Bambu Lab P1S - 3D Printer

Same, got a P1S with AMS a couple weeks ago. Finally had enough fun tinkering with the ender. When I printed the benchy on the P1S I could not stop laughing at how fast it was compared to my ender.

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Been waiting for this for a while. Buying it as soon as it goes on sale

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Probably be waiting a year or two for that.

I've been saving up my points on makerworld for one. Should get a nice hefty discount on it as long as it's not Prusa XL priced.

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At around a month old I know my P1S is performing the best it ever will. As time goes on, shite wears and the system gets loose my Ender PTSD has me worried I'll be back to chasing the ghosts in the machine.

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Do the screw and rod maintenance, two of mine have been going for over a year with no major issues.

The AMS is a different story, I have had to replace two feeders and one of the junction points because of magnet wear. The AMS seems to be a weak point in quality.

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I’ve had my X1C for like 2.5 years now with zero issues with AMS. Maybe I’m lucky.

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How many hours do you have on it? Mine run pretty much constantly.

Yall sons a bitches 'bout to make me spend some money.

I unplugged my Ender while rearranging the house to make way for my youngest, who is almost 2 now. I just don't have any desire to tinker with the machine, but I want to print...

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its definitely getting there. I think the limiter now is the learning curve for 3d modeling. i dont dabble in the premade STLs much or get outside of Fusion360 for modeling, but maybe that is getting better served and easier as well.

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I don't think artistic modeling will get any easier without something like AI creating it for you. Things like Blender and Maya just take time to learn and be proficient at and a lot of new people to 3D printing just don't want to do it. I love Bambu making things super easy for us, but it also made it super easy for the lazy too. Bambu has created a lot more model thieves and beggers that is for sure.

I modeled and printed a 3d model of my boat using fusion 360 and Bambu X1. Had to print some smaller parts on resin printer for better detail, but majority was printed on Bambu. Was nice not having to babysit it on the 10+ hour prints. Still need to find time to finish it.

I have a 0.2 nozzle but just used 0.4.

Had to some sanding and filling anyway since it was printed in multiple parts

To be honest 0.4 has served my needs well. I’ll use 0.6 with PETG-CF, but rarely use the 0.2

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The $849 one? You are comparing $200 vs $850. It better be a lot better. lol

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Sure, but Bambu Labs changed the game. They compete at the Ender 3 price levels as well with the A1 and A1 mini, which are substantial upgrades from the Ender 3. In its heyday the Ender 3 brought many of people into 3D printing and I loved my little Ender 3. But it was finicky, you had to be willing to tinker with it and its painfully slow by todays new standards. Hell, I'm probably not too far off from $850 in my Ender 3 with all the "upgrades" over the years. Dual Z axis, better main board, BLTouch, all metal hotend, PEI build plates, lack enclosure, direct drive extruder, all the printed upgrades, etc. The new Bambu machines are truly a step so close to 3D printers becoming a household staple. Perfect prints out of the box with very minimal setup and no messing with firmware flashing. The Bambu Handy app is almost like shopping on Amazon. See a model you like? Just click print and you have it, perfectly printed in short order. No more searching google for STLs, downloading and importing into slicer, tinkering with slicer settings to get it to print right, etc. And having the AMS, even though it could use some improvements, having multiple filaments ready to go instantly and handling the switching for you seamlessly or being able to print multicolor with ease is another huge step forward.

My nephew saw my Ender 3 a few years ago and we printed some things and he was enamored by it. My brother asked me later if it would be something my nephew could handle on his own if he bought him one. I told him unfortunately its probably not something a 9 or 10 year old could handle because at times it could be pretty involved to get it printing right not to mention all the upgrading/work he would have to do to figure out to get things like auto bed leveling working or getting slicer settings just right and troubleshooting when things dont go right. Fast forward to today and I could definitely recommend him getting one of the Bambu machines for his kids with how easy it is to operate and print premade models they find in the Bambu Handy app.