Blazing Fast but Frustrating - Bambu Lab P1P Review

Reviewing the Bambu Lab P1P that I bought late last year with their surprise announcement of this newest addition to the Bambu Lab X1 3D Printer Lineup
I originally bought 2 X1 Carbon Printers from their Kickstarter then preordered the P1P once it was announced. This machine definitely has its quirks but Speed & Print Quality aren't one of them. Honestly tempted to buy a 2nd P1P 😂
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[@UncleJessy]

Checkout the Bambu Lab P1P bit.ly/BambuLabUJ

[@joeprizzi407]

Pro Tip. Add an "Old" folder where your print files are, and move the files into that folder once they are printed. It keeps the active folder almost empty.

[@Yeet42069]

Boomer talks like he never touched a file system his entire life...

[@Theprofessor1212]

The fact is that below 5k no other printers in the market can achieve this level of part dimensional accuracy out of the box. That was a major advantage we saw when we got these printers. We printed our in house tests and all of them came out great. The X1 Prints the Taulman and 3Dxtech nylons so well that we haven’t had to use the markforged mark 2 for months now.

[@LilApe]

Nah there are more accurate printers out there. My 5year old MK3s with 8k+ hours holds +-.0003" tolerances. My friends P1P couldn't get better than +-.0012"

[@marijuanas]

@@LilApe I have both a mk3s+ and an X1C and I guarantee my x1c can do more dimensionally accurate prints. You need to lower max volumetric speed in filament settings to get the bambu to slow down, otherwise it's no comparison with one printing at about 3x the speed.

[@BLAZEPSI]

V400 hold my beer

[@LilApe]

@@marijuanas My mk3 and the P1P were running the same speeds, settings and flow rates. MK3 was still +-.0003 and P1P was +-.0012

[@odinata]

What "in house tests"?

[@dougturner2036]

I've had my P1P for only 3 days now and compared to the 3 printers I currently own (Qidi, X2, Prusa mini)...I'm blown away!

[@GenerlAce]

Question, how is your banding? and is the wifi transfer much better? im looking to order one.

[@nickhernandez4264]

No response to person above me. Hopefully you could respond to me🤞. How is the P1P been for you 5months in?

[@dougturner2036]

@@nickhernandez4264 I've been very happy with my P1P. Absolutely love it. I've had my issues with the Bambu slicer but I'm super happy with the machine.

[@dougturner2036]

@@GenerlAce sorry for the late response, but the print quality is better than any other printer I've owned. The Wi-Fi transfer has been flawless for me.

[@themechanic6151]

@Clips_For_Life replying here to get a notification too. Looking at P1P for my next printer.

[@tonelessbod]

Most of the things are justified but some are just wild. I think you just got a bad printer. This is exactly what its supposed to be, a stripped down X1. All these people complaining about the screen, you guys want all the upgrades that the x1 has without paying for them. this is what you get for the price you pay! If you have a bigger budget and want all the upgrades, GET THE X1 it’s that simple. The whole purpose of this is to get people into a bambu printer, someone who wants speed and precision, and doesnt care about fancy screens and side panels, but doesnt have the budget for the x1.

[@robbimount]

so true

[@IIIofV]

I've had the P1P now for a few months. It's my 1st and only 3D printer. After a fairly quick learning curve getting it working properly I've had no issues with it. I have the light, fan and camera and installed (the camera sucks and no timelapse recording available but I've read it's coming). The WiFi has worked perfectly for me every time. The speed has toppled a few project and created a mess so I've had to use a brim more then the default to prevent it, but once I add a brim it works. I'm considering getting the AMS soon too. I'm glad I waited a little longer to purchase my 1st printer and very glad I choose this on.

[@derekvanlimbeek9588]

how does it still hold up? any issues? looking to purchase one soon

[@IIIofV]

@derekvanlimbeek9588 I did have an issue with the print head stuttering. I contacted bamboo labs and after a couple of weeks they narrowed it to a motherboard and sent me a new one. Since then great

[@eroschirurgi5456]

Hey do you still feel it is a great printer? I’m looking to purchase as my first 3d printer Was there ever a camera update? Thanks

[@NovalG]

the file name of the last print job is actually BBL, short for BambuLab where it was sent from

[@UncleJessy]

Okay well that at least makes a little more sense 😂🤣

[@darren990]

@@UncleJessy when in the folder section were your files are just press up your newest file you well see lol

[@AlbertoMartinez765]

@@UncleJessy its still Bad..)

