Bambu Lab A1 vs Creality Ender 3 V3

THE MOST popular 3D printer comparison requested by you, this is the ‪@BambuLab‬ A1 versus the ‪@Creality3D‬ Ender 3 V3 - This was a fun one to make, has a little Daft Punk music, some awesome prints and the results will absolutely surprise you! Which printer would you choose?
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[@streamylc]

Very much liking your videos man.... recently got into 3d printing... your videos helped me choose my printer... yoir channel is gonna do really well.

[@LoyalMoses]

That is super kind of you! Makes me happy to know I helped, and thank you for coming back to share this! 🔥🔥🔥

[@shaft3r1]

@@LoyalMoses I don’t know what I like most: print speed, print quality, wireless printing, Bambu studio. Overall experience is just superb

[@LoyalMoses]

3D printing is moving in the right direction! So happy! 🔥🔥

[@HeyItsRich]

Creality gets a lot of hate, but they pretty much made 3d printing affordable for anyone.

[@LoyalMoses]

Absolutely! They’ve brought more people into 3D printing than any other company.

[@KJMcLaws]

They also taught us how 3d printers worked by needing so much TLC. (Not hating, I have 3 ender 5 pros)

[@LoyalMoses]

It’s true! A lot of makers and crafters born from Creality!

[@cedarcoombs8111]

I think two big problems with them is they had some quality control issues plus for a while they were known for not really having anything special about them while newer printers were getting a ton of useful features for a similar price. However, from what I can tell, they have now caught up and their printers now offer plenty of features, print faster, and have better print quality than before. I'm not sure about quality control, but I'm sure that went up too. Either way, you're right, they made 3d printing a lot more affordable and brought a ton of people to it. 3d printing probably wouldn't be quite where it is today without Creality.

[@RussianThunderrr]

wrote: "Creality gets a lot of hate, but they pretty much made 3d printing affordable for anyone." -- You mean brining Ender with all of its problems, as opposed A1 that just works?

[@Happy3dprinting]

This shows exactly the huge transformation in 3d printing. Creality have been in the game a long time but it took a company like Bambu lab to shake up the whole industry so people can get into 3d printing without the learning curve of flow calcs, bed levelling, retraction settings, stepper motor tuning and slicing settings that we all had to understand to tune our printers for great results. It’s great that other manufacturers as you have shown and stated in your videos are able to match the experience that you could only enjoy if you had a Bambu printer. If anything today Bambu lab will need to play a bit of catch up in the area of larger format printers, fingers crossed we will see something in the next few weeks. what the next evolutionary step will be and who brings it to the 3d printing community is going to be very exciting.

[@LoyalMoses]

Very well said! I agree completely. Everything has quite literally changed in this industry because Bambu disrupted it, and that’s a good thing for all of us. And yes, I want a bigger machine too!!! Thank you for this!

[@kawaiichi]

​@@LoyalMosesTrue. I was contemplating buying myself a Bambu P1S since it's $599 right now, but my Micro Center has a Creality K1 Max for only $699 so I'm gonna buy that instead. Watched lots of videos reviewing their performances and Creality did good with their latest machines not making me have to manually tune and tweak parts, leveling, and learning the ins and outs of a machine just to make it print out of the box like it should. The ender 3 pro days were a fun learning experience but I don't have time nowadays to force and kick a machine I paid with my own money to do what I paid for it to do, or buy expensive upgrades for it like I upgrade my gf's boobs 😅

[@hassosigbjoernson5738]

" to match the experience that you could only enjoy if you had a Bambu printer." ... I disagree there. *A flawless experience has always been Prusa* ... especially with their MK3 and newer! Funny thing is: many people didn't want to put their cash down and bought a cheaper Ender 3 back in the day ... but suddenly those people are willing to give north of 1000 bucks to Bambu Lab and compare that to their old Ender 3 machines. Apples and bananas. And a fast experience has been Voron with Klipper ... long before Bambu Lab was born. No wonder why Bambu copied so much of these projects and companies. But without the Voron project, Klipper, PrusaSlicer and even machines like the Ender 2 (Pro) or Prusa Mini ... there would have never been a Bambu Lab, because they would have chosen another field as they described in interviews.

[@kawaiichi]

@@hassosigbjoernson5738 bbl is the crapple of 3d printing world, taking the best of others and put them into a new shiny package and call it innovation

[@Drayonis]

Bought myself the A1 and love it. Turned around and bought Ender 3 for an employee who won year-end award and was wondering if we shorted her, glad to hear they are similar, and she can have fun building with it.

[@NWGR]

Bambu A1 by a long shot. Bigger build volume, multi-color capability, quick swap nozzles, dynamic flow calibration, etc. It's just amazing. The ender 3 V3 is commendable, it's just outclassed here. It's more of a $250 machine.

[@LoyalMoses]

Can you believe that?! Think about what you just said for a moment… prices have changed so much, that a loaded machine like the V3 to be competitive has to be down in the $250 price range, crazy isn’t it?! Love this!

[@fastlanerc8]

@@LoyalMosesyup competition is great

[@NWGR]

@@LoyalMoses Absolutely. It's crazy that we can now get an amazing printer like the A1 mini for $200.

[@cbriangilbert1978]

@@fastlanerc8 the same people that say competition is great is the same people that bitch about everything being made in china. Some folks just talk to talk

[@GROGU123]

Combine that with cheap 1st party filament, PLA and PETG for $15 a roll for refills when you buy 4 at a time with free shipping. You can’t beat that. The spools are also sturdy and easy to load refills, combined with rfid recognition. It’s hard to beat Bambu. Creality would have to come in much cheaper.

