I bought this printer just because it was small. I have it set up on the front counter of my business and have it printing whistles and random stuff for kids all day to generate interest from my customers. It's been working out great! I love this thing. The real work horses are in the back.
FE!N FE!N FE!N FE!N FE!N fume ⚠ fume ⚠fume ⚠fume ⚠fume (toxic) you got the room In your fumes ☠ (yeah) you filled kids mind up with ideas they're highest in the room (it's bad) Hope they make it outta here (good) context : 3D printers can produce fumes while they work, especially depending on the type of filament being used.
i'm considering getting one. i had to get rid of my resin printer because i have nowhere i can use it since i moved out and now i'm back to fdm only. i have an ender 3 and i was able to use it at my last place but where i am now it's the tiniest bit too big so i might just have to make a compromise of having a 3d printer that's small enough i can use it anywhere i'm living at the cost of not being able to print some bigger stuff, which i think i might be ok with. i've also seen these bambu printers can print things like figurines and miniatures at an incredible level of detail that i never imagined would be possible for fdm so it looks to me like it can be an adequate replacement for resin until i can someday print with real resin again. also i've heard that this one is super quiet which is something i've wanted in a printer ever since i got my ender 3 which was my first printer, that thing is loud. if i wanted to print something overnight had to put it in a closet and close the door. is the standard sized one more practical? sure, but it's not as portable and versatile with where it can fit and it's not in my current price range.
@@nobody2021 I just got my a1 mini today and I love it, I only have the stock 0.4 mm head not the 0.2 I'm gonna get later and it's still crazy good detail
I’m a machinist by trade, I’m already spending my day mucking about with g code on mills and lathes, I preordered this for making personal prints and functional prints for work because there’s no fuss to make it work as far as I’ve seen. Anything I need to print will fit in the work area including mill vise soft jaws, and you can’t beat the functionality for the price, you’re absolutely correct 10/10 video
@hobbiehobb I don't disagree with the build volume, but due to security/privacy issues I would not use an A1 or any of their printers in a serious print farm. IMHO, the design intent of the A1 is clear. @newolde1 Yes, yes I do. 😉
I just got the A1 mini yesterday for Christmas. I’ve never touched a 3d printer or learned nearly anything about them but have wanted to get into the hobby. Yesterday in my anxious haste I set it up and printed my very first ever print with the sample filament. I printed a benchy! I was so proud I took pictures and sent it to everybody!. As a first timer in the hobby I could not be happier. To be honest I was nervous to get into the hobby as I’m not incredibly tech savvy but Bambi labs has made the learning curve ridiculously easy and I am just thrilled!
A month ago I had no desire to 3D print. My A1 arrives this week. I am the target audience for this printer. I am a plug-and-play crafter. The hype around the ease of this gadget has hooked me into a world of filament and maker-sites and new UA-cam content. Mission Accomplished, Bambu.
Same for me. I have a small business. It'll be a great addition to that. I'll go bigger if I see the benefit, but this one seems perfect for what I need it for.
I still enjoy my A1 Mini, though am jealous of the larger A1. I still like the ease of use and have slowly picked up some skills to improve my quality. I have encouraged others to go with Bambu.
I've been into 3D printing since 2017. I bought an A1 Mini because it's the biggest bang for your buck for a printer that just works. Whether they'll admit it or not 90% of what most of us print would fit on that bed.
I have printers of all sizes, from bambu labs to quidi tech and even the large snapmaker artisan. Even I have fallen into this trap in the past, always wanting the super large build area....for the "just in case" scenario but to be honest.....I have never needed that much space. Things I print are industrial and really fit on anything around 200mm squared. So really this build size will fit 90% of everyone's true needs. Unless you are printing cosplay stuff, smaller printers really will be all you need.
This was my concern to. Wanting a bigger build plate "Just in case". But I already know that if there's to much resistance in actually using the printer due to tinkering, etc. I'm less likely to experiment or "play" with the printer. Ultimately optimizing in order to get people to print more as the primary design principal requires building a machine first and foremost focused on ease of use, print quality and speed. And then figuring out how to do it at the magic sub $300 price point that is well known in the tech space. It's pretty clear Bambulabs has a vision for the company and the 3d printing as a whole. Once the user experience, minimum viable quality and optimal speed goals are met, that's when build plate size followed by material options come into play, and it appears the deciding factor of those last two objectives and limitations are proportionally directed to the machines target price. On the most basic level bambulabs simply wants to get "people" using their printer happily and frequently, that's the jump off point to really expand the market and you can see this thoroughly displayed through the entire A1 mini and AMS lite design on the hardware and software level.
Ben de hobi amaçlı bir 3d yazıcı alacağım. Ender 3 v3 se ile bambu a1 mini arasında kaldım. En büyük tereddütüm a1 mini'nin baskı tablası yeterli olur mu düşüncesi. Hobi amaçlı kullanacağım, örneğin, dc motorları kullanarak el aletleri yapacağım. Bant zımpara gibi. Veya arabamdaki eksik plastik parçalar gibi. Gerçekten a1 mini ihtiyacımı karşılar mı bilmiyorum. Tasarımı çok hoşuma gidiyor ve herkes bu cihazı övüyor. Ama aldıktan sonra pişman olur muyum, daha büyük baskı alanına ihtiyaç duyar mıyım bilmiyorum. Bu yüzden karar veremiyorum. Ne önerirsiniz
I got the P1S and love it. But I do mostly print smaller items. And maybe only 30% of my prints are larger. With even less requiring the enclosure. So if I get a second printer some day I think the A1 Mini is the perfect one. Plus it really looks like such a sweet little printer!
I’m a pretty experienced printer with multiple high end consumer printers in my basement. However I picked up an A1 mini to sit on my desk without taking up much space for quick little prints. I love how quiet it is.
I actually had no idea this was only 269 uk . Thats amazing. I used to be mad about build volume, but a printer that prints out of the box with no fuss is far more valuable.
That's the same thought I had. I have A1 mini AMS mega combo coming this week, but I kept debating if I should keep the order or cancel it because of the build plate size. But the user experience seems far more aligned with what matters to me. As I want to focus on designing and printing not tinkering. I almost got a P1S, because it's on sale for Black Friday. But the A1 mini seems to be somewhat better engineered in regards to ease of use, even though the P1S is pretty easy to use. For example I was just commenting to another user on the ease of changing the printer head. While it's not difficult to do on a P1S it does take noticeably more time and effort. I'm honestly more about ease of use. For example given that changing the printer head is so easy on the A1 mini I'm much more likely to switch on the fly to the smaller .02 nozzle for more detailed prints. Though part of me still has a bit of FOMO in regards to the plate size, but I'm hoping that most of what I'll be printing will fit just fine on the plate and those pieces that don't, I can use as learning experiences to design split objects that I can join together once printed.