[@spendymcspendy]

I abandoned FDM printers a few years ago, and have been using SLA printers, mostly. This printer has me wanting to get back into FDM. Thanks for the great video!

[@mekko1413]

I have solidly been a resin printer for about 6 years now. FDM has finally gotten to the same out of the box experience that resin is and there are things that FDM can do that resin just cannot hold a candle to and vice versa so time for me to expand my tool box.

[@MihaiDesigns]

Thanks for the detailed review! I just got the P1P to join my X1 Carbon. They do have their little flaws, but cool printers overall.

[@odinata]

Who do you think tosses more wasted plastic into the trash can, you or Uncle Jesse?

[@BaldGuyDIY]

I have both printers and I would say I’ve had most of the same experiences between the two. If you’re only printing PLA and PETG, as I mostly do, the P1P is wonderful and there isn’t anything really “bad” about it. But using the X1C is just nicer, quicker to transfer and start initiliazing. I have the P1P early bird fan, light and camera add-ons, but the camera is disappointing. I think the lag issues on the display and the camera lag on the app have to be related to whatever control board they are using, and that could be why it takes so much longer to unzip and process the models as well. I’d like to see a better, faster control board that boosts the performance of those things. I’m sure some of them can be tweaked or optimized by firmware updates to be improved, but if it’s a hardware limitation, it’s not going to be quite enough to match the X1C. I’m planning to do more printing for commercial purposes, and I’m still torn between buying more P1Ps or getting more X1CCs. I love the AMS but it’s not critical for commercial printing of single color items. From a purely dollar perspective, getting two P1Ps for the same price as one X1CC is a no brainer, as you can print almost double the amount in the same time going with two P1Ps. But the user experience of the X1CC and the ease of loading and changing filament on the AMS are so enjoyable, it’s making the decision harder:) Head-to-head comparisons printing full plates of identical print-in-place models, I have found better results with the X1C. That could be because of the better filament extrusion tweaking, first layer monitoring, or even just the enclosure of the X1C. Kind of ironically, the better results aren’t significant enough to justify the X1C cost, but like Uncle Jessy said, it’s the little things that just make the X1C more enjoyable to use. Regardless of which you buy, 3D printing is so much more enjoyable because of these printers, and I highly recommend them.

[@nickkacena8921]

great write up. I have an x1cc w/AMS and need another to expand. Can't decide between p1p and x1cc + AMS, at double the cost its tough but like you said the conveniences add up. Plus if i stay on x1cc i dont have to carry spare parts for 2 different machines.

[@mekko1413]

I am wondering if some of the transfer speeds etc have to do with the touch screen vs "90's radio" maybe some of the compute for that is done with the board running those. Not likely but thats the only real difference between the two that i can see.

[@BaldGuyDIY]

@@mekko1413 they’ve actually improved the transfer speeds and start time significantly over the last few months with firmware updates. Not sure what they changed, but it is MUCH quicker now, not really a factor between the two printers now.

[@technicallyreal]

@Uncle Jesse try a better SD card, you might find that suddenly the screen is a lot more responsive as a result. Especially when you have the camera installed. I have two of these and I found this out randomly by having my own card in one one and the stock one in the other and noticing a massive difference between the two. It also speeds up downloads and unzipping

[@DustinGorman]

Will try. Thanks!

[@JohnGreen-pn1dy]

That's Rick Grimes

[@echomckelvie]

I have the p1p and I have been lucky that everything works lol I never use the touch screen but I love the handy app. I just use it to control everything with it and doing reprints from my history. It has been so much fun to play with. I wish more printers would come with apps, I can set to preheat without being in the room 🤣

[@thereisnospace]

you have to be german. as everybody calls "handys" smarphones :D

[@xIsouLcruSHca]

How loud is the p1p? Can it be used as a desktop printer you think?

[@echomckelvie]

@@xIsouLcruSHca not really, the parts cooling fan is pretty loud, and if you have the aux fan, it's really loud! When I am working in my print room on my computer, I wear noise-canceling headphones because it's on the shelf beside my desk.