[@XerotoLabs]

I got an A1 last week . It has been much better than I expected . I did not get the AMS as i dont really need multi color prints , but I have since learned AMS can be used to keep feeding filaments if your current spool runs out . Only thing i found lacking was by default the A1 build plate is textured PEI on both sides . My CRUX 1 was textured and smooth on the other side. So I orderd the textured and smooth extra build plate. It's needed for printing stuff when needing smooth mating surfaces. The flow calibration has even let me print with some old low quality filament that changes dia. quite a bit. It printed many print-in-palce parts using that bad stuff witout under or over extruding, I found that amazing. I plan to keep feeding it all my old problem filaments, just to see how it does.

[@LoyalMoses]

Congratulations! It’s an awesome machine isn’t it?! The overall experience is the best we have. Thank you for sharing!!!

[@hanspijpers2100]

Hi I do have the AMS and it switches during the print from one spool to the next fully automatically , IF the next spool is the same type and the same colour, so no more small left overs of filament. I normally have 4 colours on the AMS, but if one colour is getting low, I swap one of the other colours with the same as the one that is getting too low, and the print does not even stop, Great Machine the A1

[@astrumrocket6556]

So it that's $350 of my hard earned cash you're holding there...could I have it back please?

[@LoyalMoses]

I didn’t think you’d mind! 😆

[@astrumrocket6556]

@@LoyalMoses I saw the guilt in your eyes when you pocketed it in the end. All right, good content, so I'll allow it, this time. Funny enough, I just spent around $350 on an Infimech TX, and not regretting it in the slightest, a seriously underrepresented printer on youtube. Hard to find something to compare it to, maybe Kingroon KLP1, but I think it's a way better deal.

[@LoyalMoses]

Haha! Thanks! I’ll have to see if they’ll send me one to look at, I’ve heard great things about them! Congrats!!! And thank you for the kind words!

[@alsoelizabethyu_]

Came for a 3D-printer caparison and end up seeing this , it really cracks me up

[@Maltojo]

Thanks for the Video!! I bought an Ender a couple of years ago from Amazon. I sent it back just after opening it because I was not ready to deal with the learning curve to get it running. I guess it is time to finally get one that works out of the box. I do a lot of RC helicopter flying, building, (and repairing). It would be great to be able to print a part on demand rather than wait weeks or a month to order it. It will be a Bambu for sure.

[@mattsmith3135]

The A1 costs $750-$800 in my country and the E3 V3 costs $500. I should get the Creality at that price difference right? Or is the Bambu experience worth 50% more money?

[@randommusser9945]

it is worth it, i had to make a similar decision due to pricing in my country

[@Lantern_Lore]

I started with a creality printer, and switched to resin putting my bed slinger in storage. Got the Bambu x1c, and now I design and print for both resin and fdm. Love the Bambu printers for the ease of use and detail. Not sure if I would veer away from Bambu at this point.

[@LoyalMoses]

Awesome! I feel like your experience is very common recently, people are finding Bambu and loving it. Also, I love that you are doing both resin and FDM!!!

[@KJMcLaws]

I had 3 ender 5 pros before I got my x1c. My very first printer couldn't even complete a print without having to take it apart and look at what the community had come up with to make it functional. My bambu didn't need any research to have success. Bumbu is clearly a great option. However my bambu cost more than I spent on all 3 of the enders so they have their place.

[@jessyterpoorten7197]

@@KJMcLawsyes but the a1 has the same out of the box hit play experianse

[@donut-r4s6z]

Yeah Bambu works great but the main problem is how closed source it is

[@shaft3r1]

Finished first few prints on my brand new A1. Coming from wornout, borrowed Ender 3v2 it's like changing Fiat for Ferrari :)

[@LoyalMoses]

An amazing difference in experience isn’t it? Super stoked for you and congrats on picking one up! 🔥

[@jjdepaz1]

Which one is the Ferrari?

[@shaft3r1]

@ Bambu

[@donut-r4s6z]

Same except I had an ender 3 not v2

[@StamenPCs]

You didn't mention a very important difference... The E3 V3 is double as fast as the a1 in terms of acceleration. The A1 is marketed at 10Kmm/s3 and the E3 V3 is marketed at 20Kmm/s3. Overall great video tho!

[@DIYDharma]

Just ordered an Ender 3 V3 off ebay refurb using their current promo. The A1 does not have a hardened steel nozzle so it is not recommended to use PETG-CF or other CF w/o swapping the nozzle. The E3V3 comes with a hardened steel nozzle. I'm not sure if/when I'll use CF filaments - buts just sharing info about the nozzle. Not sure if I made the right choice, given the smaller build volume, but cost was under $200 w/ 2 year warranty for E3V3. Both printers are on sale for $300 on their respective websites as of now. Great video, BTW. Thank you.

[@jnyfive5]

The A1 has optional hardened steel nozzles for about $12. They have .4 and .6 nozzles in both stainless and hardeded steels.

[@bnolsen]

The music while printing is ABNOXIOUS.

[@LoyalMoses]

I’m sorry you have such terrible taste in music, but I do appreciate the comment, this engagement will help this awesome music reach even more people now! 💜

[@jeffreywnason]

Obviously from someone that didn't grow up with it in the 90s.

[@daxsharman4492]

Bambu A1 all day long for me I have 10 bambu labs now not all A1 but I have a couple and I also have a couple of k1 Max's but the bambu labs print the best quality and with least fails and clogs etc

[@LoyalMoses]

Awesome. Thanks for sharing.

