Bambu Lab A1 Mini + AMS Lite 3D Printer Review

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TIMESTAMPS:
Intro 0:00
Disclosure 0:39
Specs and setup 1:13
AMS Lite 2:57
Usability 5:05
Printing 9:10
Multi color printing 13:38
Conclusion 16:20

[@RandomKhaos]

Kind of impressed by that torture test of printing on that super wobbly table. Highlights how much input shaping can overcome some pretty ridiculous printing environments.

[@howabout2138]

"Highlights how much input shaping can overcome some pretty ridiculous printing environments." - wobbly print environment has nothing to do with print quality LOL, there are many videos with people hanging bed slingers on one corner from their ceiling and the printer is flying all around the place and print is coming out fine, only thing that matters is frame rigidity

[@achannelhasnoname5182]

If I tried printing on a table like that with my old Anet A8, it would probably catch fire just to spite me lol

[@howabout2138]

@@wyattutz you are mixing concepts, resonance of machine - sure, matters, but it's purely dependent on frame of machine, resonance of the base for machine / surroundings - doesn't matter as long as machine is decoupled from what it's standing on even by crude rubber feet or some other thing, if machine is rigid enough it can be thrown around while printing / milling and nothing will chnge in its output, wobbly table might make shitty printer more wobbly which was wobbly in first place before the shitty table was introduced, however super stable surface used in combination with shitty wobbly machine won't change anything, and other way - proper rigid frame put on a wobbly table will still be proper rigid frame - only thing that matters is relative rigidity of the machine itself, not the base, base only amplifies imperfections, CNC machines are also so heavy because the forces there are much bigger, if you ever tried to mill some hard material on crappy CNC you would see that the whole frame of it is bending and bolts are becoming loose if you go too fast

[@CaseyKoehn-vi5em]

Ya it’s like I’ve always said a wobbly table wobbly 3d printer frame resonances make print worse table make print bed slinger wobbly fast scary then give the thing filament results.

[@IK3Digital]

🎉 Thanks so much for featuring my T-rex!!! Very glad you like it. And awesome review as usual, not for me but I'm sure many will be able to get into color printing with this one being more affordable

[@IanBradbury]

This is the fourth launch day review of this machine and I have to say this is the clearest and I think most detailed and most honest review so far. As ever, excellent work. Thank you.

[@Venom450hp]

i was about to comment the exact same thing!

[@lavachemist]

Angus over here respecting the embargo. I'm so happy to watch this.

[@viv3d]

The next layer 💀

[@Printed_Riffs]

I just found out what he did and unsubscribed. That was such a douche move.

[@masklessninja]

@@viv3dThe last layer 😂

[@jelybrd]

Explain said embargo and whether it was in place months ago when he got this printer

[@masklessninja]

@@jelybrd of course, there was an embargo this whole time….

[@Seweiwer]

Hey Angus, after seeing your review on the A1 Mini and mentioning it in the later video praising it as a good beginner machine in 2023, I got one myself and I have to say: I'm absolutely blown away by how seamless and nice it works. I've been wanting to get a 3D printer for a long time, but have hold off because if a mod requires a 3D printed part and I don't have one...well, I would be in a pickle, but the A1 Mini worked out of the box, everything setup nicely, and the prints are far beyond what I would have expected. I'm so excited to finally get into this hobby. Thank you for your work! :)

[@MajorShy]

Hey would you still recommend it? What filament do you use on it?

[@Dongrayblack]

Angus is such a class act. Casually referring to himself as “…beginner in their excitement, like me…..” talking about almost forgetting the packaging bracket…… such a small and humble quality that makes his content SO friendly and welcoming to people new to 3D printing. I’ve never seen a hobby industry that has so much toxicity and hostility towards beginners, you don’t see that in woodworking for example. More people should be like Angus.

[@parserthelynx]

Oh dude, there's so much of that regardless of being a beginner 😭 Brand fanboys and haters are the worst. We need more people like Angus, indeed. Print for the love of printing, friend.

[@SixOThree]

There's a lot of ways we can all learn from Angus in regards to treating people with kindness.