[@paul_ko]

​@@thereisnospacehandy is a synonym for practical/convenient..."Praktische App"

[@JonE5FPV]

Strange, i have had none of the network issues you mention. Mine transfers via wifi in about 20-30 seconds and starts the calibration / leveling right away. i did have same issues as you with camera. either way, its the best printer (my 9th), i have ever owned and im ditching my prusas immediately. cant believe they did this well on their first try, that immediately makes all my prusas seem like an ancient and huge pain to work with.

[@robm.7977]

Same. Not to say it doesn’t happen (he documented it very well for all to see) but I haven’t had those issues in the last 3 weeks I’ve had the printer and it’s been going non stop. I did however immediately update to the latest FW and put in a Sandisk UHC SD card as soon as I set the printer up. It’s an amazing upgrade compared to my Prusa’s.

[@thomaswiley666]

First of all, thank you for your update. I appreciate your viewpoint as a business owner selling goods manufactured with 3D printers. As a business owner too, I find it disconcerting that we would spend $700+ or $1500 and don't get any information on the motherboards and modules, except 'motion controllers = Dual-Core Cortex M4.' You buy a laptop at these price points and the hardware descriptions are the very first thing you see. So all I know is anecdotal evidence that the P1P does not have the same motherboard and wifi, that these are stripped down too. Even another "walled garden" company, Apple, shows specifications. The 'Right to Repair' is now law in some states and hopefully soon as national law. By this I mean we should expect full descriptions and layout diagrams.

[@gildardo]

Great info on your review. Thanks for making this available to us.

[@3d_printer_go_brrrrr]

BELATED HAPPY BIRTHDAY JESSY!!! HOPE YOU HAVE A BEST YEAR YET!!!!!!!!!!

[@UncleJessy]

Thanks!!

[@tjans1979]

Thankfully I've not had any issues like you've encountered. This printer has been amazing. I seem to have been missed by the "slow to send" issues. I've heard others have. Need that LAN mode enabled.

[@kangningshen841]

The era of high-speed printing has begun, and flsun is the leaders of the fast era .You need to review flsun V400

[@eternalcheesecake]

Yes, I'm curious to see a comparison too

[@UncleJessy]

Will be adding some chapter marker time stamp thingies here after I have a coffee 😂☕

[@Jimshaderzc]

To this day man has not finished his coffee 😂

[@hidderos2655]

The coffee is taking preeetty long dude

[@bryanfoster362]

Holy Juan Valdez, that’s gotta be one beeeg coffee 🤣

[@iviaverick52]

fortunately a lot of the gripes are things that can be fixed with firmware patches. Hopefully Bambulabs is willing to provide updates to the bugs you identified.

[@user-jk9zr3sc5h]

I need a video like this with about 95% less rambling

[@kongchho]

Completely agree with everything. That being said it's still my daily printer and I've completely stopped using my enders.

[@UncleJessy]

😂 yeah I already am debating on a 2nd p1p

[@kongchho]

@@UncleJessy as much as there are problems it's still pretty good first try

[@karengschwend9135]

Per your P1P issue with Wifi connection, try removing the foam tape cover over the extender board located behind the top crossbar. I found my antenna was being interfered with by this part. I used a cell phone Bluetooth find program to identify the low power condition.

[@michaelm4946]

After owning the XC1 @AMS since December I am considering a 2nd Bambu. I print mostly with PLA as well. I have been thinking about the P1P as the 2nd unit. After this review I think Ill get a 2nd X1C instead

[@Skott62]

Thanks Jessy! In this day and age there is no reason why all 3D printers should not have wifi connectivity. Many to this day still do not have it. Manufacturers need to address this and add the feature.

[@UncleJessy]

Agreed and it needs to be reliable & fast. P1P “has wifi” barely 🤣

[@AlbertoMartinez765]

Exactly the wifi is like a 3 to 4 dollar part at Most

[@ulaB]

I'm fine with Wifi, but please don't force people to use a cloud service.

[@shinaikouka]

I don’t mind WiFi, but I’d still prefer having an option for Ethernet instead. 3D printers typically sit in one spot, and I generally try to wire my stationary devices. I haven’t had any issues with my P1P’s wireless, but I do lack the ability to connect natively. For some reason, my network code option is just completely missing. The spot where it should be is just blank… not even a header title. I think the biggest thing that Bambu needs to work on for connectivity is the ability to intelligently circumvent cloud connectivity if you’re on the same network. All of my Ubiquiti gear does that if I’m on my home network and it’s much nicer avoiding the cloud.