@@whyired Ive also looked at the flashforge 5m as that also has easy change nozzles. For what its worth, my brother has had the p1s for a week now and it has been brilliant. Literally prints out of the box. He has however been put off changing nozzles as it’s a bit of a faff
Thanks for the review. I am of the same opinion. I just received the A1 mini and like you I bought it myself. It's too small to be of practical use for most of my purposes but I love 3D printing and I like to try to inspire others to share my passion for it. There is a grade school (K through 8) not too far from me that received five new creality printers to set up a 3D printing station. This was months ago and they have yet to get any consistent decent prints. The cost of each of those machines was the same as A1 mini with an AMS lite. I will definitely be transporting this system down to them to show them what it does. I plan to purchase all 4 of the fuctional included kits and show them to the kids. If you can inspire a child with a 3D printer when they are in grade school the possibilities are endless. One last thing "I'm not saying she's stupid" Is one of the bravest lines I've ever heard from a married man in my life. "There is a very fine line between brave and stupid"
I have a P1S and I still want a A1 Mini! The Bambu Lab ecosystem is great and for the price and it's speed, it would make a great secondary printer. Print the small parts on the A1 while I leave the larger bits to the P1S, get my 3D print even quicker splitting them up :)
@xathridtech727 AMS is quite a big QOL improvment for the p1s even if you dont print multi colour / filiment. I feel its quite overpriced, but keep an eye out for the sales. I bought one with my printer and then a other in the next sale. Out of over 600 hours of prints so far i have onlu done 1 multicolor toy and 2 parts with coloured writing on. Still highly recomend AMS.
I agree 100% those little build kits really elevate the experience for a newbie from "toy" to "tool" immediately. The A1 Mini is going to be my go-to recommendation to everyone who asks me about a new printer under $500, and the P1S for $600+. Seeing all these reviews its incredible what Bambu lab is doing and for such a low price point, $299USD is crazy. I print robotics parts and I want to be able to print CF Nylon and ASA but mostly I use TPU as its so durable and the A1 Mini handles that no problem. I have an X1 Carbon and debated getting and A1 Mini for a long time as a second printer. Ultimately decided on the P1S so I can get the hardened steel parts and match the X1 capabilities. But I bet anyone starting an Etsy print shop for all PLA would be happy to buy 4 of these for the price of one X1C.
Cracking review! I've been 3d printing for 5 years and the X1C bambu experience was game changing for me. I've bought a mini for all the small things, but it's clear from this video it also offers the opportunity to get my kids involved, and that's worth the wait and cost.
Its not even just for beginners. I've been in 3d printing for more than 6 years now. I'm A college kid who doesn't have the time to work on a printer for hours at a time. I need something that just prints, and prints fast. Its also small enough to fit in my dorm, including the AMS, so its perfect for my engineering projects.
Great video! I've been 3D printing for over 5 years and i still want one of these, because they are doing something different and it just looks so damn fun. With you on the family stuff also, something like this just lowers the entry bar to getting more people involved!
I have build my own printers for almost 10 years now. My hypercube evo is now under the desk and replaced by two P1S printers. I will miss the tinkering and the feeling I get when I do my first print on a printer that I build my self, but I just love the Bambo lab printers. Its a marvelous piece of engineering.
That is the reason I purchased the P1S, it just worked right out of the box. I work away from home all week so I just don't have the time to tinker for hours just to get a good print off my printer. Great review.
I totally agree with you , as a beginner (but used to send 3d models to print farms) i bought this printer for the ease of use and not the size. I tried it at others places and for my use it's perfect (precise or not , strong , drone parts). Awesome video !!!
My first printer about 6 months ago was the budget version of this - Kingroon KP3S Pro. Its a cheap gantry with a very small foot print but has 200^3mm build volume. I would have bought the A1 if it was available at the time. It’s a great idea
I am a new engineering student and new to 3d printing as was looking for a quality product to print small prototypes and it looks like this is perfect and well within my budget range. Thanks for the review!
Ordered mine during the watch of this review. I own a Ender 3 v2 which i've modded a lot but i'm just so tired of it. I just wanna send something to the printer. maybe check it online to see how it goes and pick it of the build plate to fit it. This fits all those criteria, The buold volume is a little small but i don't print very large objects anyway. mostly for lego compatible bricks or my RC cars, it's more than functional. great review. thank you
Thank you for this. I'm not into 3d printing but someone showed me this video, and I took a lot from your presentation and the tone of your review.. and, I strongly agree that the world needs a gateway printer. If I had the money I'd love this because I too just don't have the time to learn the field as an expert (I've devoted too much mental energy to other fields). But yeah, definitely taking heart in your approach as a youtuber and I hope to improve my own craft in that area.
Thank you, this is exactly what i wanted to come out of this video, and that is people sharing it with others who aren't quite sole don the idea. And here we are this made my day!
Thank you so much! An honest review, just what I needed. I was thinking of building a Voron 0.2 or getting A1 mini, and while the building part is sometimes more fun, having 2 kids and little time, this plug and play approach gives more fun time with family. STEM learning for my sons will expand with this (btw I saw that they sell these MysteryBox kits separately as well). Would love to see more of these kits available in the future. Thanks! Ordered A1 mini ;)
Just bought one, tired of my old ender 3 standing around collecting dust ever few months, waiting for some part, or calibration. Fingers crossed this will just *work*
Thank you SO MUCH for making this video. I am just getting started in the 3d printing field and bought a Creality K1. It has been nothing but a headache for a week and a half. I've learned a TON about 3d printing, but have been unable to get the machine to work reliably - out of the box it is unable to even print a benchy with its own brand of Hyper PLA. It has yet to print a benchy though I have gotten about a due out of 150-200 print attempts to come out in somewhat cohesive form. I had been doing research on the A1 and had already rely much decided to get one and return the K1. Your terrific video kicked me right of the edge and made that decision final. THANK YOU!
Thank you for this video. When I saw the thumbnail & title I thought, "please let this be a video telling 3d printing experts to chill the hell out because this is meant for beginners" and I got to the end and bought one.
This is good for gamers who print minis and single things. The quick change nozzle allows to swap from stock 4 nozzle to 2 which is what they want for the minis. I believe their entire line is great for a new person.
The Bamboo ecosystem is absolutely great for the hobby! From what I have learned about them, it seems like the perfect setup for anyone who's interested in 3D printing but not necessarily all the heavy tinkering with the printer. If I didn't already have my printers I would definitely be ordering one of theirs as my starter!
Hi mate, loved the the video, honest and to the point. I am in total agreement this printer is something for the family to do. I'm an IT lecturer but always looking for something fun to do with my daughter. Bamboo has just brought the fun back to interaction that Nintendo did with the Wii some years ago. Thanks to your review I'll be looking to purchase one of these. I print animals for daughter who loves it. Now we have an excuse to do more things as a family. Keep up the good reviews :)
I started my filament 3d printing experience with a pre-order of the Creality Ender 5 Plus, years ago. I never got good at it. When my pre-ordered A1 mini came it, I had it running in no time and had practically NO failures. It's quiet, consistent, and required NO faffing about. I love the A1 mini, is it small? Yes. Does it matter? No.
Well stated. Some people cannot seem to fathom it when they see something in a niche they're interested in that isn't about them and isn't made with them in mind. Their brain breaks and they completely kirk out. Long term, this is great for the hobby, and something more relevant to those folks will be along eventually. For the time being they need to chill tf out.