[@shawnhicks619]

I’ll just chime in here and add my experience with the A1. I had one for about 6 months. Overall I’d say for a bed slinger it was the easiest to assemble and get printing straight out of the box. Print quality was as good as my fleet of X1c, P1P, P1S, and various Rat rig printers, when it was successful. The multi color option works almost as good as the core xy Bambu printers and auto spool change when you run out worked as intended. Also I did like that you virtually could use any spool with the AMS lite though some spools required an insert to properly fit on a spool holder that is easily printed. The quick change modules work very good, and is a very nice feature. With all that said the A1 is no longer a part of my print farm. I had multiple issues with mine knocking prints off the build plate, which in my opinion is the major downfall of any bedslinger. The failure rate on the A1 was abysmal at nearly 50%. Maybe it was the one I had but I tried adjusting x hop, switching from Bambu studio to Orca slicer, glue stick on the bed, to no avail. It was hard having this machine, the only bed slinger in my shop, in with multiple core xy printers. Had the failure rate not been so bad I’d likely still have it in my shop, but instead it only reinforced my opinion that for me I should stick with core xy printers. And finally I want to touch on some of the comments about “security” with Bambu. The comments always seem to creep into nearly every video about Bambu. First I have to ask what exactly is it you are printing that your that worried someone at Bambu is going to steal, and in regards to camera privacy, the A1 has a cover, and it’s not difficult to place an item to block outside view of the printer. You can even use the printer in lab only mode or not connect it to WiFi at all and use the SD card if your that worried about “security”. Also if someone wants to copy your secret files so bad it’s not that hard to simply copy the design. I’d worry more about your cell phone, computer, tablet and alexia equipped devices prying into your privacy then a 3D printer.

[@LoyalMoses]

Thanks for sharing!

[@Dub1191]

Just ordered a ender 3 v3 for $297 on Black Friday sale on Amazon comes in today! Along with a 4 pk set of nozzles a filament drier and few 1kg rolls of filament white pla+, black pla-cf,clear blue tpu95a, and a 500g roll of black petg-rcf to start my 3d printing adventure. 😊

[@LoyalMoses]

Congrats!!!!

[@u2cantsee]

Wow it would be a hard decision. Both are excellent. I think I would lean toward the Bambu A1 since it can be upgraded to the AMS Lite., snice the Creality Ender 3V3 does not have some type of AMS. Excellent review and it should clear up any question anyone has. Loved the review LM.

[@LoyalMoses]

I feel like a lot of people are leaning the same way when it comes to value. And, thank you!!!

[@AdrenalStorm]

Snatched the A1 mini for $199 on black friday and have printed so much already. Don't regret it one bit. But got to give Creality3D credit - A1 improved what Creality3D started, which is affordable 3d printing for the general public.

[@LoyalMoses]

Everything has changed! In a good way.

[@CharisPapas]

With the same money that you can buy the A1 without ams you can buy the ender v3 plus that has 300x300x330 print volume that you can print helmets and large prints. I would go with the V3 plus that is also the most compact printer with a 300x300 bed size in the market. A1 is fine but bigger volume is better.

[@vreedognight]

I think this was a great comparison video! The music you chose was pretty good too!

[@LoyalMoses]

Thank you!!!

[@roundcheesewheel]

For those with Micro Center near by the Ender 3 v3 is currently $279.00

[@LoyalMoses]

Thank you for sharing! Is there a link, or just in store pricing?!

[@JawadHussam-yq9xy]

Thank you for this video I have the Bambu lab A1 combo and I am happy with it after watching this video, I feel that I chose the right choice.

[@LoyalMoses]

AWESOME! It is a GREAT machine, one of my favorites!

[@AGuyWhoDosentKnow]

0:10 short anwser:bambulab long anwser:baaaaambuuuuuuulaaaaab

[@LoyalMoses]

😆

[@UnwrappingByMimiKoteng]

I am still using ender 3 since 2021. Mod with direct extruder. Still works amazing.

[@LoyalMoses]

That’s fantastic!!!

[@voidFutureVector]

I just took a crowbar too mine. Too much down time and not enough productivity, then again it was almost 8 years old.

[@_HYEN4]

Great video! I love the editing and how concise the content is and the detailed comparison as well. I've gotten into 3D printing with an Ender 3 V3 SE and it's been great, looking for an upgrade but I think I might stick with Creality. The Bambu's dual filament feature drives me away actually. I've seen videos on the A1 and it's just simply too wasteful, the amount of "poo" it generates can sometimes even outweigh a finished product, I don't see a reason to purchase a printer with this feature until we have an easy, reliable and efficient way of Recyling PLA's. Keep the content coming, great stuff!

[@JayEm16]

CP5 took my K1 Max to a new level. And the supports are better than any other machine ive seen! Also, love RJ designs models on Makerworld. Great video Magnum LM!

[@LoyalMoses]

Magnum LM! LOL! Thank you and that is awesome to hear! 🔥

[@3DATHENS-qi1tu]

yes same with my k1 cp5 is at the next lvl its all about the slicer at the end and hardwear comes second

[@LoyalMoses]

We need a huge advancement in software! I agree!

[@teriyakipuppy]

What's cp5?

[@JayEm16]

@@teriyakipuppy creality print 5.0

[@stephenmcdonald3781]

Great content. 😀👍👏👏👏👏👏 Annoying music. Thanks for the useful information

[@LoyalMoses]

Thanks, glad you enjoyed it. Also, you must have terrible taste in music! 😆

[@sabbilism]

Thanks for the comparison, man. To be honest, both have same quality to me but I think investing in the A1 is more logical due to the multi color printing ability. Otherwise, to save some money, I would have opted for the KE.

