*CORRECTION* Bambu Lab just told me that they had a mistake in their marketing material and the bed can go up to 100°C!

I have an X1C and P1S, was really hoping for a larger core XY which I think will come soon. What BL is doing though is really shaking and shaping the 3D market.

This format of review was great. I'm a somewhat experienced 3d printer and you got to the main points about living with it and choosing which to buy. Thanks

Respect for mentioning the closed ecosystem and the closed source aspect. Most reviews of the A1 did not mention this.

The active motor noise cancelling is now a thing on the X1. And it makes a good amount of difference.

ive found that disabling the prime tower saves a ton on wasted filament. the purging and pooping seems plenty to get great multicolor prints

1:48 "Don't buy anything you can't afford or need just because it's hyped!" Subscribed! ;)

Own a A1 and owned older machines and for me its an absolute Game changer

Already placed an order for the A1 combo, since I personally don't need a bigger printing volume and could use the AMS lite as auto-changing spools. Even all the not open-source things and non-common replacement parts are still my concerns but after over 7 years of fighting with different printers, I just want to have a new high-speed machine that simply works.

Entry-level FDM printers that don’t suck have come so incredibly far in just a few years. I love Prusa machines (my only FDM printer rn is an i3 MK3s+), but I can’t recommend one to someone entering this hobby/field when Bambu’s offerings exist.

I love how polished this machine looks. This company keeps on impressing.

Great Video, I just ordered mine upgrading from an old school Ender 3 pro. Fyi, the AMS top mount model files come with a bracket that fit to the back of the machine to increase stability.

Thank you for your reviews. They really help me make my purchasing decisions. To answer your question at the end, I would like to see a Bambu Labs Core XY IDEX or Multi-Tool Printer w/ 300x300x300 mm or greater print bed. Also, kudos to Bambu Labs. The CEO stated he would introduce active motor noise cancelling to the X1 series when you interviewed him a few months ago and he did it quickly as it was released a few days ago.

Thank you for your honest review! I firmly beleve that the bambu lab printers are the new gold standard for amateurs. I'll buy one as soon as I have disposable income.

I just ordered one today. I didn't want to buy an X1 or P1S. This A1 is the perfect machine to replace my Ender 3 S1 pro, and sit alongside my Neptune 4 Max. I can do small multicolor PETG and PLA on this, and use the Neptune 4 Max for larger parts, until they eventually release a version of the X2 with a larger bed size and I can consolidate down to 1 printer.

I agree Stefan Bambu lab has made another amazing printer here! What I find incredible is their part cooling , no need for massive side fans and still reaching incredible speeds and finnish! Just brilliant!

This is definitely the printer I would have bought... If I hadn't already bought a P1S a few months ago, lol

I'm kind of tempted just for multi-color prints for the kids and for HueForge prints. I want my project/tinkerer printers, but I don't need every one to fall in to that category. Sometimes having a printer that just, you know, prints is a good thing!

Just unboxed my A1 yesterday after spending so many hours watching your video =)))

Feels like the only reason they made another bedslinger is just to have a direct competitor to the Prusa MK4

That's a good review! Thumbs up for pointing out, that it would be fair, if Bambu gave something back to the 3DP community.

I already had X1C, but this is the printer I'd go for if I'd be buying now. PLA, PETG, TPU is all I needed to print ever in my 4 years of 3dprinting, and I just tried printing ASA in X1C and it smells like a skunk's fart so not doing it anymore anyways.

For those enquiring about the bed temperature, I just checked out Aurora Tech's video and they tested the max printing temperature to about 81C, so Bambu's own website is wrong or misleading.

I just got my Bambu Labs P1S Combo and printing a lot with it. For what I wanna do and also being more flexible I rather have the P1S than the A1. Great video Stefan!

Bambu Lab finally made 3D printing a supplement to other projects rather than the project itself

I really love that fast hot end swap! I would love an upgrade for that for my X1 Carbon, primarily for switching between different nozzle sizes, which is a bit fiddly and requires unplugging some thin cables that I’m worried will wear out over time.

Nice video. I wish I saw A1 vs A1 mini details but I am sure we are still to see em

"there is something broken on the inside" Why just move on quickly from that? You could have figured out what the problem was. It was an unexpected failed test.