[@cenciende9401]

Don't know what wrong places you've been to, but I don't see that, I see a dozen messages helping out any beginner no matter how stupidly common and easily answered if they weren't so lazy their question is.

[@Dongrayblack]

@@cenciende9401 😂😂😂

[@LC-mq8iq]

>you don’t see that in woodworking for example You definitely do, there are alot of elitists in woodworking.

[@pixel_vengeur391]

This machine seems fantastic! I've had a lot of fun exploring the limits of my KP3S, but a beefed up version from a (newly) established manufacturer for "only" $300 sounds super exciting!

[@GeneralKenobi69420]

I also have a KP3S and although I think it can be capable in the right conditions 300 dollars is just too good to pass up...

[@pixel_vengeur391]

@@Orion-redx7 No, cause I then remembered it was Bambu, and their whole locked ecosystem is something I can't get into, for deontological reasons. Copying PrusaSlicer, Printables, adding Cloud functionalities, they're all red flags.

[@3ls222]

i also have a kp3s for a couple of years now, and just ordered this one, as i believe for the price it will be a massive upgrade considering all the added features on the A1 mini, specially with the AMS bundle. Happy printing yall...

[@WaleighWallace]

I want to say, why an awesome review. Not overly critical, not fan boyish. Just perfect for someone who loves the 3D printing space and just wants to see everything getting better.

[@AlbertDongler]

Absolutely awesome little machine. I now own three (non AMS - single colour only) and at the current 2nd anniversary sale price of £169 here in the UK, it's a complete no brainer. Super fast, super high quality, reliable, extremely well engineered. Compare this to the competition (looking at you Prusa) and you're looking back into the past banging two rocks together in a cave and paying through the nose for the experience. Well done Bambu Labs. Ex DJI employees.

[@arturdobrzynski6531]

I agree. I grabbed myself a mini for £169 just because I couldn't pass the opportunity. I don't even need it this much since I have X1S, but it will replace Prusa mini+ that I barely use, because of how slow it is, how innacurate at times and the few clogs I had because of this and that, but mainly because of the speed and constant need of moving the memory stick between the machine and PC. Such a game changer

[@mmmmmmm8706]

Bambu labs products are amazing. The connectivity between app and hardware is awesome. Holy crap that table wobbled alot. Really great review. Thank you. You weren’t negative, u were constructive. Great stuff man!

[@michami135]

They should use the color changing section to add infill, where possible, since that's not visible in the final print.

[@mystixa]

Thanks for the review! TBH more hyped about getting another vid from you than for a review about a bambu printer. Lets get some more printers that work with opensource slicers and don't require proprietary software and replacement parts again!

[@alishanmao]

nice and detailed review. everything we needed to know straight forward. I am super happy with my X1C for now

[@Prevettspecialdesign]

looks fantastic to me, I have two purse minis and 5 other large printers, but I still want one of these, they are doing great work and pushing the industry forward.. good stuff.!

[@littlefrank90]

do you work with 3d printing? or is all that from a hobby??

[@Prevettspecialdesign]

@@littlefrank90 hobby work, I 3d print RC Planes.

[@thenamelessone123]

You brought your A game on this one Angus, best 3D printer review I've ever watched, incredibly well explained

[@jordanjh611]

Seems like a cool printer! One thing I would like to see in the future is a way to recycle the filament from the "poops", test prints, supports, etc. If you know of something like that it would be really cool to see!

[@Repkord]

Great overview as always Angus. I appreciate your pointing out the clever engineering thats gone into this little machine. It is really interesting, but to your point they spent so long figuring out if they COULD on some items and not as much on if they SHOULD. Will be really interesting to see how it is all received. I really hope future development and revision can focus more on culling the waste because normalizing this amount of plastic waste feels like a step backwards for the industry in many ways 😢

[@ksavage681]

Printing...finds a way...

[@toastyretinas]

I can think of 3 solutions 1. Improve the process of melting down scraps into new filament 2. Time filament cuts so that the printer can load the new filament behind the old one just as the layer finishes. 3. Incorporate a second object that isn't dependent on color that waste filament is instead filtered to print at.

