Black Friday 2026 is still about eight weeks out as of this guide, so there are no live November deals to report yet — but every major 3D printer brand ran a Black Friday sale in 2025, and those actual prices are the best evidence for what to expect this year.
What actually discounted in 2025 (and what it signals for 2026)
| Brand | Model | 2025 price drop | % off |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bambu Lab | P1S Combo (AMS 2 Pro) | ~$1,148 → $619 | ~46% |
| Bambu Lab | A1 Mini | $299 → $199 | 33% |
| Bambu Lab | A1 Combo | $559 → $379 | ~32% |
| Bambu Lab | H2D | $1,999 → $1,749 | ~13% |
| Creality | Hi Combo | $599 → $379 | ~37% |
| Creality | K2 Combo | $699 → $549 | ~21% |
| Creality | K2 Plus Combo | $1,499 → $1,199 | ~20% |
| Creality | K2 Pro Combo | $1,049 → $999 | ~5% |
| Elegoo | Saturn 4 Ultra | $524 → $339 | 35% |
| Anycubic | Kobra 3 V2 Combo | $499 → $329 | 34% |
2025 pricing per TS2’s Black Friday day-of tracker and TechRadar’s Black Friday 3D printer coverage. Treat these as 2025’s actual numbers, not a 2026 guarantee — but the pattern below held across every brand we checked.
The pattern: newest flagships barely move, established models get cut hardest
Line up the table above by launch age and the split is consistent across every brand: Creality’s K2 Pro Combo, its newest release at the time, fell just 5%, while the Hi Combo — a smaller, older, more commodity-priced SKU — fell 37%. Bambu Lab’s H2D, its then-newest flagship, fell 13%, while the established P1S Combo fell 46%. The reason is straightforward: a brand doesn’t need to discount a hot new release to move units, but it does need to clear older inventory before the next generation ships. If a printer you’re watching is this year’s newest model, don’t expect much movement on Black Friday. If it’s a generation (or more) old, that’s exactly the kind of SKU that saw the deepest cuts last year.
Creality K2 Plus (solo or CFS Combo)
- Already a full CoreXY, dual-camera, high-speed printer at full price — see our Creality K2 Plus review for the complete breakdown.
- Not Creality's newest SKU, which per the pattern above is exactly where Black Friday discounts land hardest.
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When to buy: Black Friday, Cyber Monday, or right now
Most 2025 sales ran as one continuous event from Black Friday through Cyber Monday (November 30) rather than two separate price drops — Creality’s own 2025 campaign page advertised “up to $1,300 off” through November 30, days past Black Friday itself. Don’t hold out for a second, better Cyber Monday price; in practice it’s usually the same sale still running.
If you need a printer before late November, buy now — 3D printer prices move on and off sale year-round outside the holiday window, so waiting eight weeks for a guaranteed discount isn’t a given. The one category genuinely worth timing around Black Friday is a multi-color Combo bundle (AMS, CFS, or ACE Pro add-ons) — those bundles saw some of 2025’s largest dollar-amount cuts, since brands use the holiday window specifically to make the bundle math look better than buying the add-on separately later.
The honest verdict
Black Friday 2026 will almost certainly discount 3D printers again — every major brand ran a sale in 2025, and nothing suggests that stops this year. But “Black Friday deal” doesn’t mean every printer gets cut equally: based on last year’s real numbers, target an established model (ideally a Combo bundle) rather than the newest flagship release if percentage savings are the goal. Check back in mid-to-late November once 2026’s actual pricing goes live — this guide will be updated the moment it does.
Related guides
- Best 3D printer of 2026 — the current pillar picks worth watching for a Black Friday price drop.
- Best budget 3D printer — the price tier where even a modest percentage discount matters most.
- Creality K2 Plus review — full breakdown of the generation-old flagship bundle referenced above.
- Creality Hi Combo review — 2025’s single biggest percentage discount in this roundup, reviewed in full.
- 3D printer subscriptions explained — another recurring-cost decision worth making before, not during, a Black Friday rush.