🙋🏾♂️ - as someone who’s been aware of 3D printing for a long time but had no time, money or knowledge before to get a printer, this printer is exactly what I’m looking for. Also it was the selling point to my wife that we can get it to actually make things, instead of tinkering with the machine itself. I’m sending this video to her. It’s also a perfect start point to learn about the whole hobby as a whole, and I’ll probably get a “more advanced” (as in, more work/tinkering) printer once I learned enough to use them properly
Yep totally agree. My A1 mini is due for delivery tomorrow. It’s my first printer. The pull is the price but mainly the seeming ease of printing. I just can’t justify the time involved in faffing around with an ender 3 clone. I think Bambu is focusing on being filament sellers. The printer is a crazy price cos they want a new market of users who want the ease of using their filament with the nfc. The filament club is the final nudge to encourage us to buy all the colours we want. I’ve got a stack waiting for the printer 😂
Thanks for the video! You sold it to me. I'm a quadcopter enthusiast and started designing my own frames recently. While frames are carbon, you need a lot of tiny 3D printed auxiliary parts with them and I hate waiting for days for a Shapeways order to arrive or even hours for a local guy with a 3D printer. So I started thinking about getting one myself, but the supposed amount of tuning for your typical Ender just throws me off and P1P/P1S are a little pricey for my needs. And yet here it comes. Pre-order until January here in the EU though.
i am a hobby 3d printer, my Anycubic 3D Mega was and is a nice partner for over 6 years now, but meanwhile it lacks a lot of quality of life features, such as auto leveling, multiple colors, web cam, wifi, smart phone support. So I am really excited for this compact all-in-one solution. the price is fine with me. it is "only" double what you usually pay for a simple single color printer, which is fine to me, concidering the multi-color functionality. And as You corretly said - the build volume is absolutely OK for a hobby. There will always be parts too big for your build plate - it is just a reason to learn how to split your prints.
I bought and built my first 3d printer in like 2016 and it was so frustrating to figure out how to get it running. I just bought the A1 Mini because it was $340 with the AMS lite and I wanted to finally get into multi color prints. I had a blast the whole process of setting it up and even watched the first benchy I printed from start to finish. It's fast, so easy and creates some pretty phenomenal prints. I wish I could have started with something like this. It's put a joy back into printing that makes it seem more like a hobby and less like a chore. I'm happy this exists and is reasonably priced, because I don't want new enthusiasts to struggle and lose that bewilderment for printing like I had. They'll eventually get curious and expand into more complicated machines but this is a good way to instill a love for the craft first.
@@thaikerfpv i think it’s perfect for this. No cons in my 2 months of usage. I’ve printed TPU and PLA parts for my drones without issues and without any other experience in 3d printing. Really recommend it..especially at this price.. go for it. If you think you’ll use it to print bigger parts, maybe you should buy the A1. but for fpv parts the A1 mini is more than enough
I’m a woodworker who never considered 3D printing. But there are so many workshop related opportunities for someone with a 3D printer. So, I started the research and came across this little machine. I thought it was perfect to get my feet wet and the small size is actually a + for me. Also shocked that this machine is on sale right now for $199. I snatched that up and can’t wait to start playing…um….working with it.
Great points all! My first FDM printer was a Prusa Mini, and the A1 is like the best version of that! Now I'm a X1C user but another great use case for the A1 (sans AMS-lite) is as a 2nd printer for small parts and prototypes, especially if your main printer is doing a 8 hr print or whatever and you need to print a bearing or a gear or something right now!
I think the 3D printing space would grow by leaps and bounds if more beginners were bitten by a positive experience rather than giving up on trying to tune a printer before letting it collect dust. Like it not, user numbers will drive the market faster than anything else.
My 3d printing journey started with the Ender 3 Pro. It worked sometimes when I tried following online guides, but most prints would fail at some point or another throughout. I lacked the mechanical knowledge to fix whatever was happening almost every time so some things I just had to accept I couldn't print. But I've mow had my A1 Mini for close to a month and print multiple things daily. It's just a huge weight off my shoulders knowing it'll print right every time
I think actually that the AMS is correctly targeted at the same audience as the A1! They are after newbies who want to start 3D printing, but mainly newbies who have kids, and Bambu are after the kids saying "DAD! Can you please get one of those new 3D printers that can print multicolour toys? PLEASE!!" And dad, who has been thinking about getting a 3D printer for his hobby, now has another reason to convince his partner that he should get one... 😂
Oh yeah, I agree that it;s targeted at the same audience, but when a noob sees that price. I think you'll get more people turned off than, if they showed it by default without the AMS at $300.
Not just for beginners! I have a P1S with AMS and I love it for being larger and enclosed but it’s so overkill for small prints. I’m picking one of these up to go alongside it! Super easy nozzle changes, I can make this my dedicated 0.2mm nozzle printer perhaps. I can start new prints while my other one is occupied. It’s nice to have a good quality printer without spending another 1K.
I've been 3d printing for a looooong time. Last year I got rid of my Creality and Prusa printers. I wanted to downsize the number of printers I had anyway. But I bought a P1S with AMS. I found myself needing a second printer to supplement the P1S for quick prototyping prints and other things. The A1 Mini was perfect for this. Although I agree with you, this is still a great printer for even 3d printing veterans. But as long as those veterans are like you and myself and not the snobs that so many of those people are. You know the people.
Thanks. I've seen this on the clock app and have wanted a ez printer to pop out rpg minis that was mostly plug and play. I am one of those that don't have time to constantly be dealing with engineering and programming. You vid told me exactly what I have been trying to figure out! Now to order this printer for myself! Definitely coming back to your channel if/when I'm ready to upgrade!
People that think everyone should go through misery with printing are insane. I did that, I HATED the process and I love technical things. Recommending it to someone who has no interest in anything but just printing and creating neat stuff is just gatekeeping.
I'm printing since 2015, had a couple dozen of printers. My current setup is 2 X1C and 2 P1P and I needed a small printer for small PLA parts to print while the other ones are busy. That's why I bought the A1, even tho it's small, its big enough for small parts I need to make all my Products and don't have to wait till my bigger printers are done, no lost time, more production and still reliable. Perfect for me
I started a small business and been using Prusa Minis. The small print vokume is more than i meed for what i do. After buying an X1C, for multi color duty, i was blown away by Bambulab. When the A1 cane out, i knew it was a matter of time before i get one. And i as i grow, more.
Well that's convinced me! Excellent presentation and editing by the way. As for the product. I had almost settled on a Creality despite other praise for the Bambu, but this makes so much sense. Although new to 3d printing, I'm an engineer and the technical aspects don't phase me. But I've steered away to avoid another absorbing distraction. What I DO want to do is print not tinker. So this has to be the ideal out of the box solution I think.
Great video. I just had someone ask me about 3D printing and I suggested the Bambu lab A1. I thought that I would look for some helpful videos and yours came up and I shared the link. Problem solved. Thanks
We tried getting elementary teachers to learn cr-10 in my district but now we are going to start ordering a1 minis. The learning curve is high for somone not familiar with technology and the goal in elementary is to get kids designing, testing, printing. These are the easiest printers to use so far
Just a head up this is now £169 on sale. I am the target demographic for this printer, last week I had no interest in printing and this week I do because it is a gateway printer, it’s so cheap it looks nice so I can have it in the home and it does what I need to do. It seems perfect so far!
This will be my son's first printer.. he is 9. ITS PERFECT. Support innovators like Bambu Labs and reject the companies that just want to copy tech, then drop zillions on the market for almost nothing.. they are cancer on the 3D printer community.
I completely agree with everything you said! I got this printer to compliment my Carbon X1 AMS and felt it was a little bit too simple. But I still had fun with it anyway! Subscribed!
I've been printing for years and years and I started by building my own printers. These days my (modified) CR10s is my reliable workhorse, but it's really slow and pretty tedious to calibrate. I'm looking at buying the A1 Mini for its speed, ease of use and good price. I don't care about huge print volumes, I care about being able to print multiple small parts really fast.