[@brianbirmingham1458]

I been a long time glad to see you back online ❤

[@UncleJessy]

Fantastic video and had no idea about the ams lite details you provided

[@ImplicitConversion]

So I've been using spring loaded filament holders on a tool changer for several years. It still looks like a great printer, especially at that price

[@Duckferd]

The sub $300 realm is kind of a crowded market- the AMS system helps to stand out from the crowd. I think if I were a beginner there's now no shortage of options: Ultra cheap/"not sure if I want to get into 3D printing" type machines like the Creality Ender 3 V3 SE, the Klipper-installed Elegoo Neptune 4 for those really looking into getting into the hobby, or the closed ecosystem but probably reliable and easy to use Bambu A1.

[@MrChoklad]

i dont think anything present in the market today at this price range besides Prusa is able to compare with the ease of use of these machines. I love myself some stupid cheap kit, yes, but those machines have problems all the time. This little guy for 300€ is an insane deal, there's no reason to buy anything else if you're a beginner who just wants to have a 3d printer

[@Duckferd]

@@MrChoklad there is no Prusa with comparable price.

[@MrChoklad]

@@Duckferd a Mk4 is in the same price range as a X1 and it's more or less as easy to use, that's what I meant

[@car_tar3882]

@@MrChokladI think he was referring to a1 mini price but either way ba,by just murdered prusa by coming out with essentially the mkt but faster and half the price this week

[@reasonablebeing5392]

A surprise for sure but improving AMS for the masses is very welcome and my hat's off to Bambu for this. I can't wait to see the 3D printer manufacturers coming up with open source workable AMS for other printers that are open source. They've addressed print speed, now it's time to optimize AMS.

[@thebachelordj]

I got me of these last week for £169 in Bambus sale and am more than happy as an upgrade from my super cheap Easythreed K9. Just for printing drone parts and the odd thing to fix stuff around the house I think its beyond epic for the price point

[@OmegaGamingNetwork]

I could have sworn Bambu said at some point they wouldn't be making a bed slinger. so this comes as a bit of a surprise. That said, while it doesn't have any appeal to me since I have a P1s, it does as a potential next step for my kids who are currently on a neptune 2s. Really an extremely nice little beginner multi filament printer.

[@StormBurnX]

the 'family-proof' printer of choice for awhile in my case was the CR-6 SE, clocking in at just over 300 pre-assembled and doing better quality prints/features than the competing $1,000 prusa of the time. With that one apparently no longer in production, I'll have to see about picking one of these up and testing it as the new option but it looks VERY promising.

[@oneheadlight8000]

I'm no beginner and I am glad they released this.. I run a print farm with 38 Prusa Minis and many more printers.. 20 of these easily replace our prusa minis in throughput.

[@banny123456]

Im considering prusa mini or this 150euro cheaper A1 mini. I like the A1 mini but has no experience with their slicer or printers. Do have experiences with the prusa mini's in last work and mini's were flowless. Push and print every time, easy print removing, everything was flawless, can you say A1 mini is on same level? 180mm bed size is ok for me by far. Currently have ender V3 SE and yes, the printer was cheap but it's not very fiendly to use.

[@dinosoarskill17]

From what I noticed from my AMS system is when I changed the length of PTFE tube it seemed to calculate it based on a sensor from the AMS and then the sensor from the print head, so if it’s similar you should be able to extend the PTFE tubes to relocate it wherever, I would think.

[@boboquad]

There is a note on the wiki that PTFE tubing with a max length of 1.2 m can be used.

[@jajordan2515251]

The way the spring loaded spool holders work will likely prohibit the PTFE tubes from being extended much, as the spools need to be retracted on a color change and there is no motor to drive them.

[@GolenCheeseIt]

I'm fairly new to the 3d-printing space as I've only had my Ender 3 v2 for about 8 months, but I really like this decision from Bambu Lab. Every other multi-color printer I've seen are always way over the top, unaffordable, and unreasonably big for the average person. I like the direction that they've chosen to go in with this. Especially with the plans for MakerWorld, and the "Community-Driven Gateway" ideals. In my (limited) experience, 3d-model websites are the one part of the internet that actually needs a big company to make things easier and more organized.

[@dangerous8333]

It’s really not a direction. They just didn’t have anything in that price range yet.