[@DOGbackwardz]

The biggest issue for the p1p/x1c is that they work so well that it's going to be hard to diagnose problems with the machine when they occur. I've fixed up and upgraded everything on my old printers while I haven't done anything to the p1p.

[@funinshanghai9724]

this big bone out of the eggs🙂

[@tristanpoole2319]

I had a similar issue with the camera and got it to work after watching another video going over the change log for the latest firmware. After updating they expect you to delete the printer from the app an add it again but do not tell you that during or after the update.

[@davetriesthis]

This should be pinned. :)

[@markmorgan8378]

Great Review. I have the X1C and love it. I truly wish all Printer companies would go to a USB drives. Resin printer companies seem to adopt but FDM haven't even started. Also I wish they would all have an actual network card not WIFI. Wifi has a ton of redundancy built into the protocols and I believe that is part of the reason that most of them suck at file transfer. Hard Wire doesn't have that issue. I think I will stick with the X1 for now. Unless they come out with a larger format version of the X1.

[@hue5712]

Hey Uncle Jessy, Regarding your WIFI issues I was having a bunch of similar issues, But I figuring out it only works reliably on a 2.4G WIFI band. If you are using 5g or WIFI 6 it will never work as intended. I have no issues with print jobs when both devices are on the 2.4 band. Thanks for the video :)

[@UncleJessy]

Yep. 2.4g… unfortunately an issue at home & at my studio when trying to use it

[@torstenm.7115]

@@UncleJessy pc lan to p1p wifi 2.4 ghz in the basement through a concrete ceiling download and unpack about 2-4 minutes greetings from Germany👌👌

[@林詠翔-h3k]

If you know any SSID in your location, you can change your wifi station channel to avoid interference. wifi station performance also influence transmit quality. 2.4G only have 11 channels,it could easily overlap and interference each other.

[@smallworld3d]

Totally agree. I always say I would've been willing to pay $50 more for the same screen as the X1C. It's terrible! Love your videos buddy.

[@MrCurlykid1]

Went from a Monoprice Maker Select Plus to a P1P. It's revitalized my love of the hobby and I can't stop singing Bambu Lab's praises. All other manufacturers need to wake up and get with the times.

[@rickyneeter69]

With my ender pro I always use the sd card and walk to my printer. I guess that if I keep that routine, most problems are solved.

[@ShortSpine]

I gotta say, I got out of the filament printers and into resin long time ago, because they just seem to work more consistently. This is certainly a tempting machine and has given a tidal shift in the industry. I think I'll wait for the X1 mark 2, or to see what the rest of the industry throws out to compete as they're all now behind the 8-ball.

[@UncleJessy]

It’s honestly very exciting to see some new blood coming in and disrupting things

[@ghostquartzgrey5639]

maybe it's just my setup (out in a garage with a heater belt) but resin seems to be very hit or miss for me. what's your secret?

[@AlbertoMartinez765]

@@TheJttv Yep

[@ghostquartzgrey5639]

@@TheJttv I tend to find the opposite, personally. a lot of the time I can tell what caused a failure on an FDM machine, but then i'll get issues on my resin printer that i have no way to explain

[@markm49]

Resin is awful - messy, really bad fumes, cleanup is frustrating etc.

[@FrankDad]

Just blindly bought a P1P after getting a huge order. I was on the fence, but I can finally afford it. Can’t wait to see how it performs next to my small fleet of Ender 3 V2’s

[@badfoody]

in my country 3d printers are pricey but we get miniatures from print shops that buy stls from studios resin stuff but i hope someone uses Bambu to drop down the price

[@ABgam3r]

Am I the only one that love the P1P’s screen?😂

[@nannerpuss9430]

I like it personally. Sure a nice color touch screen would be a bonus, but I like the older style buttons. Reminds me of a Zune.

[@yuxiangcheng597]

It seems like the file management is very much designed around sending gcode directly from the slicer. The BBL seems like a placeholder for all the files that're sent in. It's definitely a system that makes sense but got to be improved.

[@yuxiangcheng597]

It goes to the SD card accessibility too. The slot isn't designed to be used frequently.