I bought this yesterday with the AMD Lite included for $300,. This is my first time ever seeing a 3D printer in person, the ability to have multicolor without needing to paint everything myself, along with its ease and ability, it was the right price. It was super easy to set up and use. The quality is great! The only downside is the print area, as discussed in the video. But as this is my first 3D printer I've ever seen, the print area is well enough for me to start messing around with creations. I havent made anything larger than a keychain yet, but the cloud based splicing that bambu offers allowing you to easily make easier prints without having to splice it yourself may be able to make up for the smaller print bed size, ofcouse would require more time because of you needing to remove finished pieces before continuing onto the next by hand. I was happy to pick this up for the price I got it at, and I'm excited to play with 3D printing some more!
My main internest is printing minis so the build area isn’t an issue for me. I may discover at some point I want to print bigger things but I’ll cross that bridge when I come to it. I’m wavering between FDM and resin but after a few videos I’ve seen today I’m back to strongly considering FDM. ETA: Those kits have me sold. I’m a sucker for that stuff.
I study architecture and for that i use 3D Printing for lots of my Models. Currently I use the Creality Ender 3 S1, its great but to get into the finest of its detail it takes a lot of effort in testing. With your video you greatly encouraged me to buy the A1 myself. I hope to do so in the next few Months. Greetings from Germany.
I did my first ever print yesterday, on an A1 mini. Actually I did get the print from Makerworld, it printed great. I do want to progress to a bigger, enclosed machine but am learning to walk before I attempt to run. It's on sale at the moment for £170 and at that price if it ever becomes surplus to requirements I can pay it forward to another enthusiastic beginner
You don't really get smell or fumes from FDM printers like the A1 (or any FDM printer) as it doesn't use chemicals and resins (unlike resin printers) . . . my PrusaMk3 is so close to me on my desktop I literally keep hitting my right hand on it as I move my mouse around (yes, yes, I need to move it), so yeah having it on your desktop is not an issue - I'm asthmatic too - never been an issue at all. P.S not sure what country you're in, but the A1 mini is on sale until Dec 3rd on the bambu site for £169 (!!!) rather than £269.
One caveat: My comment about zero fumes / smell with FDM is with reference to common materials (PLA, TPU, PETG - etc) . . . the stuff 99.9% of us use, once you get into exotic plastics with weird and wonderful properties (glow in the dark heat resistent ceramic wood fill ASA with a carbon fibre look 😂) then you probably need to read the product description if you want to be extra cautious, but generally speaking FDM printing and Resin printing are not in the same league when it comes fumes / smell.
That's why I bought my Prusa Mini and it hasn't disappointed. In years I've only had like two failed prints because of an issue with the printer. This A1 looks like a great successor with all the tech improvements since then.
I bought this A1 mini secondhand (seller sold it because it was too small) and i love this thing. it works for my small projects really well and its easy to use. Maybe in future i will buy bigger bamboo printer but i won't get rid of this one.
I'm just getting into 3D Printing myself, and I was originally going to get an Ender-3, but my friend mentioned it was only $60 USD more for a significantly better printer. Now here I am looking more into it and printers in general.
yeah exactly this, This is such an easier way to start printiung and to me it's worth the slight price hike! They just upgraded it too with the Slicer app Bambu Studio, now integrating a libray of multi colour prints directly into that app. It's now choose a model, and click print!
I've been saying a similar thing for years : the only way to accelerate the 3D printer industry is to popularize it and make it far more accessible. These machines have to go away from the "nerd/hobby thing" and into the "appliance" corner, where people with a minimum (like zero) background knowledge can actually use them in _useful manners_ . I don't agree with everything Bambu does or stands for, but they are really the ONLY company which has recognized this. A dangerous, risky business model, but i hope that indeed we will say in a couple of years what Bambu currently states : "we're currently at 50% of where we want to be in terms of automation and user-friendliness". High time a company start pushing this wagon and having the boldness to do what every other company has been bragging about, but none of them actually ever build : a simple, easy, good quality low cost printer for beginners and seasoned users alike.
@@FauxHammer No, you need to buy an Ender-3 to learn the ropes, spend at least double of what you paid for the 3d printer on upgrades and repairs to get it to print poorly one fourth of the time it actually works, discover new problems while you fix the mountain of existing problems, sink more time and money into the crap investment, only to either toss the 3d printer in the garbage or sell everything out of frustration for peanuts because nobody pays more than 100 bucks for an Ender-3, regardless of how many upgrades you bought. I lost any resemblance of patiance I had for troubleshooting 3d printing problems. I'm at a point where I lost all hope in 3d printing. I still threw 200 bucks on a Bambu Lab A1 Mini for the off-chance to get a 3d printer that just works, but only because I know that I can either return or chargeback the 3d printer in case of any problems. This is what happens when people recommend Creality 3d printers to beginners. Never again. So I can really appreciate what Bambu Lab is trying to do here. Yeah, and I'm also one of the people that will persuade beginners from buying Creality 3d printers. Just don't. Creality customers are the quality control department, and random tinkerers are the customer support. Literally nobody at Creality to scream at in case of receiving an impossible to use 3d printer. Horrible investment.
I am absolutely the target audience for this. Now I do enjoy tinkering with things but with a 3D printer I don’t want to wait 4 hours to find out I messed up a setting or a print all of a sudden fails because I set something up wrong. I just want something that works well out of the box.
A great video, straight to the point, no flannel or strange vocals that sound like a synthesiser. I'm waiting for my A1 mini to arrive and will use this video to help me get started. Thank you so much.
"Bought it on my own" and "having fun" are both pretty good endorsements i think. Im still leaning towards a resin printer, but will take a close look at this one
Thanks, i consider this printer for my school. I got myself a P1S because i wanted a machine to print riight out oft the box without tinkering around the machine everytime, so i have more time for making my stuff than having to solve issues of my 3d printer. The small built volume scared me first but i think for a school it is not the badest thing if you are a bit limited in space so there arent that much very big prints that take days ;)
I agree, my first Ender 3 Pro was still in the box 3 months before I decide to start getting to just learn initial startup. It was for me to teach myself a new hobby. Now it's a tool for my home.
I got into 3d printing because having prototypes of my designs made was costing a fortune. I learned quite a lot with a cheap printer from Lidl (or was it Aldi?), and really enjoyed it. Then along came covid and my wife's illness and I passed my printer to my son. Now, to the point. I've forgotten a hell of a lot, but, this printer and your video had inspred me to get back into printing my own design. How about explaing a relevant slicer in detail. Really enjoyed your video.
I've bought one and I'm super impressed with it so far. I'm quite green to the 3D printing space so I'm surprised that there are complaints about the build space. I clearly need to look more into what people are doing because I can't think of anything I'd want to make (yet) that would be larger than 18x18x18 in a single block. It takes long enough to print something a fraction of the size 😅
Although I have six printers, my RatRig VMinion tends to be my default go to for high quality fine detail prints. It also has a 180 mm^3 build volume, linear rails, but cost about $600 USD for a box pf parts and two days of build time. I think the A1 is a great printer in a great size. Five of my printers are out in one of the shop buildings, my VMinion is in the office in the house. It's surprising how many things can be done on a smaller printer, my FAB365 Saturn V was printed completely on a printer of this size. I'm tempted to get an A1 as it is far less expensive than most of the "printers for ants" kits like the Voron 0.2 while delivering a lot of usability features. Being able to hop from a 0.2 to a 0.4 nozzle quickly alone is great.