[@shanematthews1985]

Seems like a neat addition to the Bambu family, not that I will be adding one to my collection I already have a P1P and standard AMS which I'm very happy with, might be tempted to grab the P1S upgrade kit though at some point

[@noamtsvi]

Your videos are always spot on! Thanks!

[@gman9543]

Good to see you again Angus (and with a printer review no less.) I dunno seems like an odd choice for Bambu going towards the lower end of the market, considering they've clearly been aiming at prosumer up to this point. I guess the multicolor market must be larger than I thought.

[@dangerous8333]

It’s the complete opposite of an odd choice. It was the only price point they weren’t competing in. Why would they release new printers to compete with their printers that are already selling well. Didn’t go to school for business I take it. 😂 Edit: This doesn’t signify that the multi color printing market is bigger than you thought, this is them simply making it more accessible to people. Having said that, there has been a market for multi color 3D prints since 3D printing started. Before we just called it PAINTING. 😂 Which I prefer still since the AMS is a polluting machine. I barely use mine. Buyers couldn’t care less if it’s painted or printed in color.

[@gabrielpursley2812]

I'm LOLOLOL when you shook the table dude O.o Those units were hanging on for dear lifeeeeeee! Great video tho!

[@MakersMuse]

Didn't fall over though! I was impressed haha

[@chadcoady9025]

Can you still purge the waste into a second object where color doesn't matter (if there is space) like you can on the X1C? I'm sure the small plate is the biggest limitation for this "hack" but I'm curious if it still works.

[@hassosigbjoernson5738]

The A1 Mini is a good development coming from that Ender 2/ Pro or Prusa Mini. *I always thought these mini printers are the way to go not only for beginners but also for more than 80% of what families print at home!* It was just a question of when Bambu Lab is bringing a Mini of it's own, after Creality and Prusa also did. The AMS Lite is an interesting idea! *Surely there soon will be mods for packing this thing into a box for moisture protection (with another stand)* but I still don't like the waste which is produced by design! As an alternative: The Sovol SV 04 IDEX only "can" 2 colors without manually changing the spool (if the model to print fits for that technique), it can 300^3 abd it could be quieter. It also costs about the same as the combo and needs less space. I hope for Sovol they soon bring an upgraded version with their latest print heads and Klipper like on the SV07. Cheers

[@3DPrinterAcademy]

That table wobble though 😂 (great vid as usual!)

[@MakersMuse]

As the printers get faster it's getting more and more noticeable lol, even the better lower table was moving on the carpet. 😫

[@mururoa7024]

I love it already! At that price point it's an ideal Christmas gift.

[@avejst]

Great video as always 👍 Thanks for sharing your experience with All of us 👍😃

[@Dongrayblack]

Possible solution for the size of the footprint: Looks like that AMSlite unit could be mount upside down directly above the A1. Maybe the cord connecting the AMS to the A1 is long enough? But if you wanted to put this in an enclosure, and went with a diy cabinet approach, I could see some custom printed mounts that would screw to the inner ceiling of a cabinet enclosure and hold the AMS upside down directly above the printer. That would allow for the PTFE tubes to remain at their stock lengths, and potentially help the tubes themselves last longer by removing the bend that otherwise causes the filament to rub harder against the inner diameter, eventually wearing a hole in the tube, as can be seen with the original AMS after a lot of use.

[@tjschramm8555]

Was hoping that the color change wasn't more wasteful as the AMS system but looks like it is and the system takes longer to switch between colors other wise it would potentially been a really good competitor for some of the things I print.

[@dangerous8333]

Me too. I hate the AMS. Barely use it.

[@mylittleparody2277]

Very nice review and 3D printer. Thank you, as always, for your sincerity.

[@wilmercb]

Always great and truly objective reviews! ...I going with the X1 Thanks

[@MarcelHuguenin]

Excellent review Angus!

[@alexjrichardson]

I think this was the best move they could have made it really does look like a well priced high quality beginner friendly machine and I think that has really been missing from the market since the race to the bottom started

[@burnsfamily1616]

awesome vid! love the channel!

[@RyanAdamsVideo]

Thanks Angus! Love your shirt!