[@UncleJessy]

Yeah the good news is a lot of my complaints seem like they can be fixed by updates

[@davetriesthis]

You're right, the printer likely has a defined slot for the current print job which is BBL. Anythng you send to it is probably being loaded into that bit of memory and printed from there. So it's essentially the working ram.

[@ArtemiusMiave]

does anyone know if any of the concerns or the frustrations jessy faced are fixed? I curious about the update.

[@chriselliswest]

Here's how I made my wireless file transfer faster-buy a faster SD card. I had another issue with my printer and Support had me change out cards. After doing that I noticed my transfer speeds got way faster! Go buy the fastest out there (I got a U3, A2 model) and you should see improvements.

[@ValTek_Armory]

As someone who does a lot of 3d printing for building custom nerf blasters, a small fleet of these would be awesome for increasing my turnaround speed

[@davetriesthis]

Just jumped over to your channel and subscribed when I saw this comment. Nice stuff. I notice you used the Gelfire. I'm doing a review of this for my channel, but the whole review could be 'jesus christ don't buy this, and absolutely don't give it to a kid." I have like 2 mins of b roll of me in a heavy raincoat and a paintball mask being shot by my son as I say "ow, ow, ow, argh, ow" over and over.

[@aaronarmentrout6179]

What happened to AnkerMake M5 printer? I thought you backed the Kickstarter. Can you please do a comparison of the AnkerMake M5 and the X1C or P1P?

[@FranklyWry]

Boy, I was excited about this thing, but not now. Thanks!

[@Tester13032]

Enjoy my X1 with AMS. The interface is worth the extra $. So many advantages over the competition that it sounds nit picky to complain. Looking forward to a larger build offering from Bambu.

[@a4CTIay]

Thank you for the review, I will wait for another year to purchase Bambu printer.

[@terrylindsay445]

Hi there. You commented about your frustration in linking up to the computer. I had the same problem. It's a PIA until you discover like I did that this links to the 2.5 frequency of WIFI. Not the 5.0. I later found this is some abstract part of their documentation.

[@dev-debug]

The Bambu printers seem nice but I'm not a fan of propriatary software, you get stuck with bugs too often. The reason it's fast is the same reason Vorons etc are, the CoreXY motion system it uses. If it could run Klipper I would consider one.

[@jasonchaney5382]

I've noticed that the Aux Fan is causing large PLA prints to warp at the edges and stopped using it. At least till I'm an inch or so into the print. I haven't had any of the wireless problems. Sometimes it takes longer than I feel like it should, but nothing like what you had. And I can't understand why 3D printer companies still use microSD. Seriously people... just put a USB on there. My printer won't even recognize any microSD card other than the one it came with.

[@UncleJessy]

My usb connector just arrived from Amazon. Will be nice to get that installed

[@rickyyym]

I was going to buy a x1c but after seeing how many people are having issues with them. Just going to build a Voron

[@melon-h1l]

I have been considering the same purchase and even preordered the x1c. However, I am now leaning towards canceling the order and buying a Prusa instead. This is mainly because it will be my first printer and I want it to be reliable.

[@rickyyym]

@@melon-h1l yea and bambu is currently dealing with growing pains and what I mean by this is their customer support team can’t keep up with all the help tickets so it usually takes 1-2 weeks for them to get back to you. Also I heard getting replacement parts can be hard to get at times

[@davidquaschnick1668]

Took me a while, but when you click on Print Plate and the new window opens up you can name your file whatever you want up at the top of the screen to find it to reprint it it’s kind of annoying I would like to name it eariler before I hit that print screen button, but at least there is a way

[@armLocalhost]

Hm, I have P1P and never had issues with wifi, with screen responsiveness and SD card.

[@blackline67]

You inspired me to send a 9Mb file from the slicer to octoprint on my ender 3 pro. In about 4 seconds printer started it's job

[@CostalCreator]

@UncleJessy it appears that someone is spamming your comments. Either that or a whole bunch of us have one X1Carbons from you. ;)

[@vd853]

I had my P1P for 4 months now. I agree that it's way better than my mk3s, but there are some prints that the p1p just won't print well. The p1p also has unstable network connections, does not work at all with octoprint, and doesn't turn off after a print job. Other than that, the p1p is total worth it!