[@TinTalon]

Enjoyed the video. Hmmm. Which would i pick. If i did not know anything about either brand and you gave me this choice i would have a very difficult decision I think even if i could put hands on both feeling the build quality. All that being said and knowing what i know right now i would without a doubt go with the Bambu A1! That is not really a dig at Creality as i own a Creality KE and I really like it. The Bambu A1 is a more polished printer with much more under the hood than people might realize. Even with that statement above, if you put both prints in front of me and asked me which printer printed which part, I don't think it would be a clear cut choice. As far as slicer goes, comparing Bambu and Creality Print, i choose Bambu! I'm sorry i do not like the new Creality Print slicer. I know its a personal choice and not a bad attempt as making their own "cut" of other slicers but I am sure why some vendors are choosing this option. Orca is so good and already does everything you could want it to do. Why not create a "tuned" profile for your printers and release that for the popular slicers that are available. (ie Cura, Orca, Prusa...)? Thanks for the comparison video Loyal.

[@LoyalMoses]

You basically echo how I feel. The A1 is more polished for sure, has more features and the user experience is unmatched. I wish we got less custom slicers and got better profiles, would just be better for us, along with more filament profiles! Thanks for this!

[@chrisbert9124]

So satisfying to watch. Thank you for this video. I am beginner and trying to check which 3D printer to buy.

[@LoyalMoses]

Thank you! Welcome in!

[@McColty_Makes]

Love those twisty models by RJ I have printed a few of them. If it was my money I would buy the A1 just for the user experience but the V3 isn't to far behind, Both are great machines and would be happy with either one.

[@LoyalMoses]

Great designer! And yes, a lot of people feel the same way about the two machines!

[@MShazarul]

I mainly print ABS on my Voron 2.4. Hate to print PLA/PETG on that machine. As of today, Bambu product are excellent but them forcing on the users to update firmware, going against their TOC, yea Creality is the next best budget option.

[@electrocreeper5173]

Is the multicolour optional on the A1 an add on? Can I buy it without that and add it on later when I can afford it?

[@davelordy]

Yes, they are separate things, the A1 (right now, until Dec 3rd) is on sale for £259 and the AMS (the multicolour thing) is £189. You can buy the A1 now and buy the AMS in the future . . . hurry, the US store has similar reductions, but like I say the sale ends Dec 3rd !!

[@RailsAcrossNewEngland]

Yes

[@mattlberge]

I'd love to see you compare some larger format printers like sovol sv08 and k1 max.

[@LoyalMoses]

Heck yes! That is a GREAE idea!!!

[@BeyondtheLayers-ABC]

@@LoyalMoses you miss spelled great

[@digital_tara]

Thanks for the great comparison! I needed some confirmation of the quality of the A1 as a whole, and this was really helpful

[@LoyalMoses]

Thank you!

[@MrMastertekken]

I was going to get the 3v3 but instead went with the 3v3 plus. Its fantastic i love it

[@LoyalMoses]

OH! I want to try that one!

[@SoullessCasper]

I would buy the A1, besides never having 1 issue minus the recall cough cough lol The customer service has been amazing and so has the machine. My k1 max was good out of the box but I've always had issues with the enders and customer service has always been a pain and replacement parts always took forever. Maybe I just am unlucky with creality 😂 so my money's on Bamboo labs. Great video by the way

[@LoyalMoses]

Awesome! I think that service and support has always been a problem for some of these companies, Creality especially over the years. Recently, Creality has been focused on improving support and I hope it continues, because these machines are getting so much nicer. A lot of people are leaning towards the A1.

[@SoullessCasper]

@LoyalMoses well with people like yourself and others not being biased is helping a lot of these companies improve and stay accountable.

[@LoyalMoses]

I sure hope so! Thank you!

[@Ic3_B3rg]

Thank you for the great comparison! I have the A1 on its way to me now, I can't wait to get started making ALL the things, especially tools and gadgets to compliment my woodworking hobby.

[@LoyalMoses]

Thank you!!!

[@dmhayes6]

I always know it's going to be a great day when I wake up to a LM video. Another great one!

[@LoyalMoses]

Awww thank you! This was a fun one, and kind of surprising, that little Ender 3 V3 is kinda crazy good to keep up with the A1.

[@jeffflowers9902]

I came due to the topic. Stayed due to your great content. Subscribed due to the shirt. I look forward to many more videos.

[@TechToms-o3y]

Honestly, I have an ender 3 V3 and love it. its easy to tinker with and is great for anyone stepping into 3D printing or for experts. It also is incredibly fast and recieves regular updates. It is also more accurate and rarely makes any issues. I have had it since it came out, and it has been nothing but great. I can strongly agree with the Ender 3 V3.

[@LoyalMoses]

The v3 is a really good machine!

[@MartinDiasdUllois]

Started with a second hand creality (3 v2) wanted to upgrade, went for the a1 with ams ..

[@LoyalMoses]

Congrats!

[@x_star1847]

I'd love to see you compare Bambu Lab A1 and elegoo neptune 4

[@LoyalMoses]

Oh, I have a Neptune 4 sitting right next to me in the studio!

[@henrykim6086]

Do you recommend bamboo A1 or A1 mini? Now just 100$ difference so which one should I get for long term. Thanks

[@LoyalMoses]

You’ll be able to do a lot more with the A1 just because of size, but they are both pretty awesome, can’t go wrong with either. Amazing experience.

[@freerangemtb]

I know Creality has been in the game much longer, but I think I'd rather have the Bambu Lab A1. Also, that blue filament is amazing. I would love to know what the color and maker is. On the downside, I have to say, that music you chose for the montage...not my favorite. But I'm just one random dude on the Internet. What do I matter?

[@LoyalMoses]

Very true! They are both Polymaker blue, one is a metallic and the other is a PolySonic blue. loyal.ms/polymaker (aff) What?! You are the ONLY person to not like Daft Punk and you 3D print! What?! 😃

[@freerangemtb]

@@LoyalMoses you do you, but it ain't my jam. It was way too repetitive. I'm much more of a pop/rock and roll from the 80s guy. 90s music is okay, I suppose.

