Elegoo Mars 5 Ultra
Mid-range; the heated vat is a paid accessory
Every reliability feature from the Saturn on a plate half the size and at a lower price: tilt vat, auto leveling and an AI camera. As a first resin printer it asks less of you than anything else that prints this well.
The auto-level arrives miscalibrated from transport on some units, which is a poor first hour for a machine sold on not needing one. Owners outgrow the plate within months, remote setup through ChituManager is widely described as miserable, and the heated vat a resin buyer actually wants is the Smart Mini Heater accessory, sold separately.
Best at: The cheapest way into resin that does not feel like a compromise.
Worst at: The plate, which owners outgrow within months.
| Build volume | 153 × 78 × 165 mm |
|---|---|
| Footprint | 260 × 268 × 451 mm M |
| XY pixel | 18 × 18 µm |
| Release system | Tilt vat |
| Heated vat | Costs extra |
| Screen swap | Teardown |
| Open resin | Yes |
| Wash and cure | Sold separately; the Mercury XS or Mercury Plus |
| Camera | Yes, with monitoring |
| Noise | Not published ? |
M manufacturer figure V measured by an owner or reviewer ? unverified
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