Correction i ve heard the bed is only ACTUALLY go to 80 in REAL LIFE, not in the marketing department

IMO the only good thing with Bambu cranking out so many printers is it will (hopefully) drive some more development from other companies who respect open source and support consumer modifications/upgrades. Might be hard to compete with products that are so inexpensive and reliable though.

I have had my BL A1 for about a week and it's put out flawless prints at super speed! One thing that I was a little surprised at was how heavy it was! It looks like a really plasticky lightweight printer but it's actually really heavy and solid! I couldn't be more impressed so far! I hope it always prints this well as it does right out of the box! I ruined an Anycubic Kobra because it didn't print well right out of the box.

I really want to see Bambu release a larger Core X/Y. Preferably something like 350x350x400.

Hm ordered a voron kit yesterday

The more that comes out of this company excites me for the future of 3d printers. I am happy with my 7 year old MK3 Prusa that just keeps on chugging, but have to admit if I was buying today Bambu might be my choice.

Creality and ankermake are shivering

The camera is exactly in the right place! If you go any higher, the printhead blocks the view on the nozzle, which is the most important part. And because it looks along the Y-axis and moves with the z-axis, you will always see the nozzle. I designed such a camera holder for my Sidewinder X2 and it was a major hassle. Just try to tuck away the camera cable in a way that it cannot get stuck on anything during a print...

Orders went live like 10 min prior to the launch time at least, so hopefully I get mine soon lol

I am afraid some companies like Prusa who have been very good to the Open Source ecosystem, will have a tough time to convince customers to pay double the price for an assembled MK4. Something smells fishy from Bambu, their support is not very good as one could read all over the Internet. But on the other hand, what will happen with Prusa if Bambu keeps on releasing printers like this at this price point?

I'll be buying this printer when it's available again in my region.

13:51 I see Ratrig/Eva parts 👀 but why you are gonna build a ratrig then why use the hexnut versions when you sell thread inserts?

"don't buy anything you can't afford or need just because it's hyped" -CNC kitchen Good annoucment. Normally youtuber only care the "advertising" no one care the viewer. it seems liitle but important

Absolute game changer for me. Having used models from Artillery and Creality before.

I have a Kickstarter X1C with 4 AMS units and love it for prototyping. The A1 seems like a great machine for getting kids into engineering design. It gives the same feel as an X1C for materials that would suit their projects and at a price point that makes sense.

I would love to get an A1 as a cosplay prop dedicated machine. With how much time it takes to do multicolor prints, having a second printer dedicated to making these life size props would sure be nice, then leave my main p1s for daily printing

isn't is possible to built an enclosure for the A1 so you can print with fillaments that need it?

A few years ago I bought an ender 3 pro, I knew it wasn't the best printer, but it was affordable AND most importantly it alowed me to tinker and learn more about 3D-printing, today that Ender 3 Pro resembles nothing to it's original form except the size, it is a direct drive, 32 bit bigtreetech board, autobedleveling, full metal hotend Printer, would I do this again? Yes, because I like tinkering and learning, and your videos have helped a ton, so thank you for that. But I would probably If I had the money buy an X1, with the 16-color system and all the trimmings and it's proprietary slicer, why? It's not really a machine you should tinker on, because it is already good as is, and learning is limited because you can not tinker, but I am asked to print a lot of stuff lately, so I need something of a reliable production machine which can handle a lot of stuff, fast and reliable, without the hassle of tinkering, testing, breakdowns etc....Because yes in tinkering there is a lot of failure, which isn't bad for learning, but it does tend to mess up the works, today I can honestly say that I can rely on my enhanced Ender 3 Pro, but it is still a tinker and lerning machine, not a reliable production machine, which is where 3D-printers like Bambulabs come in to play nicely, BUT if I am going to buy one it is go big or go home for me.

Ah I would have got this one instead of the mini

Heres a question. Are you still required to connect the machine to your network during first boot?

at 9:50 you bring up IP and say we can use LAN printing to avoid using the cloud. That does NOT mean Bamboo is out of the loop, the machine is still connected to the internet. Just because you send the design to the printer over LAN doesn't mean Bamboo has not been collecting your 3D design all along. Until Bamboo clarifies why they collect everyone's private designs, I would not consider one. Other manufacturers are coming up with AMS systems of their own and they are more trustworthy.

I print ABS on a Qudi X-1 [2] with the bed set at 80c. No problem.