[@flopsik]

Your channel is super underrated. You will blow up. Love the editing and quality of your vids. Keep it up!

[@LoyalMoses]

I appreciate that! Thank you so much!

[@hassosigbjoernson5738]

I would choose the Ender 3 V3 ... if not the cheaper KE/ SE model over the Bambu Lab, although I know the Bambu seems to be a good deal. As I understand Bambu Lab is undercutting the market with those cheap Chinese production costs and they copied many of their features from other projects ... but do not give something back. Nearly every feature has been invented from someone else. And not giving back (like an open source AMS system) is slowing innovation. Creality tried similar tactics but has done a good deal for the 3d printing community. Because of all those Ender 3s many people became makers. Some of their designs were even open source and an "inspiration" for others (Ender 2 inspired Prusa Mini and Bambu A1 Mini). I hope they improve further (like with their app which has gotten so much better!). But when a European company (Prusa) has nothing to offer in that price range ... I would choose Creality. Their Ender 3 V3, K1c and K2 offerings do not have to hide and have come a long, long way from the OG Ender 2 and 3.

[@LoyalMoses]

Your choice of printer is great, those are nice machines, and I highly recommend them all the time for a multitude of reasons -- your other statements are absolutely what is wrong with a lot of the 3D printing community today. Simple nonsense. It reminds me of a bunch of people who bought into a team, and now their team is losing and they can't cope. Creality has brought an unbelievable amount of people into this industry over the years, and Bambu Lab has done the same. Bambu is bringing millions of people into our industry and has actually caused a massive shift in the quality and user experience of 3D printing, all for the better. Bambu is not building cheap machines, they are in-fact building extremely high-end machines at incredibly low prices, which is exactly what people want. If someone can find a reason why this is bad, their opinion is worthless. This nonsensical hatred and bias needs to end, these are just 3D printers, and the emotional connection that people put into a device that sits on a desk and spits plastic is in my opinion, quite silly. These people need to go outside, and touch a little grass. As for your "slowing innovation" comment... multi-color printing has been around for a decade, but why wasn't it popular? I'll tell you why, it was junk - it was open source, and it was worthless - we all used it, we all tried it, it was a terrible experience. It took a company that invested millions of dollars into R&D as well as manufacturing to bring multi-color 3D printing to the masses.

[@dimen0]

@@LoyalMoses You my friend, are an absolute ruthless objective critic. Exactly the type of person that should be doing review videos, and accepting machines as that, just machines, rather then having an emotional bias. You gained my subscription 🤙🏼

[@RussianThunderrr]

wrote: "I would choose the Ender 3 V3 ... if not the cheaper KE/ SE model over the Bambu Lab, although I know the Bambu seems to be a good deal. As I understand Bambu Lab is undercutting the market with those cheap Chinese production costs and they copied many of their features from other projects ... but do not give something back." -- Hey send me A1, if you don't want it, I'll send you my Ender 3, that is still new, as no filament been through, since it fails to do Z Offset test due to electronic problems, and Creality service was great at the beginning, they apologized and returned e-Mails with in 24 hours, with reminders, of not to forget to check "junk mail" folder, then they start to apologize for late responses, because I was transferred between departments, then weekend... almost a month later printer still don't work. I can't remember the time, when product did not work right out of the box, and warranty service was so bad, kinda reminds me late 1980s and early 1990s with PC(that is "personal computers" for the iPhone users out there(including me)...)... "good times"!

[@richkaiser9453]

i was given an ender 3 neo and has been amazing no issues, only reason to choose the A1 over the ender 3 v3 is multi color option IMO

[@LoyalMoses]

Awesome! One of my favorite things to hear is how people got into 3D printing.

[@OneFunGame]

I love the bambu lab A1!

[@LoyalMoses]

Amazing machine!

[@hopkaimi820]

Hey, so I would like to buy my first 3D printer, and I'd like to get a program and 3D printer that are easy to use. I liked your video, but I still don't know which one I should buy. I liked the Creality Cloud because there are many good 3D models. Can I just download them and will they work on the A1? But I've heard a lot of negative things about the printer, and I don't know whether to believe them or not. I would have to buy the bigger version of it, I think. Or do you think it's a waste? As an experienced person, could you give me some help, please?

[@LoyalMoses]

If I had to choose, I would go with the Bambu Lab machines. Either the A1 or the A1 mini are incredible, the best 3D printing experience that exists.

[@justsomemincedgarlic]

Yeah go with the Bambu labs A1 for sure. Not even close. You can print good quality prints literally right out the box.

[@petermikus2363]

If you want something easy get the bambulab offerings

[@RussianThunderrr]

wrote: "But I've heard a lot of negative things about the printer, and I don't know whether to believe them or not." -- You don't have to believe me, but I bought Ender 3, as a motivation to learn CAD and 3D printing, since back then A1 just come out and was more expensive. Almost a year later, Ender 3 was out of the box, and failed to perform Z-Offset test and create a map due to the faulty electronics, and for almost a month(3 weeks) all I get, is bouncing around their tech departments where they recommend firmware updates, as well as prove of checking for "straightness" and levelness of the printer frame, which was Ok, but that did not fix a problem, and every time they demand pictures and videos, that is about 10-15 minutes long, then demand another video and ect. with no solution in sight. -- Besides design and build quality of A1 is far superior rail vs. round sliders, and in many other respects. I'm a wrong person to ask about Creality Cloud, but I think, if you have to print, you still have to download STL files, and then slicer converts those to G-code, but I'm not sure, since I got printer for creating my own parts, and wish I'd knew what I know right now about these two printers. I wish the choice would be so clear, to save yourself much frustrations.