The credit goes to the designer of the model, the tallest component is < 180 mm tall. Better part of a weeks worth of printing even on a fast machine, but a very nicely done model. The only painting needed is for the raised lettering and the flag. I did some painting of the engines and support structures based on photos, just a bit of color, a bit of wash, but nothing complicated. Cheers, thanks for the great videos!@@FauxHammer
Amazing video review and good on you dad! Yours was the first video I watched to review the A1 mini i've had my sights on since ditching my ender 3 v2. Just purchased!
The i3 mega i bought a few years ago only needed like 2 screws to install it. Then bed leveling. Done. It has a lack of cooling though so i 3d printed a vent system for it using it and now it works great.
My childhood best friend recommended this printer for me. I have only printed a hand full of times in 2015-2016, and a couple of things on his printer. I saw this video and assumed that's the reason he recommended it to me. I guess he got lucky because he'd never seen this video, either. Anyways, it's coming in January. Wish me luck!
No luck needed, just got one to get the kids hooked… with a combined age of 10 they set it up (with supervision) picked their files from the SD and made a town out of the foam populated by the Narlies (the poop) in under 1 hour. I am extremely impressed this printer out of the gate having run 10 other more clumsy and slow machines over the last 3years. This is a very well done video, thank you.
@@MakerBees333 Oh for me, it was luck that I hopped on it tonight, the night that I am actually setting up my order for the printer. He didn't even see this video before recommending it.
I agree with everything, except with the term beginner printer. I think we need to step away from this paradigm and start seeing printers as appliances rather than tinkering toys that need work for it to work. I don't look at my tv, oven or dishwasher and say, this is a great beginner appliance. I want it to do its job, I don't want to fix the oven before cooking and I see no joy in that.
You are right to a point, but we are literally at the beginning of this sea-change. Early comments on this video from Die-Hard FDM enthusiasts shows there is still a significant divide between tinkerers and users.
On it's own, it's only £169 now !! which is insane. I just got the P1S and it's incredible, my uncle's 60th is coming up and he'd love this but I can't justify the price of a P1S... however the mini would be perfect for him to get into and totally affordable.
_"On it's own, it's only £169 now !! which is insane."_ Yep, I saw the too, agreed it's an insane price, looking to replace my PrusaMk3, I though the build size was going to be an issue, but I cut out a 180mm x 180mm piece of paper and walked around my flat looking at things I've already printed (none where even close to this big) and what I'd like to print, a 180mm cube is absolutely fine for 99% of jobs !
I tried to get into 3d printing 7ish years ago. When the printer worked, it was great but, I spent more time working on my printer than printing and that wasnt fun for me so I stopped but, it has always been somethign I have kept an eye on. What Bambu has done is essentially made a 3d printing appliance like a microwwave or an air fryer. It just works out of the box and does so well enough that you are encouraged to learn more and do more with this new tool you have. Sure, I'd love a larger build area but, I'm just fine with this size. You summed it up perfectly in your video. Well done.
I have 2 X1's and got this for prototyping. let me tell you something.... this little printer is solid and Bada$$!!!! it is so well built!! quick change nozzles was a clincher. I want to test printing really small things whenever I want
My color all in one printer is around $100 and just plain works. Doesn’t matter beginner or 20 yr secretary. I want the same thing so this Mini is it. This printer will cover 95% of my prints. I think this is great for beginners and the experience.
I've been 3D printing for years and have both bought and built printers from scratch. Not only do I recommend the A1 to newbies - I bought one myself. Yes it was a downgrade in size, but it's a great printer and I have been running it hours and hours a day since launch. That being said, bring on a 300-400³ enclosed "X2" and I'll buy it right away.
I agree with almost every thing you said, I most defiantly agree that the kits are the future of projects for 3D printer users and that this printer has moved the start point for all other manufacturers, how ever i do believe this was made for those of who are already into and have 3d printers, this printer is such a great ad onto to my P1P. Want to print a quick key chain or is there small components to a project that want all fit on a single plate of the larger printer ..
The company I work for just bought a X1C to do proto typing and small parts on in our engineering department. I think I'm going to pick this one up to add to our department. The small size isn't an issue. Thanks for the review. ( and yeah I will be making stuff for the grandkids, or get one for them.)
Fantastic video! I have a friend who's considering taking the plunge and I feel like this is perfect for him and his family. I have an aging Ender 3 Pro and was looking hard at the P1P/S as a replacement. Does the A1 mini have any features that those don't? The bed concerns me a bit, but most of what I do is tabletop terrain and the savings of the A1 mini has caught my eye. Great work!!
There appears to be some technical improvements based on what the company learned with its earlier printers. However the biggest advantage the A1 mini has over the more expensive printers is the quick swap print head. This means you can easily switch back and forth from a .06 to smaller .02 printhead when you need something with finer details. While you can definitely change print heads on the P1S, etc. It is noticeably a more involved and longer process. I think it takes 20 minutes give or take to switch printheads on the other printers, whereas it takes seconds on the A1 mini. There's also some additional improvements apparently that aren't all that obvious. The AMS unit is improved apparently, but because it's not enclosed like the AMS units used in the higher end printers It doesn't act as a filament dry box. But from what I understand there are some neat little engineering improvements to the way it handles filament. In particular the A1 mini AMS has noticeably less filament waste when utilizing the multicolor print function. I have one arriving this week, it's my first printer, I was debating back and forth between the P1S in the A1 mini, but ultimately I went with the A1 mini AMS mega combo. My gut instinct kept nudging me more towards the A1 with AMS. Though i could have probably got a P1S without the AMS as it was only about a $90 more. But again for some reason my gut tells me to go with the A1 mini, and normally that tends to lead to the best outcomes for me, so that's where I'm at personally.
yeah I think when it comes to colour changing and hot swappable nozzled. the A1 has the win over the P and X series at preset. but only becasue they are newer advancements in a newer product.
Great video! I have an FLSUN QQs Pro which can be a lot of fun (I do like tinkering), but can also sometimes be extremely frustrating to use. (like you say) I don't always have the time to tinker, and I need something that just works first time. In this sense 3D printing has been a strange phenomena. We buy these tools that aren't really "fit for purpose" in the normal sense. If you had any other tool that only worked properly part of the time, you'd send it back. Not with 3D printers. It's nice that someone has finally brought out a model that is "fit for purpose" and can be relied on to usually work first time. This type of product could really help to bring less techy people into the fold.
I'm planning to buy my first 3d printer and I think this is the machine for me. Thanks. Are there accessories I should get or just the printer and pick a color of plastic and I'm good to go?
Thanks for the review! I’m planning to make a brace to help keep my daughter’s arm straight, so reliability is important. Is the Bambu still the best budget printer on the market, or are there better options in this price range now? Also, the 18x18 cm build area seems a bit small for my projects. Are there any alternatives with a larger build volume that you’d recommend?
I bought this printer just because it was small. I have it set up on the front counter of my business and have it printing whistles and random stuff for kids all day to generate interest from my customers. It's been working out great! I love this thing. The real work horses are in the back.
FE!N FE!N FE!N FE!N FE!N
fume ⚠ fume ⚠fume ⚠fume ⚠fume (toxic)
you got the room
In your fumes ☠ (yeah)
you filled kids mind up with ideas
they're highest in the room (it's bad)
Hope they make it outta here (good)
context : 3D printers can produce fumes while they work, especially depending on the type of filament being used.