[@mezmon4517]

What outer wall speeds are you using? Two things I changed that basically removed all ringing for me (after dialing in PA and Flow) was printing outer wall first then inner wall. Second, and this one is kind of counter intuitive, bumping up my outer wall speed to 350 and inner to 300. Using almost all PLA this has made prints pretty much perfect.

[@davetriesthis]

Boy I wish one could save a comment in youtube to read later.

[@surge1056]

@@davetriesthis You could copy and past it to a notepad or word processer etc ;-)

[@peteranderlund1557]

Screenshot 😉👍

[@iulianhagea5815]

Got a prusa mini but this will be my next printer for sure.Tnx for the detailed video.

[@Bioluminous-CAS]

Well we can definitely relate to your P1P love/hate (for us love=85% / hate=15%). We have not had wifi connectivity issues but we do just end up saving the print files directly to the sd card which works so much better than sending the file wirelessly. The control panel...ugh. We had the same exact issues with it just not responding to presses and lagging so much. We discovered that if we disconnected the crappy camera and deleted all the video files, the lag went away. Whatever magic controller they're using with the P1P seems to be way underpowered and can't really handle video at all. We also wish it just came with the side panels. Obviously we can print them, but from day one these printers are running paid jobs 24/7 so we really don't have the time to print the panels. You are awesome, UJ, we very much appreciate your contributions to our community.

[@scratchinjack608]

You sold me and...then...you didn't. Thanks! Love your content!

[@SANSd20]

After having so many issues with my Ender 3 (still not working after 2+ years), I am planning on making this my next printer in the next few months. Now what to do with that Ender...

[@mikesvirtualhikeandtours1721]

That intro blooper! I laughed so hard at the face that was made Uncle Jessy.

[@UncleJessy]

🤦‍♂️🤣😂 knocking a bunch of prints off the table. Good times

[@MattiWaarna]

Can you do an updated review and possibly review the P1S. I would also love a comparison review of P1S against the Elegoo Neptune 4 pro.

[@stevey500]

Been running the Anker Make and while they are constantly making firmware/app/desktop app changes (mostly) for the better, we are having a lot of frustrations with it. Considering switching to this printer here shortly. Although- the Anker make wireless print transfers/control is near flawless, very fast, responsive, camera seems to work well, AI functions are lame, though.

[@shawnhicks619]

I agree that the control panel sucks on the p1p but making changes to the printer are easy with the Bambu handy app or the Bambu slicer. Also I almost wish I hadn’t put the aux fan on mine. Since 80% of the time I’m printing pla you don’t need the aux fan at all. The camera works on both mine but I almost never use it. I also didn’t waste time on the lights since my workshop is already so bright I don’t need it. Overall I wish I wouldn’t have waited to buy a Bambu labs printer. The ease of use, speed, and mostly the quality far outshines my other printers. For the first time since I’ve been printing I actually have idle printers from time to time which never happened before. Yeah there are a few minor annoyances, but the positives are way better then the negatives.

[@MichaelRoyal]

P1P now comes with a camera for anyone interested. I'm looking at picking one up.

[@Rizzob17]

Same. I’ve had it in my cart for a week, should we pull the trigger this week?

[@kittysoftpaws3677]

​@Rizzob17 Just pulled the trigger and the price dropped to $500!

[@winnugami]

Oh my god I love that companion cube case. Is that something posted somewhere?

[@gummifromiceland5684]

Great review! Funny though that at 11:30 mark in the video there are 2 audio files of you playing at the same time, one of them sounds like you talking in the video itself while filming and then your other audio is the voice over, dont know if it was intentional. But i've been thinking of purchasing the P1P to pair up with my X1C as the cheaper option for 1 material printing but the cloud print speed is my biggest concern if they will be able to improve that further as i love how fast the X1C is after i send the file, all in all i think i wait mabye 2 minutes and i'm in the live camera watching the print start.

[@Spazer454]

the stagetop frame being printed. nice

[@nickholl]

im looking to get my first 3dprinter and an thinking of the A1mini (once it comes out). Setting asside its smaller print volume, would is be able to achieve prints comparible to this P1P?

[@edevans5991]

The small little screen is definitely the worst part of the P1P but 9th months later my recently purchased p1P doesn't have any kind of wifi issue. Teaching Tech has a video about adding a touch screen and that's the one upgrade I'd be tempted to try.

