All Prusa 3D Printers Ever Made + What's Next?

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[BuildyBryce]

Thanks for watching and please let me know if I missed anything :)

[Ajedd-fe]

I want a prusa xl mini, about the size of the mk4 with 2 or 3 nozzles

[TheMikolasZuza]

Wow, I am honestly really impressed. For someone who doesn't work at Prusa, you have a really precise overview of how to call things, what are the differences, and so on. Even helping to write some of the articles you show, and creating many of the videos you showcase, I'm not sure if I would be able to summarize all of this from the top of my head so clearly. Nice work!
PS - check your Printabels profile. ;)

[PerMejdal]

I have 5 MK3S+’es. 3 of them bought used, after the release of the MK4.
It does not matter if a full build plate finished in 4 or 7 hours, if I am at work or sleeping for 8 hours.

[rohitharip]

I think their next core x-y printer equivalent to the MK4 would be based on the AFS printer with the Z a bit taller than the AFS and probably / hopefully with an integrated enclosure. It'll have the MK4S screen as they have started injection molding it. Should probably launch in the next 6-8 months I feel if they have to catch up with other brands and be relevant in this market.

[andreas.grundler]

My prediction for the successor to the Mk4 would be a smaller version of the XL, as already used in the AFS, but complete with housing, but unlike the XL with only one print head. And I'm hoping for a Prusa Mini Mk2.


Personally, I don't think the i3 design is obsolete. Even Bambu Lab, who have the slogan “No more bedslingers” still on their homepage, have released two bedslingers, namely the A1 and the A1 Mini.

[GOOBENsticks]

This was super cool as a complete casual wanting to learn about the history of Prusa!

Really hoping they release a "regular" sized enclosed CoreXY like a shrunken XL/taller AFS with dual extruders or 2-3 toolheads

[ScytheNoire]

Bambu came out in 2022, not 2023, and disrupted the market. Prusa was hit hard by that release.
I do think Prusa needs a CoreXY that isn't as expensive as the XL, maybe IDEX. If you look at the RatRig V-Core 4, that's where things should be.
That said, because they are reliable printers, I'm upgrading my MK3S+ to an MK3.5, and also ordered an MK4S while I wait to see the reliability of the new RatRig and Voron's next release/update.

[QEngineering]

I purchased the OG prusa mk2 just as it was released, it was a great deal because the print was better then a printer 2x-3x the cost. The mk3 was a great upgrade brining in the best QoL changes (removable bed/silent stepping).

Unfortunately the mk4 is an outdated bedslinger design and the XL seems to be going after the same market that MakerBot failed in the we 2000s.

I still wish Prusa nothing but the best but I do feel that they are now longer the best bang for the buck for new users and at the same time they have lost the mod/experiment community.

[Guy_Sandler]

I have a friend that still has a mendel i1 or i2

[marianososa]

mmu2 with filament I think that is a mistake, it was a really problematic product, I think an expensive prototipe at best. The main problem was the uncutted and deformed filament tips...

[wrexik]

I've met him, its local company. Czech republic <3

[victorlin]

Just to throw this out there (USA prices):

Prusa MK4S + MMU3 + Enclosure (assembled) = $1, 660
Prusa MK4S + MMU3 + Enclosure (dis-assembled) = $1, 380
Bambu X1C incl. AMS and Enclosure (assembled) = $1, 450
Bambu P1S incl. AMS and Enclosure (assembled) = $850
Bambu A1 incl. AMS (assembled, no enclosure) = $490

Consider whether the Prusa price premium is worth it for your situation. Everyone will be different.

[mr.somelife]

I absolutely died when I heard the price of the afs...

[datmixednut]

Overpriced regardless of anything overpriced and people pay