Its going to be my first 3d printer I'm very exited
i'm considering getting one. i had to get rid of my resin printer because i have nowhere i can use it since i moved out and now i'm back to fdm only. i have an ender 3 and i was able to use it at my last place but where i am now it's the tiniest bit too big so i might just have to make a compromise of having a 3d printer that's small enough i can use it anywhere i'm living at the cost of not being able to print some bigger stuff, which i think i might be ok with. i've also seen these bambu printers can print things like figurines and miniatures at an incredible level of detail that i never imagined would be possible for fdm so it looks to me like it can be an adequate replacement for resin until i can someday print with real resin again. also i've heard that this one is super quiet which is something i've wanted in a printer ever since i got my ender 3 which was my first printer, that thing is loud. if i wanted to print something overnight had to put it in a closet and close the door.
is the standard sized one more practical? sure, but it's not as portable and versatile with where it can fit and it's not in my current price range.
@@nobody2021 I just got my a1 mini today and I love it, I only have the stock 0.4 mm head not the 0.2 I'm gonna get later and it's still crazy good detail
Granted its my first print so I lack contrast lols
I’m a machinist by trade, I’m already spending my day mucking about with g code on mills and lathes, I preordered this for making personal prints and functional prints for work because there’s no fuss to make it work as far as I’ve seen. Anything I need to print will fit in the work area including mill vise soft jaws, and you can’t beat the functionality for the price, you’re absolutely correct 10/10 video
Fellow machinist here also. Exact reason I wanna get it! No fuss fun.
I had to fuss with the printer a lot to get it printing even decent benchies.
I have a P1S and am looking hard at one of these. Fellow machinist here too
FINALLY - someone else agrees that this is a gateway printer - a no-fuss printer for schools, libraries, and even maker spaces.
thanks.
Your crazy. This is the perfect print farm unit for 95% of what’s being manufactured.
@@hobbiehobbs "you're"
Wait, you're proponing putting a gateway drug in schools and libraries? Shame on you! 😂
@hobbiehobb I don't disagree with the build volume, but due to security/privacy issues I would not use an A1 or any of their printers in a serious print farm. IMHO, the design intent of the A1 is clear.
@newolde1 Yes, yes I do. 😉
I just got the A1 mini yesterday for Christmas. I’ve never touched a 3d printer or learned nearly anything about them but have wanted to get into the hobby. Yesterday in my anxious haste I set it up and printed my very first ever print with the sample filament. I printed a benchy! I was so proud I took pictures and sent it to everybody!. As a first timer in the hobby I could not be happier. To be honest I was nervous to get into the hobby as I’m not incredibly tech savvy but Bambi labs has made the learning curve ridiculously easy and I am just thrilled!
Hope your journey has been going well in the last few months!
I super scared of not being able to work with one, which videos do you recommend that helped you? thank youuu
A month ago I had no desire to 3D print. My A1 arrives this week. I am the target audience for this printer. I am a plug-and-play crafter. The hype around the ease of this gadget has hooked me into a world of filament and maker-sites and new UA-cam content.
Mission Accomplished, Bambu.
You'll love it. it does what it says on the box. just click and print!
Any updates on how it turned out for you?
Same for me. I have a small business. It'll be a great addition to that. I'll go bigger if I see the benefit, but this one seems perfect for what I need it for.
I would love an update on your experience, i'm really curious on how it turned out :D
I still enjoy my A1 Mini, though am jealous of the larger A1. I still like the ease of use and have slowly picked up some skills to improve my quality. I have encouraged others to go with Bambu.
I've been into 3D printing since 2017. I bought an A1 Mini because it's the biggest bang for your buck for a printer that just works. Whether they'll admit it or not 90% of what most of us print would fit on that bed.
Agreed!
I have printers of all sizes, from bambu labs to quidi tech and even the large snapmaker artisan. Even I have fallen into this trap in the past, always wanting the super large build area....for the "just in case" scenario but to be honest.....I have never needed that much space. Things I print are industrial and really fit on anything around 200mm squared. So really this build size will fit 90% of everyone's true needs. Unless you are printing cosplay stuff, smaller printers really will be all you need.
Exactly.
This was my concern to. Wanting a bigger build plate "Just in case". But I already know that if there's to much resistance in actually using the printer due to tinkering, etc. I'm less likely to experiment or "play" with the printer.
Ultimately optimizing in order to get people to print more as the primary design principal requires building a machine first and foremost focused on ease of use, print quality and speed. And then figuring out how to do it at the magic sub $300 price point that is well known in the tech space. It's pretty clear Bambulabs has a vision for the company and the 3d printing as a whole.
Once the user experience, minimum viable quality and optimal speed goals are met, that's when build plate size followed by material options come into play, and it appears the deciding factor of those last two objectives and limitations are proportionally directed to the machines target price.
On the most basic level bambulabs simply wants to get "people" using their printer happily and frequently, that's the jump off point to really expand the market and you can see this thoroughly displayed through the entire A1 mini and AMS lite design on the hardware and software level.
Ben de hobi amaçlı bir 3d yazıcı alacağım. Ender 3 v3 se ile bambu a1 mini arasında kaldım. En büyük tereddütüm a1 mini'nin baskı tablası yeterli olur mu düşüncesi. Hobi amaçlı kullanacağım, örneğin, dc motorları kullanarak el aletleri yapacağım. Bant zımpara gibi. Veya arabamdaki eksik plastik parçalar gibi. Gerçekten a1 mini ihtiyacımı karşılar mı bilmiyorum. Tasarımı çok hoşuma gidiyor ve herkes bu cihazı övüyor. Ama aldıktan sonra pişman olur muyum, daha büyük baskı alanına ihtiyaç duyar mıyım bilmiyorum. Bu yüzden karar veremiyorum. Ne önerirsiniz
I got the P1S and love it. But I do mostly print smaller items. And maybe only 30% of my prints are larger. With even less requiring the enclosure. So if I get a second printer some day I think the A1 Mini is the perfect one. Plus it really looks like such a sweet little printer!
I’m a pretty experienced printer with multiple high end consumer printers in my basement. However I picked up an A1 mini to sit on my desk without taking up much space for quick little prints. I love how quiet it is.
I actually had no idea this was only 269 uk . Thats amazing. I used to be mad about build volume, but a printer that prints out of the box with no fuss is far more valuable.
That's the same thought I had. I have A1 mini AMS mega combo coming this week, but I kept debating if I should keep the order or cancel it because of the build plate size.
But the user experience seems far more aligned with what matters to me. As I want to focus on designing and printing not tinkering.
I almost got a P1S, because it's on sale for Black Friday. But the A1 mini seems to be somewhat better engineered in regards to ease of use, even though the P1S is pretty easy to use.
For example I was just commenting to another user on the ease of changing the printer head. While it's not difficult to do on a P1S it does take noticeably more time and effort.
I'm honestly more about ease of use. For example given that changing the printer head is so easy on the A1 mini I'm much more likely to switch on the fly to the smaller .02 nozzle for more detailed prints.
Though part of me still has a bit of FOMO in regards to the plate size, but I'm hoping that most of what I'll be printing will fit just fine on the plate and those pieces that don't, I can use as learning experiences to design split objects that I can join together once printed.
@@whyired Ive also looked at the flashforge 5m as that also has easy change nozzles.