[@Chad.The.Flornadian]

You better give that money back to the boss - Mrs. LM!

[@LoyalMoses]

Haha!

[@RobertGlazier]

I bought the Bambu Lab A1 when it came out. I have five other printers. In this video, I choose the Bambu Lab A1.

[@LoyalMoses]

Awesome! Nice choice!

[@OldManJimmy1]

I bought an A1 and used it until the recall and then got the X1C. I miss some of the features still from the A1 and it's an amazing printer for the money.

[@LoyalMoses]

It really is! And the pricing is incredible on it. I'll bet you are loving that X1C though!

[@OldManJimmy1]

@@LoyalMoses I love the X1C but miss the easy nozzle changes and the tunes you could make the A1 play.

[@sddarkman619]

how long did it take to print each model?

[@billhaley8873]

Bambu and AMS for me when it first came out. I had Enders and one Kobra before that and I am very happy with the switch, I still have the Kobra and will use it this fall when I make my Toys for Tots production run in conjunction with IC3D

[@LoyalMoses]

Awesome! That AMS is a total game changer for the industry. Thanks for sharing and for printing toys!

[@GuitarTambayTutorial]

So what is best for begginers like me?

[@LoyalMoses]

I would highly recommend the Bambu A1, it is the best experience in 3D printing that has ever existed.

[@icaromaciel4013]

I'm looking for my first 3d printer and I ended up between these two models. I'm not sure, but Bambu A1 seems more user friendly to me... you didn't mention about canceling noise, does the Ender V3 have that? Great job, btw! Tks

[@LoyalMoses]

Awesome choices! The A1 is far quieter, and no the V3 does not have that tech. If budget is not the reason, the A1 is the better printing experience hands down, it’s the best experience that we have ever had in 3D printing.

[@icaromaciel4013]

@LoyalMoses So, between the Bambu A1 and the Creatily K1 Max, is it a fair comparison? In Brazil, they have the same price.

[@LoyalMoses]

Oh interesting. Same price. If you NEED the extra size, that would be the only reason to go with the Max.

[@RandoTechNerd]

I'm so jealous!! I've spent a week trying to print that...

[@LoyalMoses]

Oh! Is something failing??

[@DLangen]

Thank you for the great comparison. I gonna order the A1 combo. I like the multi color function and if you have 2 of the same he continues if one runs out.

[@LoyalMoses]

Awesome! Great choice and yes, the filament switching is just awesome.

[@JrnMortensen1956]

JUST bought a Bambu A1, so there goes my vote. 😍

[@LoyalMoses]

Congrats!!!

[@DJOveryde]

After using my custom Anet A8 printer for nearly 5 years i've decided to order the Bambu Lab A1 Combo. Just hoping its a good upgrade

[@OneFunGame]

A1 mini verses Ender 3!

[@Retro_Care]

Planning to buy A1 because it has AMS (option) and quick swap nozzle (no idea if Creality has one too), those are important features for me personally.

[@LoyalMoses]

Awesome. Yes, they both have a quick swap nozzle, bambu is the easiest.

[@kermitfrog1897]

What was the print time with these machines?

[@monetary_episode494]

A good comparison would be the A1 to the likes of Ankermake. Or the Neptune line to some creality or voxel lab

[@pshearduk]

I’d like to see how the Bambu Lab A1 compares to the A1 mini.. not just in size but will the print quality be the same as the bigger brother the A1

[@WARPAINTandUnicorns]

I think people are super happy to get the Ender 3 V3 for possible upgrade with Klipper. The Bambu A1 for a slight size upgrade and for people that just don't care to mod. I think either way the owner that is a novice or vetraine will be happy with both printers due to the quality of the prints they can produce.

[@LoyalMoses]

1000%! I can’t believe we get this quality now as just normal 3D printing.

[@thomasboese3793]

Being a modeler, I'm looking for both quality and overall size. I don't have the space now, but I believe there is a Bambu Lab A1 in my future.

[@RussianThunderrr]

-- The choice is very simple: if you want printer that works great, then Bambu is the way to go, and if you into faulty electronics, and warranty with good "lip service" - Creality is it!

[@LoyalMoses]

Everything has changed so fast in the past two years! Hoping it only gets better!

[@RussianThunderrr]

@@LoyalMoses -- I do too, hopping for better...

[@h9hkk6155]

Lol as if bamboo labs don't have problems 😂

[@The3DPrintingGrandad]

Personally, I don't want to print directly for my computer. I really like the independent OctoPrint setup I have for my Ender 3 S1 Pro.

[@LoyalMoses]

Awesome. I actually have a weird thing for walking over and putting in a USB key. I like to store all my slices in folders. I’m weird!

[@crooker2]

I'm a disgruntled Ender 3V3 user. While I think, hardware wise, it's a very solid printer, it has been tragically crippled by BAD firmware. (even after a year and a half... No one has come up with a custom firmware yet) If you're happy doing simple prints and using creality's slicer... You'll be fine. But if you want to customise your experience with Octoprint (for local wireless connectivity) or use a slicer other than creality (like Prusa Slicer or Orca) you will find the experience to be PAINFUL! Bambu A1 for the win. I will be selling my V3 and getting an A1 asap.

[@LoyalMoses]

Thank you for sharing!

[@AWZ1287]

Excellent video. I have to print one of those models, they are pretty cool.

[@LoyalMoses]

Thanks Anthony! They are pretty cool. I need to print more of them with some other filament combinations!

[@nobodyimportant8811]

I think I would go for the bambu A1 because of the AMS lite

[@LoyalMoses]

Definitely!