[@rafaelguida2317]

Hey Angus! Been watching you for almost 6 years and as always I loved the video !!! I got a little worried when seeing that the flow calibration doesn't work with the textured PEI since it's what comes standard on the A1. After some researching, I might be wrong but I believe this warning that appeared on the slicer was for the X1 series, since it mentions " scattering " and this *probably* has something to do with the way the lidar works and light reflection etc. from what I know the A1 uses an inductive ( Eddy current sensor ) to measure the pressure in the nozzle that I believe would be agnostic regarding print surface. Anyways, loved the video! Congrats for 1 million!!!

[@Xetrus]

This is the most beautiful printer in the world at the moment. Looks like something you would find in Starfield. Great work!

[@pokemonXD1]

The AMS Lite looks so cool!

[@welbot]

The spool holder looks like a cool idea! Shame they don't have adaptors to allow for other spools, but still pretty cool idea

[@radish6691]

Once this is released there will be many spool adapters available. Just look at how many spool adapters are currently available for the AMS.

[@Nayenezgani]

I've already got an X1C and I'm very happy with it, but I'm considering getting one of these on the side once it becomes available without the AMS. That way I can use my X1C for bigger projects and multicolor prints and the A1Mini for small, quick prints. I'm very happy you tested that it works well for printing TPU because that would be one of my potential use cases for it.

[@doranku]

I have a Prusa Mini that is also 180x180x180 as a companion to my mk3 and these little printers are great when objects fit (most mine do). I think you will enjoy the a1 looking at the robust build.

[@micah551]

My concern with a cantilever design is print quality reduction. Could we get your opinion on quality from the A1 vs x1c?

[@michaelmendoza1818]

One gripe I have is that I learned black filament is hard to read with the LiDAR, I feel like they ditched support for the X1 series. I was told to turn flow calibration off when printing with nylons, just get the P1S if you want an enclosed Bambu printer since the LiDAR doesn’t seem to matter. I would also like to run a g10 print surface, I liked running it on my ender. Might have to try and figure out how to make one?

[@markmalonson7531]

Cool synths oh beautiful I see an ARP and a DX7 oh man that is cool thanks for the bamboo review.

[@Optimumlabsllc]

Flipping the PEI build plate over to the smooth side and Pei’s hung it with some steel wool and washing it off adheres to TPU very well. I use it on my enter 5 plus to print TPU liners for arms like a vase

[@gerGoPrint3D]

That desk though. It was born to demo how wobly a printer is!

[@MakersMuse]

It's so convenient for moving and filming but yeah it's probably time to retire it...

[@3DHP]

Great video, I will share on my group and socials.

[@markjacksmarkjacks]

My question is can the mast Dutch easily? I actually still use a Ender 3 which I was able to pack in a small case and carry it on the plane. ...but only because it was easy to disconnect the mast.

[@MikeKobb]

I wonder if that AMS system can be placed behind the printer, with the long axis running left to right. Might make things a bit more compact if you have a deep work surface.

[@curbynet]

Hey Angus, thanks for the video! Curious how this textured, heated PEI sheet requires gluestick for PETG, when others (e.g. Prusa's heated, textured PEI sheet) release PETG without gluestick. What causes the difference in performance/requirements?

[@evanbarnes9984]

Prusa's textured sheet is powder coated rather than using PEI

[@curbynet]

@@evanbarnes9984 It's not an either/or situation. From their website: "The powder-coated sheet, also referred to as the textured sheet, has its surface covered with a special polymer (Ultem PEI) to ensure perfect adhesion."

[@redkingrauri3769]

Hey Angus, how is the ams lite's purge amount VS the standard ams? Like if you printed the same model on the A1 and the X1C, which would have less waste material?

[@s4rus4m4]

I'm just curious can we put that hotend and that ams lite to other printer since we can buy the AMS lite separately

[@jonbondy]

Excellent video! Thank you!

[@3DandTeePrinting]

Great Review Angus. Any word on P1P and X1C compatibility for the AMS Lite?

[@Mupshot]

you send prints through the cloud? is there a local option to send to the printer if you dont have decent connection, or want to use an external print server?

[@Foxhood]

You can use a uSD card by the looks of it, but that is about it. Proprietary is the price paid for cheap stuff.