For what its worth, my brother has had the p1s for a week now and it has been brilliant. Literally prints out of the box. He has however been put off changing nozzles as it’s a bit of a faff
Thanks for the review. I am of the same opinion. I just received the A1 mini and like you I bought it myself. It's too small to be of practical use for most of my purposes but I love 3D printing and I like to try to inspire others to share my passion for it. There is a grade school (K through 8) not too far from me that received five new creality printers to set up a 3D printing station. This was months ago and they have yet to get any consistent decent prints. The cost of each of those machines was the same as A1 mini with an AMS lite. I will definitely be transporting this system down to them to show them what it does. I plan to purchase all 4 of the fuctional included kits and show them to the kids.
If you can inspire a child with a 3D printer when they are in grade school the possibilities are endless.
One last thing
"I'm not saying she's stupid"
Is one of the bravest lines I've ever heard from a married man in my life.
"There is a very fine line between brave and stupid"
I have a P1S and I still want a A1 Mini! The Bambu Lab ecosystem is great and for the price and it's speed, it would make a great secondary printer. Print the small parts on the A1 while I leave the larger bits to the P1S, get my 3D print even quicker splitting them up :)
Agreed, it’s such a useful side tool and with the AMS lite too, it’s great!
Would you recommend the A1 mini if you’re intending to print mega construx/lego pieces?
I've got an A1 with the AMS lite, but I've just had an A1 Mini delivered today as it will allow me to print multiple parts simultaneously.
I didn't get the ams for my p1s and seriously debating the a1 mini combo since most multicolored prints are smaller or decorative
@xathridtech727 AMS is quite a big QOL improvment for the p1s even if you dont print multi colour / filiment.
I feel its quite overpriced, but keep an eye out for the sales. I bought one with my printer and then a other in the next sale. Out of over 600 hours of prints so far i have onlu done 1 multicolor toy and 2 parts with coloured writing on.
Still highly recomend AMS.
I agree 100% those little build kits really elevate the experience for a newbie from "toy" to "tool" immediately. The A1 Mini is going to be my go-to recommendation to everyone who asks me about a new printer under $500, and the P1S for $600+. Seeing all these reviews its incredible what Bambu lab is doing and for such a low price point, $299USD is crazy. I print robotics parts and I want to be able to print CF Nylon and ASA but mostly I use TPU as its so durable and the A1 Mini handles that no problem.
I have an X1 Carbon and debated getting and A1 Mini for a long time as a second printer. Ultimately decided on the P1S so I can get the hardened steel parts and match the X1 capabilities. But I bet anyone starting an Etsy print shop for all PLA would be happy to buy 4 of these for the price of one X1C.
Cracking review! I've been 3d printing for 5 years and the X1C bambu experience was game changing for me. I've bought a mini for all the small things, but it's clear from this video it also offers the opportunity to get my kids involved, and that's worth the wait and cost.
It really is. I may gift this to my daughter.
Its not even just for beginners. I've been in 3d printing for more than 6 years now. I'm A college kid who doesn't have the time to work on a printer for hours at a time. I need something that just prints, and prints fast. Its also small enough to fit in my dorm, including the AMS, so its perfect for my engineering projects.
A1 with ams takes more space than the p1s with ams, though
@kirikset yeah, didn't realize that until after I bought it lmao
Great video! I've been 3D printing for over 5 years and i still want one of these, because they are doing something different and it just looks so damn fun. With you on the family stuff also, something like this just lowers the entry bar to getting more people involved!
Thanks, glad I got my Point across well about this one
I have build my own printers for almost 10 years now. My hypercube evo is now under the desk and replaced by two P1S printers.
I will miss the tinkering and the feeling I get when I do my first print on a printer that I build my self, but I just love the Bambo lab printers.
Its a marvelous piece of engineering.
That is the reason I purchased the P1S, it just worked right out of the box. I work away from home all week so I just don't have the time to tinker for hours just to get a good print off my printer. Great review.
Thanks so much.
I totally agree with you , as a beginner (but used to send 3d models to print farms) i bought this printer for the ease of use and not the size. I tried it at others places and for my use it's perfect (precise or not , strong , drone parts). Awesome video !!!
thank you
My first printer about 6 months ago was the budget version of this - Kingroon KP3S Pro. Its a cheap gantry with a very small foot print but has 200^3mm build volume. I would have bought the A1 if it was available at the time. It’s a great idea
I am a new engineering student and new to 3d printing as was looking for a quality product to print small prototypes and it looks like this is perfect and well within my budget range. Thanks for the review!
Ordered mine during the watch of this review. I own a Ender 3 v2 which i've modded a lot but i'm just so tired of it. I just wanna send something to the printer. maybe check it online to see how it goes and pick it of the build plate to fit it. This fits all those criteria,
The buold volume is a little small but i don't print very large objects anyway. mostly for lego compatible bricks or my RC cars, it's more than functional. great review. thank you
Thank you for this. I'm not into 3d printing but someone showed me this video, and I took a lot from your presentation and the tone of your review.. and, I strongly agree that the world needs a gateway printer. If I had the money I'd love this because I too just don't have the time to learn the field as an expert (I've devoted too much mental energy to other fields). But yeah, definitely taking heart in your approach as a youtuber and I hope to improve my own craft in that area.
Thank you, this is exactly what i wanted to come out of this video, and that is people sharing it with others who aren't quite sole don the idea. And here we are
this made my day!
@@FauxHammer Glad to hear it, and Happy Thanksgiving.
Thank you so much! An honest review, just what I needed. I was thinking of building a Voron 0.2 or getting A1 mini, and while the building part is sometimes more fun, having 2 kids and little time, this plug and play approach gives more fun time with family. STEM learning for my sons will expand with this (btw I saw that they sell these MysteryBox kits separately as well). Would love to see more of these kits available in the future. Thanks! Ordered A1 mini ;)
Just bought one, tired of my old ender 3 standing around collecting dust ever few months, waiting for some part, or calibration. Fingers crossed this will just *work*
Thank you SO MUCH for making this video. I am just getting started in the 3d printing field and bought a Creality K1. It has been nothing but a headache for a week and a half. I've learned a TON about 3d printing, but have been unable to get the machine to work reliably - out of the box it is unable to even print a benchy with its own brand of Hyper PLA.
It has yet to print a benchy though I have gotten about a due out of 150-200 print attempts to come out in somewhat cohesive form.
I had been doing research on the A1 and had already rely much decided to get one and return the K1. Your terrific video kicked me right of the edge and made that decision final. THANK YOU!
Thank you for this video. When I saw the thumbnail & title I thought, "please let this be a video telling 3d printing experts to chill the hell out because this is meant for beginners" and I got to the end and bought one.
This is good for gamers who print minis and single things. The quick change nozzle allows to swap from stock 4 nozzle to 2 which is what they want for the minis. I believe their entire line is great for a new person.
The Bamboo ecosystem is absolutely great for the hobby! From what I have learned about them, it seems like the perfect setup for anyone who's interested in 3D printing but not necessarily all the heavy tinkering with the printer. If I didn't already have my printers I would definitely be ordering one of theirs as my starter!
Hi mate, loved the the video, honest and to the point. I am in total agreement this printer is something for the family to do. I'm an IT lecturer but always looking for something fun to do with my daughter. Bamboo has just brought the fun back to interaction that Nintendo did with the Wii some years ago. Thanks to your review I'll be looking to purchase one of these. I print animals for daughter who loves it. Now we have an excuse to do more things as a family. Keep up the good reviews :)
I started my filament 3d printing experience with a pre-order of the Creality Ender 5 Plus, years ago. I never got good at it. When my pre-ordered A1 mini came it, I had it running in no time and had practically NO failures. It's quiet, consistent, and required NO faffing about. I love the A1 mini, is it small? Yes. Does it matter? No.