6:02 X1C latest firmware update, they add the noise cancelation calibration

I'm running 4 Flsun V400 in my shop, at less than 600 euros they are fast, good build quality, Klipper firmware and a large touchscreen (Moonraker). The only downside is that they don't have enclosed chamber and the kit they sell is awful, but you can easily make one. However I would probably try a X1C when they are on sale, it seems a very polished product.

Personally, this is the first machine that has made me consider upgrading from my old reliable ender 3. I don't particularly care about speed so the core xy machines don't have much appeal, and i mostly do PLA so the fancy hot ends and enclosures are just features that cost money for no return. However, at less than $600 for auto levelling, multi material, network print send, more build volume, and less noise all in a printer that just works? Now we're talking stuff that will actually make my life better.

My company purchased a X1C for our workshop and it has been working flawlessly for a year already. It has become a key part for some tasks so they want to have a backup machine, just in case. Now I want one for myself but the X1C is a bit hard to justify for me. The A1 or P1S is the question here.

I've been printing a bunch of ABS and PC on my X1C and P1S. It's awesome. I've done a couple of full bed prints without any warping. I've been using the engineering plate (no added glue or anything!) with PC and it just works. Same with ABS on the PEI textured plate. I'm trying to convince my dad he needs to get a A1 though. I think it fits his needs well! It may have a few shortcomings vs the X1C/P1S, but it's still a pretty nice offering at the price point with everything it brings to the table.

I would have liked a larger print bed, but this will do for now, especially since the xl version will probably also use the ams

4:11 Stefan says the bed is limited to 80C yet the Bambu website says 100C?

I have an X1C with AMS and will probably get a P1S with AMS. What I'm really waiting for is an XL.

As a VORON owner, I really appreciate the space efficiency of a CoreXY printer. Since I already have a printer to tinker with, I would definitely prefer a second generation CoreXY machine from Bambu Lab.

2:14 Could you explain this?

I hope one reviewer testthe A1 with a tall print, especially with the AMS Lite on top of the printer, BabumLab claims it won't affect prints, but it's a "tough sell" hahaha

I MISSED THE INITIAL LAUNCH AND HAD TO BUY IT NOW AND IT CONES IN 2 weeks

Im new to 3D printing and mainly have an interest in printing mainly PETG. I do with Bambu had a default profile for Overture PETG like they do for PLA. One thing that really blows me away is how well their own filaments print. I was able to get Overture PETG to print with a 95% perfection/satisfaction, but the BambuLab PETG prints INSANELY fast.

I just hate the way Bambu plays fast and loose with open source. As good as their machines are I could never support them. Thank you so much for bringing this issue up as most creators ignore this and focus on all the shiny stuff.

I think this machine is made to keep people away from the mk4. But to me still I am going to Buy the MK4

Website states 100°C for Max build plate temperature for A1

I've been looking at the P1S for a hot minute because I'm tired of spending all of my free time tweaking my printer, I also need an enclosure because it lives in my bedroom. If I could put didn't have to worry about the fumes I'd probably get this tbh

Would be great to compare prints that are tall on the a1 and x1c. I mainly print tall prints and bed slinger are just bad at doing this unless you slow them right down

I really think speed is not the futur of 3D printers, but the capacity of limiting waste. At least I hope. Bambu Lab printers seem to be amazing, but I really try to support European companies (as I live in France) and try to be more sensitive to plastic waste. Anyway, thanks for you review, it’s always a nice to watch your videos! :)

I just ordered one, thanks to a friend and thanks to this video. Yes, I used your link. I when with just one color as I'm not currently interested in doing multi-color. But I did get a few extra accessories. I was going to order a X1C, but this makes it more accessible. I do have some experience with an Ender 3 Pro... but I honestly hated that thing so gave it away.

let me know when they release a printer with more than one extruder so proper multi color and proper dissolvable support material can be done.

I was tempted to buy the A1, but decided not to buy having seen in reviews that they didn’t put a better camera into it than the poor quality on the A1 Mini. It would have been such an easy improvement for the factory to implement. Hopefully they will one day correct this defect.

The AMS is almost the only thing, that distinguishes the A1 from the competition.

Recently bought one of these (My second printer, Prusa Mk2 was my first) I cant fault the machine for the price point. Highly recommend.

I’m doing the John Travolta Pulp Fiction look around for an X1 Max.