[@matrixtoyshobbies]

I’ll give em a year and see the next development product

[@chuysaucedo7119]

Wow. The scale up version and the mini figure look so good

[@proaudiorestore8926]

@Uncle Jessy - you’re 4 months down the line with the P1P, have there been any firmware updates that have sorted out your issues yet?

[@mastermaker666]

You can get microSD to full-size SD adapters(bangood/ali etc) that are basically a SD dock with a microSD plug at the end of a ribbon.cable, making a housing for one of those and just gluing it on is quick and easy and makes a world of difference.... Have one that I got for my first printer which was a fiddly wanhao duplicator which has long since (thankfully) given up the ghost, once I get a P1P(within the next few months) I will be using that(full-size SD's are also often cheaper than the same size microSD's)

[@ibbanez5451]

hey see you growing fast but I have a tip for making your screen run faster Find in slicer option named resolution under quality tab and set it to 0,05 - No need to thank ;P For curious people - CPU is struggling with PA, IS these are really demanding jobs + probably high microstepping rates makes it worse - cpu is lacking of power for gcode reading, anyway gcodes sliced in lower res such as 0,05mm are not problem in real life but that can make your life really better working with that printer, smaller files, less lines, more responsive printer

[@northwestrepair]

256x256x256 is pretty good.

[@SpacedHawk]

The background audio was funny at 11:31

[@MakerMeraki]

Spot on. Great printer, but there are so many little annoyances. From a usability standpoint, the X1/X1C is definitely more user-friendly. A lot of the issues would be fixed by not using such an underpowered MCU.

[@jaredupton1967]

Had the same issue with the sluggish display. Replacing the SD card fixes the issue the one included is garbage. For the camera issue remove and re add the printer in the app.

[@stealtheo]

Jessy After watching this video and your frustration with the display I have an idea If you have a old smartphone laying around or your current smartphone you could print a bracket to mount to the printer maybe with magnets and use the smartphone with Bambu handy as a colored touchscreen while your printing

[@JJiG]

how you gonna link the files in today's video but not link the companion cube mod for the p1p lol

[@ticklishwhisker9303]

@UncleJessy, coming from an Ender 3 and wanting to upgrade I’m looking into the P1P. Is it worth it as a next step? I liked the price point over the X1C since the P1P just seems like a bare carbon and I feel like it’s getting a lot of firmware updates to keep pushing it better each time.

[@UncleJessy]

It will be a massive print upgrade for you coming from the Ender 3. Print speeds/print quality will blow you mind.

[@ticklishwhisker9303]

I’m not going to lie, being able to custom build a case for it was the wow factor of the P1P and it’s main selling point to me (besides the speed of course) Thank you for the quick response and for helping me choose my next investment. I don’t ever comment on videos but I enjoy how in-depth your videos are, and the information/feedback you provide. Thank You.

[@kcaudle52]

Your print time and order all show on the app. Use the app and some of these issues go away. The face place controls do stink however. Also, your inability to reprint is all in the app. Seriously, use the app. It will change how you interact with the P1P. Best FDM printer I have ever used.

[@UncleJessy]

If anything I wouldn’t mind them expanding on the app more for the p1p and drive that as a more usable input for the machine

[@HackMonkey]

Introducing another device and interface to deal with, because the other 2 are inadequate is not a fix.

[@kcaudle52]

@@HackMonkey I don't think that is what they are doing. They are using modern methods to extend the printers capabilities. What device today do we interact with doesn't interface with an app?

[@HackMonkey]

@@kcaudle52 Apps don't automatically mean better. I don't need an app to get more control and information from my other printers. The desktop interface should be the master control, if they are going to have it connected. But print times, layer heights, and cool down are such basic things. Why suffer a 4-5" screen, when I am sitting in front of a 20+" screen to do all the work anyway?

[@adriangarside6279]

@@UncleJessy the app does absolutely everything the lcd does, better. Zero reason to use the lcd even if you are standing in front of it - assuming you have your phone in your pocket.

[@VivaLaChance]

Every since the last update the Wi-Fi has been reliable but slow.

[@Yaven0]

Just purchased mine to replace my problem laden cr10 smart. Hope it treats me better then Creality did.

[@TheRealRobear]

I have two P1Ps. The first one I got sorts the files from oldest to newest. The second one I got sorts the files from newest to oldest 🤷‍♂. I also switched out the SD card that came with the printers and the touch screen response seems to be better.

