Prime Day 3D printer deals 2024: the best offers still live
The sale may be over, but savings continue
1. Quick links
2. Resin printer deals
3. Filament printer deals
4. FAQ
This year's Prime Day 3D printer deals may officially be over, but that doesn't mean you can't still find some savings. Actually, there are plenty of great discounts still kicking around. Basically, it's a great time to shop around and score a solid machine with a nice discount while you can. Seeing as the best 3D printers can go from painfully pricey to reasonably affordable (depending on your budget, of course) during these sales periods, this is the best time to shop without breaking the bank.
No matter whether you want to tinker around and print some tools and gizmos or perhaps miniatures and terrain if you're into TTRPGs and wargaming, the Prime Day 3D printer deals should deliver. Luckily for you, we're frequently on the hunt for the best deals on 3D printers here at 12DOVE. So, needless to say, we can help determine which deals are doozies and which are duds during Prime Day and beyond.
Amazon's sale includes everything from entry-level machines to expert printers, and the 3D printer manufacturers are also offering some great discounts! There's a lot to pick through, so below, we've listed the very best 3D printer discounts we've found during Prime Day. Time is ticking, so get ready to pick up some last-minute bargains!
Today's best Prime Day 3D printer deals
- Anycubic printers: Save up to $188
- Elegoo printers: Up to $100 off
- Creality printers: Get up to $40 off
- Resin: Up to $16 off
- Filament: Get up to $5 off
UK quick links
- Anycubic printers: Save up to £100
- Elegoo printers: Up to £80 off
- Creality printers: Get up to £139 off
- Phrozen printers: Up to £100 off
- Resin: Save up to 20%
- Filament: 5% off any 4 qualifying items
Resin printer deals
Anycubic Photon Mono M7 Pro | $799.99 $499.99 at Amazon
Save $300 - What's this? An actual Prime Day 3D printer deal that hasn't been one-upped by the manufacturer? I'm honestly in shock. Anyway, this brand-new machine (which is honestly one of my favorites in recent tests) has hit an all time low in this week's sale.
Buy it if:
✅ You want high-speed results
✅ You want fine detail
Don't buy it if:
❌ You want to save as much as possible
❌ You want to print bigger models
Price check:
💲 Anycubic | $549
💲 Walmart | Out of stock
⭐ UK price: £611.99 £499.99 at Amazon
Anycubic Photon Mono M5s | $579 $269 at Anycubic
Save $310 - And that's why you don't just focus on Amazon during the annual Prime Day 3D printer deals. This fantastic printer hasn't ever been so cheap, at least not that I've seen, and that goes for the UK price too. A proper bargain!
Buy it if:
✅ You want super-high detail
✅ You hate leveling your build plate
Don't buy it if:
❌ You don't have much ventilation at home
❌ You want to print bigger models
Price check:
💲 Amazon | $289
💲 Walmart | $369
⭐ UK price: £549 £269 at Anycubic
Elegoo Saturn 3 Ultra | $502.50 $341 at Elegoo
Save $160 - This is the last-but-one in the Saturn range, and that means it's more or less at the tip of the spear... so seeing it plummet to this low price is phenomenal.
Buy it if:
✅ You want a high level of detail
✅ You want auto-leveling
Don't buy it if:
❌ You want the new tilt-release tech
Price check:
💲 Amazon | $499.99
💲 Walmart | $500.99
⭐ UK price: £397.99 £269.99 at Elegoo
Filament printer deals
Anycubic Kobra 3 Combo | $549 $449 at Anycubic
Save $100 - In another example of the manufacturer just beating Amazon, Anycubic's own offer on the marvellous Kobra 3 Combi is one dollar less. I adored this thing when I reviewed it last month, so can highly recommend getting involved.
Buy it if:
✅ You want multi-color prints
✅ You want high-speed results
Don't buy it if:
❌ You don't have much space
❌ You aren't fussed by multi-color
Price check:
💲 Amazon | $449.99
💲 Walmart | Out of stock
⭐ UK price: £549 £399 at Anycubic
Elegoo Neptune 4 Pro | $325 $249.90 at Elegoo
Save $74 - Continuing the trend of the manufacturers offering the best deals, Elegoo is offering a nice discount on this filament printer. It's a decent chunk lower in price than even Amazon's hefty discount, so this is a great deal.
Buy it if:
✅ You want a quick printer
✅ You don't want it to take up lots of room
Don't buy it if:
❌ You want the fastest printer around
❌ You want the fine detail of resin
Price check:
💲 Amazon | $359.99
💲 Walmart | $299.99
⭐ UK price: £257.99 £197.99 at Elegoo
Creality K1 (FDM) | $599 $399 at Creality
Save $200 - I'm not sure we've ever seen Creality's high-speed printer hit such a low price, and that makes this offer one of Prime Day 2024's best 3D printer deals.
