3D printer deals are heating up ahead of Prime Day

This was $549 late last year, so it's great to see a massive wad of cash stripped off the asking price for today's pre-Prime Day deal.

This Core XY 3D printer from Anycubic is something of a first, offering smart multi-colour printing (up to 8 colours) with the help of an attachment called the ACE Pro, which doubles as a filament dryer.

I recently reviewed this printer, and while I have a bit of a love/hate relationship with it, it's hard to overlook for the price.

Just like the H2D, the 2S model is capable of multiple disciplines, including 3D printing and laser engraving! This is an excelelnt time to bag the H2S if you want a machine that can do it all.

The Anycubic Kobra X is a budget friendly printer at a generous price. It offers a pretty impressive build volume, but the main pull is that it integrates the Anycubic Color Engine system directly into the toolhead. What that means is significantly reduced filament waste and quick colour swaps. Not bad for $280!

We've only had hands on the X1C model, but we've heard good things about this Bambu Lab 3D printer, and with $300 off, it's definitely worth looking into.

This is an affordable, iF design gold award winning printer that specialises in carbon fibre reinforced filament, so you can make super strong parts.

I've been dying to get my hands on Creality's K2 Plus, purely to test out its generous build volume (350x350x350mm) and its multicolour capabilities.

It's one of the biggest 3D printers on the market.

The K2 Pro is a new(ish) model from Creality, and a slightly smaller and lighter version of the larger K2 Plus model (but this one is still pretty big). It sits at the mid-range price level and is a great choice for advanced hobbyists. It was $849 during Black Friday, so this makes it a record low.

This multi-colour printer from FLASHFORGE is an excellent compact (and affordable) option for those wanting a high-speed core XY 3D printer.

It offers impressive print speeds of 600mm/s, as well as easy 1-Click Auto Levelling, which is a desirable feature for beginners to 3D printing. The build volume of 220x220x220mm is a little on the compact side, but this is not a bad thing for anyone needing a more compact printer for smaller workspaces.

The A1 Combo has a generous build Volume of 256x256x256mm and can reach printing speeds of up to 500mm/s(Max). It shares a lot of the same features as the X1 Combo, such as the ability to print in more than one filament colour or material.

This printer offers up to 600mm/s running speed (super fast) and has auto-levelling to take the guesswork out of levelling your print bed.