[@mikesbasement6954]

I'd love to know where you got the portal cube outside for the P1P

[@ngdeez]

That bottom right corner of the Companion Cube mod also gave me trouble. Had to sand down the tabs a bit and give it a bit of persuasion with a rubber mallet.

[@HEXAPrint]

i currently own a p1p, great machine, cant wait to see what other chinese companys do with the idea to make it cheaper and as fast 😂

[@bloognoo]

Yep, the Elegoo P1P is going to be phenomenal

[@MisterkeTube]

I have my doubts there. The P1P uses the same metal parts they already designed for the X1 and allows way cheaper mass production than ex. aluminium extrusions. Most other Chinese printer vendors have no history in that direction. Similarly the mechanism to make the moving parts light-weight enough for this fast movement isn't something other manufacturers will just be able to pick up. That said, this competition might cause Chinese manufacturers to focus more on somewhat decent Voron-like printers at competitive prices ... But I would not hold my breath if I were you ...

[@GamesJames]

4:47 you get basic notifications. Print failed. Or print success. I’ve never gotten one saying paused or filament load issue (those things have happened) idk what I need to do but at least on iOS all you get is complete or fail.

[@UncleJessy]

Yeah those are the basic ones I get as well. Not sure I’ve gotten any filament run out notifications

[@GamesJames]

@@UncleJessy I haven’t yet. I’ve had the ams get stuck multiple with no notifications. Had it pause for some error no notifications. Once I open the app it pops up and says it. But yea no push notifications. Hopefully soon.

[@RoseKindred]

I wanted to get an X1 for prototyping simply because of its speed, but I could never justify the amount. This version seems a lot more obtainable now. Shame about the wifi speeds but I don't typically use that feature (yet) anyways.

[@UncleJessy]

Yeah the $1200+ is a hard pill to swallow but at $699 it’s better but man I wish the wifi was better

[@ram2711]

@@UncleJessy a MK3S+ Enclosure-kit Bundle is 1299 before shipping and is a vastly inferior machine for the price. The X1 is just 999 if you don’t want the Carbon upgrades.

[@UniversalGamer647]

did they fix any of these issues since this review?

[@zacharylewis417]

I'm really trying not to spend money yet here we are showing me things to spend money on.

[@travails3829]

The display responsiveness and the unzipping performance can be dramatically improved by replacing the (absolute crap) micro sd card with a better card. Pretty much any card will work.

[@UncleJessy]

Oh will try that out. Never even considered that

[@travails3829]

@@UncleJessy I hope it works for you - it made a world of difference for me.

[@Sonny-zr9jg]

@12:56 my first thought- I wanna try print a tool!

[@Nynexx]

I always use a cable connection to my pc for the printer starts right away.

[@stealtheo]

On the P1P you should be able to see your print time with the Bambu handy app

[@fidelthemenace3968]

Care to share the brand of the red filament you use for the figure. Thank you 😊 Nice review by the way, honest and precise.

[@kaspersndergaardandersen6077]

Thanks for yet another great video Jessy! Any thoughts on chassis vibrations / movements when the P1P is running at full speed. Maybe it's the way it should be, but i'm amazed how well it prints, even though it seems to be shaking quite a bit, while running at full speed!? Calibrations have been succesfully run several times.

[@DustinGorman]

I have x1c and p1p. I was worried about it too. The machine is smart. Set it on something rigid and let it shake away. Parts come out great anyways.

[@corrupted1850]

The issues with the touch screen software and camera have been fixed on the update 2023 version and it comes with the camera default now

[@robertall33]

I found putting the p1p in "LAN mode" made transferring files to it from my computer much faster.

[@widowmakerdesign]

I have INCREDIBLY spotty/weak Wi-Fi connection to my X1 as well. It usually doesn’t effect file transfer, but initially connecting as well as VERY laggy video feed is a huge problem. It needs Ethernet. I don’t understand, for the life of me, why it is Wi-Fi only.

[@fuloran1]

Someone else commented that they had inadvertently left some foam packing material around the antenna and removing it fixed the wifi issue. Maybe take a look and see if its there on yours?

[@widowmakerdesign]

@@fuloran1 thank you for the suggestion, unfortunately that’s not it. I REALLY wish it was 😂