[@MisterkeTube]

The A1's hotend and nozzle will still be available from Bambu in X years. Creality has the habit of changing parts like that with every iteration of their printers and then after a couple of years you can no longer get the replacement parts you need for your printer and are forced to buy a new one. So, just for the professional after-market supplies I'd go with the Bambu.

[@LoyalMoses]

This is interesting, because the number one complaint from the anti-Bambu crowd is that Bambu will suddenly stop making aftermarket parts, which of course is nonsense. Creality by far has the largest number of aftermarket parts for their printers, with entire companies existing to provide upgrades and mods for them. Further, for the most part, especially with a quickly moving technology, keeping a 4 or 5 year old or more printer around doesn't make sense - the tech is advancing so fast, it is wiser to buy a newer machine. Of course, there are reasons someone may not want to or be able to buy new, and if someone wants to keep an old printer around, there are unlimited aftermarket upgrades and modifications, so nothing is really getting in the way with either of the machines.

[@marknewsom1377]

i prefere the bambu lab i have a ender 3 v3 KE and have nothing but problems. then got a neptune 4 pro and had the same problems. bed leveling, z-offset and bed adhesion issues with every print. i did get some good prints but they were very few and far in between. got a bambu lab a1 mini and had just about every print i've done with it come out perfect and is perfect for beginner's. but great video

[@LoyalMoses]

Oh. Sorry to hear about the problems you had, but also happy that you found a machine that is working great for you!

[@h9hkk6155]

Very good quality on both printers 👍 I'd buy what's cheaper/on sale 😅

[@LoyalMoses]

Awesome!

[@SIMD007]

How do they compare to the Anker Make printers?

[@LoyalMoses]

Comparison coming soon!

[@robinwooff4577]

I use my Bambu a1 as my every day because it’s fast and reliable, and multi colour, and WiFi. Downside, it’s very noisy. I use my ender for special filaments, as it’s perfect for foaming lightweight pla, and flexible filament. I have got the speed up, and it’s super quiet now. These filaments always clog on the Bambu.

[@LoyalMoses]

Your A1 is noisy?! Have you run the noise cancelation on it? It's probably the quietest machine on the market.

[@tonybrewer403]

Bambu lab, hands down. I first went with Creality, they screwed me. 2 weeks after i got my machine, it started dropping the nozzle down on the print and scrapping it off the bed. I tried everything, Tech Support kept saying to send video, i did, showed it ripping the print off, they kept saying send video. That was 2 weeks after I got the printer. Here I set 6 months with this busted printer and Creality won't replace it. I have recently bought a Bambu Lab A1 and i love it, the Ender is setting in the corner, cause Creality TC won't help.

[@ianschutt6242]

Many thanks for the simple but great video!...May I ask did you simply scale the Vortex Thread Illusion - Version 3 - Octagonal in the Slicer? and still have great fit and finish?

[@LoyalMoses]

You are so welcome! Yes, all I did was scale it to 200% and it printed and fit perfectly well!

[@Immolate62]

Creality Print is hot garbage compared to Bambu Studio. The slicer wars are over and Prusa won. If you have your printer on something other than Prusa Slicer, Bambu Studio or Orca Slicer, you should do something about that. I've been doing custom parts on Creality Print for the last few weeks and more often than not I wind up doing the work on Bambu Studio and then pulling it up in Creality to print on my K1 Max. The Max is a worthy printer (not Bambu-worthy but bigger), but if I ever take the time to figure out how to network print with it using Orca, I'll uninstall Creality Print in a heartbeat. The fact that the A1 has AMS Lite puts these two printers in completely different classes. It's easy to minimize the impact of an AMS in a review or on paper, but if you have printers that have one and those those don't and you do a lot of printing, you quickly realize that printers without AMS are second class citizens, and that's even if you seldom do multi-color prints. Just the ability to stack four spools of the same material/color in the AMS and not having to worry about whether you have enough filament to complete the next 30-hour print job is priceless. Right now I'm on hour 29.5 of a 32.5 hour print, printing on the last few turns of a spool of yellow PETG, with another remnant spool in the AMS and a full spool behind that, and I don't have to watch it or stay up late so I can change the spool at just the right time. If I want to do my next job in Blue silk PLA, I just put the roll in the AMS and click print once I take the PETG off the bed. If you're buying printers based on the hope that Creality may make their AMS work with their older printers, then you're Charlie Brown to Creality's Lucy. She's going to pull that football away and you're bonkers if you bet against it. I won't go into overall user experience. Bambu has it nailed and Creality doesn't know it exists. Do I have faith the K2 will level the playing field? It's not possible if you're not playing on the same field. Creality needs to hire a team of talented engineers to just study and copy the Bambu experience. If they don't, some other company is going to get their first and offer a suite of Klipperized printers with a unified, positive user experience and give Bambu a run for their money and relegate Creality to an object lesson.

[@XerotoLabs]

your 2nd para' re AMS , I did not know when I orderd my A1. When I found out an AMS can chain feed automaticaly, now AMS lite is on my 'next to get' list . It has been a very diffrent experiance compaird to all of my other printers rite down to Bambu Studio.

[@LoyalMoses]

Isn’t that cool! You can use up all your filament partials!

[@LoyalMoses]

This is a huge comment! Wow! Thank you for sharing and typing all of that. Bambu has the experience nailed for sure, everyone is chasing it.

[@Immolate62]

@@XerotoLabs I have two A1's with AMS Lite and one Mini without. The Mini is a good little printer but doesn't see nearly the action the other two do.

[@joelamaro4525]

I like my Bambu machine much better than my Ender. But I do enjoy cloud slicing and printing 100% from my smart device.

[@hyperphrog69]

All these new printers with all the newest sensors and high speeds, and then there's my original ender 3

[@jacquestucker2116]

Same, still rocking the original ender 3

[@LoyalMoses]

If it’s still cranking out prints that’s awesome!