Buy it if:
✅ You want high-speed results
✅ You'd like something neat and tidy
Don't buy it if:
❌ You don't have much space
❌ You need the high detail of resin
Price check:
💲 Amazon | $519
💲 Walmart | Out of stock
⭐ UK price: £579 £479 at Creality
Elegoo Neptune 4 Max | $597.50 $434 at Elegoo
Save $160 - I'm not sure we've ever seen this massive 3D printer for less, so it's already a great start to the Prime Day 3D printer deals as far as I'm concerned.
Buy it if:
✅ You want a big
✅ Speed is important to you
Don't buy it if:
❌ You don't have much space
Price check:
💲 Walmart | $469.99
💲 Amazon | $558.99
⭐ UK price: £472.99 £342.99 at Elegoo
Creality Ender PLA 1.75mm Filament | $39.99 $23.79 at Amazon
Save $16 - At just over 40% off, this filament discount is great if you're running low and want to bulk buy a bit to keep you going for a while. This two-pack comes with black and white filament rolls, so it's a handy bundle if you want both of those colors too.
Buy it if:
✅ You want to save by bulk buying filament
✅ You want two different filament colors at a good price
✅ You want a filament that's compatible with lots of printers
Don't buy it if:
❌ You don't have much space to store extra filament
Price check:
💲 Not available elsewhere
⭐ UK price: £29.99 at Amazon
Prime Day 3D printer deals: FAQ
When will the Prime Day 3D printer deals end?
Prime Day 3D printer deals and discounts will end today July 17, as it's when Amazon's brief summer discount period comes to a close. However, some deals may linger for an extra day or two, and other retailers and 3D printer manufacturers may also be running their own sales to get in on the action. They may run on different dates, so great offers might be available even when Prime Day is officially over.
Do I need a Prime membership for Prime Day 3D printer deals?
As the name would suggest, you will need a subscription to Amazon Prime if you want the best discounts. Fortunately, you can get a 30-day free trial and still make the most of those reductions.
In addition, rival retailers and 3D printer manufacturers like Anycubic or Elegoo usually provide sales of their own. Naturally, you don't need a Prime membership for those offers.
Get a free 30-day trial of Amazon Prime
As you can probably guess from the 'Prime Day' part of this event, you will need an Amazon Prime membership to take advantage of the best discounts. Luckily enough, there's a free trial that you can use during the sale. Just make sure you cancel before that $14.99 / £7.99 per-month cost lands if you don't want to subscribe long-term.
How do I know if the Prime Day 3D printer deals are actually good?
Because we've been covering this beat for quite some time, our bargain-hunting team will never post anything on this guide that we don't legitimately think is a good saving. With that in mind, you can be rest assured that anything found here will at least be half decent.
Want to check for yourself? Very sensible. If you're shopping on Amazon, the best way to see whether a deal is actually good or not is to visit price-matching services like Camelcamelcamel. This will tell you what the historic low is, the item's average cost, and when it last saw a cut.
Where will I find the best Prime Day 3D Printer deals?
Even though you'll find the official Prime Day 3D printer deals at Amazon, it's well worth checking in with the official manufacturers too. Creality, Anycubic, Elegoo, Phrozen, and the rest almost always have a sale to match Prime - and very often, the deals are actually better.
Should I wait for Black Friday?
There are plenty of great 3D printer discounts during November's sales-geddon, and it's true that the best ones are reserved for Black Friday itself. Nevertheless, that isn't to say you're better off waiting. There can be some real corkers during the Prime Day event (albeit fewer of them, admittedly), so it's still worth keeping an eye out during these final hours of the event.
What to expect from 2024's Prime Day 3D printer deals
Prime Day usually does a great job of discounting tech, be it Amazon devices like Kindles or laptops... and 3D printers are absolutely included in those savings.
You can always rely on lesser-known manufacturers to hawk their wares during Amazon's sale, and these clog up the listings. Be aware that you'll need to trawl through these to strike gold. However, major brands also get involved, and their Prime Day 3D printer deals are consistently good. Actually, some include record-low prices (often thanks to the addition of on-page vouchers, as seen last year in the UK with the Anycubic Photon Mono 2).
I'd definitely recommend keeping an eye on major manufacturer sites as well, though. While Amazon's offers are decent, Anycubic, Elegoo, Creality, Phrozen, and the rest always provide cracking discounts to compete with them. This includes hot-off-the-press machines that have only just come out.
Based on the pattern of previous sales, I suspect that the machines getting the biggest price cuts during the final day of Prime Day will be 2023 and 2022's heavy hitters. That means the likes of the Anycubic Photon Mono M5s, Elegoo Saturn 3 Ultra, and Creality Ender 5-S1 should be in line for massive reductions as manufacturers clear the decks for newer replacements.
For more sales advice, don't miss our guides to Prime Day Lego deals, Prime Day board game deals, and Prime Day PC deals. We also have a great breakdown of the best Prime Day gaming deals if you fancy it!
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