Well they can't sell a cheap core xy it'd cut into their own product line

I would also like to see how bed slingers perform for tall objects

Presumably high quality linear rails and metal rollers on the Y, well tuned profiles and most of the klipper features for a reasonable price point, whats not to like. Wonder how this compares to some of the bed slinger klipper printers being sold at a similar price range though, are they actually good? The 80C bed isnt great, but printing ABS on a non enclosed bedslinger is a giant pain anyway.

As somebody who likes to tinker and has attempted (and failed) to modify my existing printer, this little sucker seems perfect. I just wanna make some TPU mount points and PLA minis. It's faster, prints cleaner, and really isn't all that expensive for what it does.

On their website, it does say the A1 will reach 100C for their build plate tho

i feel like no one in the 3d printing space is really talking about the absolute crapstorm that bambu have created for anything resembling opensource. sure he mentioned the lack of replacements and the poop is very wasteful but no one's really talking about how whenever this printer hits is 2nd or 3rd birthday bambu could simply not sell replacement parts, right as all the older machines are needing a new extruder or new rails. what happenes when bambu servers go down due to some issue on their end or when they finally close their doors X years in the future? sure theres an SD card but even creality at this point have wifi printing. Also the fact makerworld is a 1:1 copy of printables kind of pisses me off. Remember when Bambu's CEO said he wants to give back to the [open source] (he said Voron but i think he's a little confused what the difference is) community on this very channel when stephan interviewed him? theres nothing given, nero (a voron design member) specifically called him out on twitter about it, yet nothing. Ill personally consider a bambu as a printer the day they allow me to replace the nozzle on my own machine and stop sending all my gcode and personal data to some server off in the CCP.

Now bamboo has a machine i can afford and use.

THREE Prusa XL "Zero Waste" Printer tool changer ads ran during the viewing of this video

12:03 they are not going to give anything back to open source ever 😓

So you have *no* control over the firmware? Like you can't change your extruder and change the steps?

Another fair and detailed video. Thank you for sharing it.

Oh boy , very impressive!! someone in Czech republic is garanteed to have a crappy christmas 😂😂😂😂😂

Best use for a Bambulab machine: Print Voron parts

For me the deal breaker is also the way of Bambulabs non Open source business

This is amazing! If I didn't already own two P1P's I would get two of these instead as I do only print PLA+

I don't need a better bed slinger. I need a XL version of the X1C.

Great video as always and a good printer which looking nice and useful. I am just sad that it is a Chinese company behind of it. Not a German, Czech or American ... Is it important? You may ask. For some like me, yes for most not. It has several reasons why. They took all open source know how developed by you Stefan too and bundled it into a nice package with some extras. They used endless Chinese manufacturing capacity initially build for us (mean west) with our money. Especially via Covid times when EU and USA companies had very limited access to them. Like Prusa is building machines in EU for EU labor price. They rely on vendors most of them are from Chine. Meanwhile Bambulab just goes over the corner and finds production capacity, direct live communication and short supply routes with rapid feedback. Regulations in EU are much higher and democracy also is coming at some cost. Intellectual property is handled differently in EU , USA and entire free world than in the totalitarian Chinese regime. For me all this matter, that is the reason why I didn't buy any of they product so far. I really don't want to see something like DJI happening again with 3d printers. We had good start in EU. With great guys like you Stefan it could go very far ... if ... all who can, picks up the challenge and do not let them win ...

Ugh, another poopmonster. Bring on the toolchanger already!

I have the X1C and love it but I would also buy a Bambu XL or Bambu Belt

I believe the AMS lite uses a spring system on the spool holder to retract filament, you lose that if you use an external spool. It seems possible to couple the spool holder to an external spool, maybe via a belt and as long as the external spool was running on smooth bearings then maybe the spring system could still work. I don’t have an A series printer so maybe it works perfectly fine without?

I can't agree with these companies taking open source code, making a cut and paste, then closing the door. Profiting from others work without the credit I would have to include if I was forking it into more open source. Bambulabs guilty, vision miner guilty(they say it's open but you can only get a hex from what I can find), creality are all guilty of this.

I just can't give my money to a company like Bambu. No respect for intellectual property, not even that of their users.

Everything the Voron community integrated in 3D printing is in CNC machienes for many years now. So it's one thing to fool around with them, make some garage somthings and another to be a profesional engineer that understands fabrication processes and mass market. I really don't understand what Bambu Lab owns the Voron community.

Hard choice: Should I upgrade my MK3s to the MK4 or just get the A1? Cost is about the same. Trying to sell the MK3s seems pretty pointless, the used market is completely flooded.

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