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Flashforge Guider 3 Ultra vs Prusa XL

What Guider 3 Ultra does better (4) and where XL wins (5) — every spec side by side.

Flashforge Guider 3 Ultra
Flashforge · 2024Guider 3 Ultra
8.8Score
4 advantages≈ $3,100
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Prusa XL
Prusa · 2023XL
7.4Score
5 advantages≈ $2,500
5.9Print quality5.9
6.1Material versatility5.9
8.8Build volume7.7
9.0Ease of use4.0
Dimensions

Size comparison

Guider 3 UltraXL
635 × 1,070550700 × 900720
Guider 3 UltraXLDifference
Height1,070 mm900 mm+170 mm
Width635 mm700 mm−65 mm
Depth550 mm720 mm−170 mm

Drawn to the same scale from the official dimensions (front and side).

Why is Guider 3 Ultra better than XL?

  1. Build volume65.3 L vs 46.7 L+40%
  2. Build height (Z)600 mm vs 360 mm+67%
  3. Max nozzle temperature350 °C vs 290 °C+21%
  4. Screen size7″ vs 3.5″2×

Why is XL better than Guider 3 Ultra?

  1. Nozzles2 vs 52.5×
  2. Engineering materials (PA, PC, CF)No · Guider 3 Ultra: Yes
  3. Number of supported materials4 vs 133.2×
  4. Build width (X)330 mm vs 360 mm+9%
  5. Build depth (Y)330 mm vs 360 mm+9%
Specifications

Side by side

Prusa XLPrusa XL≈ $2,5007.4
General
TechnologyFDM / FFF (filament)FDM / FFF (filament)
Motion system—CoreXY / XY-head
Delivered as—Fully assembled
All-metal frame—Yes
Build volume
Build width (X)330 mm360 mm
Build depth (Y)330 mm360 mm
Build height (Z)600 mm360 mm
Build volume65.3 L46.7 L
Speed
Max print speed250 mm/s—
Max acceleration20,000 mm/s²—
Print quality
Finest layer height0.05 mm0.05 mm
Thickest layer height0.4 mm0.3 mm
Vibration compensation (input shaping)—Yes
Automatic bed levelling—Yes
Extruder & hotend
Max nozzle temperature350 °C290 °C
Direct-drive extruder—Yes
Default nozzle0.4 mm0.4 mm
Supported nozzle sizes (mm)0.4, 0.8—
Nozzle material—hardened steel
Swappable nozzle / hotend—Yes
Toolheads—5
Nozzles25
Filament diameter—1.75 mm
Supported materialsPLA, PETG, ASA, ABSABS, ASA, CPE, HIPS, PA, PC, PETG, PLA, PP, PVA, PVB, TPE, TPU
Number of supported materials413
Engineering materials (PA, PC, CF)NoYes
Multi-colour
Multi-colour printing—Yes
Max colours / materials—5
Multi-colour system—toolchanger
Print bed
Heated bedYesYes
Max bed temperature120 °C120 °C
Flexible magnetic build plate—Yes
Enclosure
Enclosed build chamberYesYes
Actively heated chamber—Yes
Chamber light—Yes
Door sensor—Yes
Connectivity & control
ConnectivityWi-Fi, Ethernet, USBWi-Fi, Ethernet, USB, NFC
Wi-FiYesYes
EthernetYesYes
USBYesYes
SD cardNoNo
BluetoothNoNo
NFC (filament / setup)—Yes
App control—Yes
Screen size7″3.5″
TouchscreenYesYes
Features
Filament runout sensorYesYes
Power-loss recoveryYesYes
Silent stepper drivers—Yes
Size & power
Width635 mm700 mm
Depth550 mm720 mm
Height1,070 mm900 mm
Weight—27.9 kg
Rated power—240 W
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