Elegoo Neptune 4 Max vs Sovol SV08 Max
- The SV08 Max has 48% more build volume (125.0 L against 84.7 L).
- Per litre, the Neptune 4 Max is the cheaper space at $5 against $9.
- Neither manufacturer publishes a volumetric flow rate, so neither speed claim can be checked against what the hotend can melt.
Elegoo
Neptune 4 Max
~$389 · 84.7 L
Full-size props, signage and cosplay shells printed in one piece rather than glued together.
Sovol
SV08 Max
~$1,099 · 125.0 L
The largest single-piece prints possible on a desktop budget, in PLA or PETG.
| Neptune 4 Max | SV08 Max | |
|---|---|---|
| Approx. price | ~$389 | ~$1,099 |
| Build volumex × y × z converted to litres, so three numbers become one comparable one | 84.7 L | 125.0 L |
| Dimensions | 420 × 420 × 480 mm | 500 × 500 × 500 mm |
| Per litre | $5 | $9 |
| Type | Large-format FDM | Large-format FDM |
| Motion | bedslinger | CoreXY |
| Max flowthe hotend's rated volumetric flow — what actually caps print speed | not published | not published |
| Real line speedestimated from flow at a 0.4 mm nozzle and 0.2 mm layer | not published | not published |
| Max speedthe manufacturer's claim — gantry movement, not extrusion | 500 mm/s | 700 mm/s |
| Hotend max temp | 300 °C | 300 °C |
| Bed max temp | 110 °C | 100 °C |
| Enclosure | Open frame | Open frame |
| Extruder | direct drive | direct drive |
| Auto level | probe | eddy-current |
| Hardened nozzle | No | No |
| Multi-material | None | None |
| True multi-material priceprinter plus the changer it is photographed with | — | — |
| Firmware | Klipper | Klipper |
| LAN-only mode | Yes | Yes |
| Camera | No | Yes |
| Assembly | Partly assembled | Partly assembled |
| Noise | — | — |
| Released | 2023 | 2026 |