3D printer power draw and running cost
What popular 3D printers draw while printing, by the makers' own measurements, and what an hour on each costs in electricity.
- Bambu Lab A195 W on PLA, $0.017 an hour in electricity
- Bambu Lab A1 mini80 W on PLA, $0.015 an hour in electricity
- Bambu Lab P1S105 W on PLA, $0.019 an hour in electricity
- Bambu Lab P2S200 W on PLA, $0.036 an hour in electricity
- Bambu Lab H2D197 W on PLA, $0.036 an hour in electricity
- Prusa MK4S80 W on PLA, $0.015 an hour in electricity
- Prusa CORE One+90 W on PLA, $0.016 an hour in electricity
- Bambu Lab P1S vs P2S: running costBambu Lab P1S vs P2S on price, power and wear. On PLA the Bambu Lab P1S costs $0.042 less an hour to run, from the makers' own figures.
- Bambu Lab A1 vs P1S: running costBambu Lab A1 vs P1S on price, power and wear. On PLA the Bambu Lab A1 costs $0.018 less an hour to run, from the makers' own figures.
- Bambu Lab A1 vs A1 mini: running costBambu Lab A1 vs A1 mini on price, power and wear. On PLA the Bambu Lab A1 mini costs $0.016 less an hour to run, from the makers' own figures.
- Prusa MK4S vs CORE One+: running costPrusa MK4S vs CORE One+ on price, power and wear. On PLA the Prusa MK4S costs $0.052 less an hour to run, from the makers' own figures.
- Bambu Lab P1S vs Prusa CORE One+: running costBambu Lab P1S vs Prusa CORE One+ on price, power and wear. On PLA the Bambu Lab P1S costs $0.147 less an hour to run, from the makers' own figures.
Keep these numbers for every print
Printyard runs this arithmetic on your phone at the machine and on the web: every quote itemised, every roll to the gram, and a month with the fees and the failed prints already taken out.