[@salroth420]

Great video. Cool printer! Hope to see a review on the ender 3 v3 SE

[@jsjdh512]

love your honest sharing!

[@GothBoyUK]

I didn't expect to hear Angus discussing how to improve a poop chute when I started the video. 🤣

[@MakersMuse]

add fibre 😂

[@stevebor1]

Honest review. Thanks!

[@Genjure]

Can you connect the v2 ams as an upgrade further down the road?

[@Denniss7420]

This makes sense since the Majority of the files on the freeware sites will fit on this build plate. It's too bad that Creality forgot about their Ender 2 pro, Kingroon was never able to get things right with their KP3S.

[@headamame]

Great video Angus! Did you get an impression on how well the Auto Flow Compensation works?

[@marty1765]

This is exactly what I thought when I saw this new machine: This is like a super Cetus. I loved my old Cetus so much, that this almost tempts me if I didnt already have the p1p.

[@goldenholz]

First of all, thank you for your excellent review with detailed, testing and attention to small things. Secondly, I wonder what your thoughts are about a reliable method for color printing because it appears that there does not exist to be one. Every option seems to have major caveats what do you think?

[@1fareast14]

How much does the unsupported side sag?

[@chuckmccollim]

Thanks for great info!

[@louissenn9897]

@Angus do you know if the silent stepper algorithms come to X1 aswell?

[@nbalagopal]

the prime tower is more important than the purge. You can reduce flushing volumes and mostly retain color isolation but without the prime tower, the colors get mixed more.

[@matteoo3923]

Interesting review as always..i just don't understand why you have used that super wobbling table...isn't the performance of the printer affected by its movements and vibrations?

[@WeekdayWeekend]

I really like the AMS lite. I'm wondering about its compatibility with P1 and X1.

[@ArturMalyPL]

@MakerMuse can you please check what is maximum bed temperature? on website they mention 80C, it's look a litte low, especialy than even Prusa Mini can go up to 100C.

[@BennyTygohome]

That's really cool. I've been researching 3D Printers for the past 6 months. I've been deep diving into 3d printing with no prior knowledge of the tech or manufacturers or models. After 6 months I'm leaning highly to a bambu labs X1C or (if money's no object) a Prusa XL 5toolhead changer. But Prusa is backordered so much that, not only is it cost prohibitive, it would take forever to get one This little bambu slinger is super interesting and maybe that would be a good first time printer for me

[@jth_printed_designs]

Why not the p1s? Are the few minor upgrades worth the extra $500?

[@mystixa]

Beware getting printers from places that are proprietary like this. 3d printing companies are renowned for dropping support for things and then you have an expensive paperweight. Yea Prusa is expensive, but they support all their printers with new firmware releases and backward compatibility. But really most 3d printer manuyfacturers use open source software and repair parts that can be sourced elsewhere.. just most don't have AMS systems yet.

[@BennyTygohome]

​@@jth_printed_designsthe p1s is another I've considered

[@dangerous8333]

@@mystixa I don’t want any Kool-Aid, thanks. Most printers released in the last four years are still supported, including $200 ones. And you don’t need the company anymore, the community is much better at fixing things, and faster.

[@LilApe]

Go with prusa. They will still be around in 10 years and always support their products no matter how old.

[@glennfeldt2009]

The color and design is like something from a sci-fi game or movie. 😍

[@valerianwohlleben9916]

Is there any way (maby in the future) to buy the ams lite alone? It would be way cheaper than the original ams and great for my p1p. But I guess thats not what Bambu lab is going for...at least if its even possible in technical terms

[@theguywhoasked4160]

Hey question, is there not a type of printer that doesn't move all 3 axis together? (Like they are all connected together. Not like a delta)? Recently I've been looking into open source printers and was really curious why no one's tried it. Ok it would probably be wobbly without braces. Have you ever seen one?

[@footbal.edits.1324]

Could you please compare this with the elegoo Neptune 4 pro, I'm looking for my first printer and I don't know what I should get.

