Elegoo Saturn 4 Ultra 16K
Mid-range; the wash and cure station is separate
The default resin machine, and the one most likely to print well on day one. The tilt vat and the heated tank remove the peel forces that snap thin limbs off miniatures, the 10 inch plate takes a whole squad in the four hours a single figure would take, and the settings community behind it is the largest in the hobby.
The screen is a consumable and this is the worst screen replacement design in the category: reaching it means opening the body and working past hot-glued connectors, and owners report the screen warranty running about three months. One print farm owner replaced mainboards two to three times per unit. Budget for a spare screen and the hour it takes to fit.
Best at: Failure rates low enough that a first resin print usually works.
Worst at: Replacing the screen, which is a teardown rather than a swap.
| Build volume | 212 × 118 × 220 mm |
|---|---|
| Footprint | 327.4 × 329.2 × 548 mm M |
| XY pixel | 14 × 19 µm |
| Release system | Tilt vat |
| Heated vat | Yes |
| Screen swap | Teardown, past hot-glued connectors V |
| Open resin | Yes |
| Wash and cure | Sold separately; the Mercury Plus V3.0 is the usual pairing |
| Camera | 1920 × 1080 with monitoring and time-lapse |
| Filtration | None included |
| Noise | Not published ? |
M manufacturer figure V measured by an owner or reviewer ? unverified
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