tidd.ly/45h2uSa P2S Bambu Lab: Best Value for Money among Bambu Lab printers https://tidd.ly/4aQofM5 All other Bambu Lab printers: https://tidd.ly/3KLmy8e --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Filaments i tested and recommend: Elegoo Filaments (Bulk Sale from $9.99 / Spool) https://tidd.ly/3PL3etM Elegoo Translucent PLA: https://tidd.ly/4fO1cEm Bambu Lab Filaments (Bulk Sale from $12.99 / Spool) https://tidd.ly/48Syg93 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Laser Cutter / Engraver i tested and recommend: The Creality Flacon A1 you can get at a reduced Price here: Falcon A1: 10% off discount code: DirtEB use this Link: https://tidd.ly/4uAvoXy - EU Shop https://tidd.ly/4eCYIbm - US Shop --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thanks to my Patreons https://patreon.com/user?u=114885466&... ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Parts and Tools i use: Filament Dryer: Polyphemus and Easdry from EIBOS: https://tidd.ly/4jIQNcI https://tidd.ly/4jFKE0W AMS HT: https://tidd.ly/3Npomoj Cheap Magnets for 3D Printing Projects: https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_c4e... - Big ones https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_c3D... - Small ones PTFE Tubes that fits Bambu Lab printers (2.5mm): https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_c34... BiQU Cryogrip Glacier Plate: https://tidd.ly/4m6xCuB Bambu Lab Engineering plate: https://tidd.ly/3PXUlgx Silica Gel: cheapest possible Silica gel i found: https://amzn.to/49FehLw Silica gel 500g cheapest on Aliexpress: https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_c2J... Filament Storage Bags: so far the best filament bags: https://tidd.ly/4qr8X5y filament bags grey: https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_c2y... filament bags blue: https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_c2x... Hygrometers: https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_c37... Deburring Tool: Aliexpress: https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_oBN... Brushes for a Clean Nozzle: https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_Dek... Cheap M3 Screws: https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_c4V... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Download (the shown) 3D files here: Macbook Hardcase for all 14" Macbook Pro (M1-M5): https://makerworld.com/en/models/2584... work in progress... Filament Spool Clippy - Best Filament Clips for Spools: https://makerworld.com/de/models/2134... Elegoo Centauri Carbon 2 Spool Adapter by PeteJGiles: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:734... Carboard Spool adapter for AMS: https://makerworld.com/en/models/2445... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Menu: 0:00 intro 1:06 whats in the box? 2:04 Meshy.ai 3:19 assembly - more than usual 5:22 setup 6:03 touchscreen / start printing 6:33 filament loading failure 6:52 paused print recovery 7:22 multicolor Benchy 7:41 Scraper / translucent PLA 8:12 App / Camera 8:26 auto-leveling / mesh first layer test 8:42 power off recovery 8:58 color change speed 9:39 timelapse recording 9:47 multicolor test / spaghetti detection 10:19 macbook pro case 10:55 torture toaster test 11:53 Updates / print details 12:34 Canvas multi filament system 13:03 print profiles 13:26 what i dont like 13:45 Lan-only mode fixed it 13:58 conclusion ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Please Like and Subscribe if this Video was Useful for you, it means a Lot to me. Most of the links listed here are affiliate links, they don't cost you anything, but give me a small amount of cash that is reinvested in my videos.