[@LoyalMoses]

Awesome!!!

[@mastah39]

I see your Ender 3, and I up it with my OG Tevo Tarantula Kit. Still printing after 7 years, it's down for maintainance right now as I'm switching from my Bowden e3D V6 setup to a Hemera XS with a Revo hotend. On the software side, Prusa slicer on my PC with a 2 years out-of-date version of Octoprint and Klipper as a firmware allow me to do the same "Print over Wifi" things that the Bambu does, I've been operating my printer like that for years now.

[@hyperphrog69]

@mastah39 as long as it gets the job done. I plan on running klipper on my ender as wall, as soon as I get the cables. I also tried prusa slicer once but it broke my brain, I think I'll stick to cura for now, perhaps I'll look into orca slicer in the future

[@breixo13]

Dude love your vids lots of energy nice

[@LoyalMoses]

Thank you!

[@risusrules]

Just wanting to get into 3d printing and originally was going to get A1 but with the latest stink related to BambuLab I found this video. Reading comments, odd I don't see any new comments about the hub-bub, just Bambu > Creality from months ago. Wonder if opinions have changed for these folks?

[@LoyalMoses]

Ignore the drama, they are a loud minority and they do it every few months about everything. Bambu is the best user experience that has ever existed.

[@NurSyahmiTuah]

price is very diffrent here at my place, E3V3 - 230USD A1 - 390USD A1 Mini - 230USD

[@CharisPapas]

We just learned that ender 3 V3 and V3 plus with be supported with the CMS. It is saying it in their websites eShop when you are ordering. Q1 2025 will be ready :)

[@joost_au]

I bought a Ender 3 v3 in December and I was really looking forward to the printer as I am making 1/10 scale (printed) RC models. The auto level and speed was the main reason I thought this would be a great replacement for my old Ender 3 v2. Sadly this printer jams quite a lot (printing PETG) and when it does you can not easy clear it either, you have to take apart the whole print head. I have tried replacing hot end for a new Creality one but that also did not solve the problem. note I print on the same speeds as the old ender 3 so it was not a speed issue the Ender 3 S1 Pro I have does exactly the same prints with no issues at all, so did the old Ender 3 V2. If those printers have a jam (happens a LOT less) its fixed in 10 sec with nothing you have to take appart. Sadly I would never buy this printer (or any printer with the same printer head) again as it has cost me a lot of time effort and frustration to try to get it to work. Looks like I have to cut my loss and look for a new reliable printer. (Most likely the A1)

[@LoyalMoses]

Oh, I’m so sorry to hear that!

[@boocedupp]

Love the comparisons. Also creality has came out and said that the CFS will work with the Ender 3 V3, not sure about the V3 SE or KE yet though. I think both are solid machines to start out with in 2024. I personally am not a fan of the look of the A1, it looks like a toy while the Ender looks very sleek and steamlined.

[@LoyalMoses]

Thanks. Yes, Creality told us this about the CFS a long time ago, but until there is some actual movement on it or evidence that it is happening I didn’t want to include that in the video. I wouldn’t want people to buy it based on hope.

[@ViralWatchMedia]

Dude you look like Tom Hardy haha. But yeah when I got my A1 I was floored with how easy it was to setup, like who in their right mind would get a Ender 3 over a Bambu.

[@LoyalMoses]

haha! I've heard that before. Bambu is making amazing machines.

[@AMF1]

For ease of use for people new to 3d printing - A1 hands down !

[@LoyalMoses]

Definitely!

[@IanTheWoodchuck]

So I bought a K1 Max about a year ago, and after tinkering with it for a while to try to fix its foibles, it got a clog and leaked everywhere, making a SUPER mess and I never got around to fixing it because I got sick for a while. I just got a FlowTech hot end replacement and I'm planning to tear apart the hot end to fix it, and I'm just wondering how you feel about this new generation of slingers compared to the K1-series? It's obvious the E3 V3 has pulled a LOT of design cues and experience from the K1 family, so I have to wonder how you feel these are compared to the K1.

[@tonydelovski8088]

Thanks the Vid. It would have been great to see the A1 print ABS (mentioned in your vid) as Bambu do not recommend it. Cheers

[@atollaayush]

I have an Ender 3 V3 SE, and I think that the Bambu Lab A1 might be better because it is less maintenance and overall just gives more features for the money it costs.

[@LoyalMoses]

That is a really great machine!

[@Kshards22]

how does he get the prints to look so perfect?

[@ANIMshit]

he prays to machine god

[@geekshop_pt]

For the price Bambu is a more complete solution , Another Geat Review Thanks From GeekShop,PT From Portugal

[@LoyalMoses]

A lot of people agree!

[@MystikSquash]

Just ordered the A1

[@LoyalMoses]

Fantastic choice! You will freaking LOVE IT!

[@MrSpeedyOTC]

I just ordered one too ! Coming from ender 3 v2

[@MystikSquash]

@@MrSpeedyOTC I haven’t stopped printing since I’ve gotten mine in. 5 days ago

[@TheBiged83]

How about comparing the kobra 3 vs a1 vs ender 3 v3

[@LoyalMoses]

Oh heck yes! Great idea!

[@leemerie3d]

Great comparison video! Clean up close shots of the prints and very well laid out information on both of these machines. I lean towards the bambu but not by much. Just curious, what mic do you use? Me and my wife do 3DP content as well and took a while to work out the audio! Your audio is great!

[@LoyalMoses]

Thanks! Audio can be tough for sure. I use a RODE Wireless GO II for my lav mics.

[@twoplus7647]

Did you sand the prints? I see no print lines.

[@LoyalMoses]

Nope, no sanding!