[@MaxHackbarth]

I own an Ender 3 v2, for a while now I’ve wanted to have a print with more than one color. I’ve unplugged the extruder with the idea that if it’s unplugged it wont be locked and I can change it with ease. Good thing I didn’t do that during a print because the motor after I waited 5 seconds and plugged it back in, wouldn’t move. Considering buying this but I’ve yet to do research to see if I can just update the firmware on the printer to get that to work. If anyone else in the comments can link a website or youtube video that would be much appreciated because I have a very small desk that is very wobbly and I don’t think buying this printer would be a smart move on my end.

[@StandDefiant18]

Can you use multiple AMS units like the other models?

[@pbft.j]

I would buy this immediately if it came in the transparent prototype version that you guys got! I don't care about the multicolor honestly - it's nice to know that I can buy that printer and upgrade later. I assume that building an enclosure would be easy due to size as well. I feel like I'll pick one of these up in a year or two when I get fed up with troubleshooting my ultra upgraded Ender 3 S1. I really wish I'd saved the money I spent a year ago and waited for this little guy. Standard Ender 3 S1 was about this price (not including the HUNDREDS of dollars worth of upgrades I've made to it)

[@dangerous8333]

Honestly, you could’ve started saving money by not upgrading the S1 so much. I see people that obviously can’t really afford it spend money on unnecessary upgrades when all they needed to do was get better at adjusting the printer. My S1 didn’t need anything but silicone bed spacers and firmware. The e3v2 only needs $150 in upgrades and firmware to print like an mk3. You’re not alone though. Lots of people get sucked into the unnecessary upgrade rabbit hole that KZbin causes. Having said that, you’re about to do it again. This is only worth it if you want multicolor for under $500. That’s the only selling point of this. In terms of upgrading, it’s a dead end. Outside of multi color printing is limited in scope.

[@dannyseville2543]

I have the p1s with ams and agree, the multi colour is not for me. It is great however as you can load up multiple spools of the same filament and not have that anxiety of running out mid print. I have 2 cold white and 2 black spools depending what I am printing.

[@andrewparkerMD]

I'm right there with ya. I wish this was out last year when I bought my S1 Pro. Wish they would fix the poop problem though.

[@AndersBorgSweden]

Any info on a model without multiple spools (preferably with a single spool on the printer itself)?

[@roll4stealth671]

Thoughts 6 months later? Have they updated the firmware to include anything you mentioned? While the system does 4 colors you could also put 2 of the same color and the ams would automatically switch to the new roll.

[@xXIamJAEXx]

Is it not possible to switch filaments using infilling or supports yo switch and purge?

[@KryaDiere]

My fav printer atm is actually my Kingroon kp3s and I was gonna buy a 3rd one until this came out. I like the mini size (most prints still fit on it) and it takes up so little space in my little apartment and it's cheap. I have a few ender variants but I barely use up the full bed size anyway. I didn't buy the X1 etc because of the footprint tbh so I'm pretty excited for this little guy.

[@Sir-Hisham]

Hi there .. any intentions to review the Prusa XL ? im really looking forward to buy one but @ that price i can build a Voron 2.4 350 Or get 2 BambuLab X1C

[@MakersMuse]

No plans sorry

[@TheSpencerSB]

What kind of adapters can we use for filaments like the Sunlu you showed?

[@MakersMuse]

I would just draw one up in fusion to make up for the diameter change and print it out

[@floodo1]

Gotta say, loving being able to slice in the cloud via MakerWorld from my phone

[@NathanBuildsRobots]

Wow, between your review and Joel’s, you can see exactly how all the little details on this printer work. Really nice attention to detail. Last thing I want to see is a teardown and disassembly. Really cool overall 😊

[@CaseyKoehn-vi5em]

Can we see another calm talk on how the bambu labs a1 is the best thing since sliced bread

[@DominusFeles]

What brand of pla was the t-rex printed with?

[@Blherrou]

Enjoying your NHRL shirt!

[@ryzingsun]

Trying using a different infil type for tree supports. Rectilinear passes over itself in the same layer which sometimes knocks them loose. Found gyroid to be better for them.

[@dejedejsson]

I was thinking of buying a P1s, but with these updates on the A1 I'll wait until the P2s arrives, in the meantime I'm playing with another bedslinger!