Well stated. Some people cannot seem to fathom it when they see something in a niche they're interested in that isn't about them and isn't made with them in mind. Their brain breaks and they completely kirk out. Long term, this is great for the hobby, and something more relevant to those folks will be along eventually. For the time being they need to chill tf out.
Agreed, even this comment section already proves what you say
🙋🏾♂️ - as someone who’s been aware of 3D printing for a long time but had no time, money or knowledge before to get a printer, this printer is exactly what I’m looking for.
Also it was the selling point to my wife that we can get it to actually make things, instead of tinkering with the machine itself. I’m sending this video to her.
It’s also a perfect start point to learn about the whole hobby as a whole, and I’ll probably get a “more advanced” (as in, more work/tinkering) printer once I learned enough to use them properly
Yep totally agree. My A1 mini is due for delivery tomorrow. It’s my first printer. The pull is the price but mainly the seeming ease of printing. I just can’t justify the time involved in faffing around with an ender 3 clone. I think Bambu is focusing on being filament sellers. The printer is a crazy price cos they want a new market of users who want the ease of using their filament with the nfc. The filament club is the final nudge to encourage us to buy all the colours we want. I’ve got a stack waiting for the printer 😂
I really should talk more about the Filament club. I make sure to buy my 8 a month, even if I don't need them.
Thanks for the video! You sold it to me.
I'm a quadcopter enthusiast and started designing my own frames recently. While frames are carbon, you need a lot of tiny 3D printed auxiliary parts with them and I hate waiting for days for a Shapeways order to arrive or even hours for a local guy with a 3D printer. So I started thinking about getting one myself, but the supposed amount of tuning for your typical Ender just throws me off and P1P/P1S are a little pricey for my needs. And yet here it comes. Pre-order until January here in the EU though.
god I hate Shapeways with a passion
i am a hobby 3d printer, my Anycubic 3D Mega was and is a nice partner for over 6 years now, but meanwhile it lacks a lot of quality of life features, such as auto leveling, multiple colors, web cam, wifi, smart phone support. So I am really excited for this compact all-in-one solution. the price is fine with me. it is "only" double what you usually pay for a simple single color printer, which is fine to me, concidering the multi-color functionality. And as You corretly said - the build volume is absolutely OK for a hobby. There will always be parts too big for your build plate - it is just a reason to learn how to split your prints.
I bought and built my first 3d printer in like 2016 and it was so frustrating to figure out how to get it running. I just bought the A1 Mini because it was $340 with the AMS lite and I wanted to finally get into multi color prints. I had a blast the whole process of setting it up and even watched the first benchy I printed from start to finish. It's fast, so easy and creates some pretty phenomenal prints. I wish I could have started with something like this. It's put a joy back into printing that makes it seem more like a hobby and less like a chore.
I'm happy this exists and is reasonably priced, because I don't want new enthusiasts to struggle and lose that bewilderment for printing like I had. They'll eventually get curious and expand into more complicated machines but this is a good way to instill a love for the craft first.
I am a FPV drone pilot. I've bought this printer exactly because it's small and perfect for my TPU prints. I just love it.
I'm considering to get it for the same purpose, fpv needs. Do you have any cons so far in it?
@@thaikerfpv i think it’s perfect for this. No cons in my 2 months of usage. I’ve printed TPU and PLA parts for my drones without issues and without any other experience in 3d printing. Really recommend it..especially at this price.. go for it. If you think you’ll use it to print bigger parts, maybe you should buy the A1. but for fpv parts the A1 mini is more than enough
@@cianuri thank you brother....
I’m a woodworker who never considered 3D printing. But there are so many workshop related opportunities for someone with a 3D printer. So, I started the research and came across this little machine. I thought it was perfect to get my feet wet and the small size is actually a + for me. Also shocked that this machine is on sale right now for $199. I snatched that up and can’t wait to start playing…um….working with it.
Wow, that’s a crazy good price
A great Video Ross! I love the way that you're passion for 3d printing is being passed on to the next generation. Keep up the good work.
thanks!
Great points all! My first FDM printer was a Prusa Mini, and the A1 is like the best version of that! Now I'm a X1C user but another great use case for the A1 (sans AMS-lite) is as a 2nd printer for small parts and prototypes, especially if your main printer is doing a 8 hr print or whatever and you need to print a bearing or a gear or something right now!
I haven't thought about the Nokia N95 in absolutely years. Thanks for unlocking a core memory :D
I am not new to 3D printing and, Yep, like everyone else, I agree, this is a printer for everyone and they need to keep up with the kits.
I just spoke with them about the Kits this morning :)
Man I couldn't agree more. More build kits would be amazing. I've basically got into 3d printing to make stuff with my kid
Just been talking to Bambu about the kits.
I think the 3D printing space would grow by leaps and bounds if more beginners were bitten by a positive experience rather than giving up on trying to tune a printer before letting it collect dust. Like it not, user numbers will drive the market faster than anything else.
Oh that's so true, how many people have been put off printing already thanks to janky products.
My 3d printing journey started with the Ender 3 Pro. It worked sometimes when I tried following online guides, but most prints would fail at some point or another throughout. I lacked the mechanical knowledge to fix whatever was happening almost every time so some things I just had to accept I couldn't print. But I've mow had my A1 Mini for close to a month and print multiple things daily. It's just a huge weight off my shoulders knowing it'll print right every time
I think actually that the AMS is correctly targeted at the same audience as the A1! They are after newbies who want to start 3D printing, but mainly newbies who have kids, and Bambu are after the kids saying "DAD! Can you please get one of those new 3D printers that can print multicolour toys? PLEASE!!" And dad, who has been thinking about getting a 3D printer for his hobby, now has another reason to convince his partner that he should get one... 😂
Oh yeah, I agree that it;s targeted at the same audience, but when a noob sees that price. I think you'll get more people turned off than, if they showed it by default without the AMS at $300.
Not just for beginners! I have a P1S with AMS and I love it for being larger and enclosed but it’s so overkill for small prints. I’m picking one of these up to go alongside it! Super easy nozzle changes, I can make this my dedicated 0.2mm nozzle printer perhaps. I can start new prints while my other one is occupied. It’s nice to have a good quality printer without spending another 1K.
I've been 3d printing for a looooong time. Last year I got rid of my Creality and Prusa printers. I wanted to downsize the number of printers I had anyway. But I bought a P1S with AMS. I found myself needing a second printer to supplement the P1S for quick prototyping prints and other things. The A1 Mini was perfect for this.
Although I agree with you, this is still a great printer for even 3d printing veterans. But as long as those veterans are like you and myself and not the snobs that so many of those people are. You know the people.
Thanks. I've seen this on the clock app and have wanted a ez printer to pop out rpg minis that was mostly plug and play. I am one of those that don't have time to constantly be dealing with engineering and programming. You vid told me exactly what I have been trying to figure out! Now to order this printer for myself! Definitely coming back to your channel if/when I'm ready to upgrade!
People that think everyone should go through misery with printing are insane. I did that, I HATED the process and I love technical things. Recommending it to someone who has no interest in anything but just printing and creating neat stuff is just gatekeeping.
These two printes have created a new market that wasn't being filled by current offerings.
I'm printing since 2015, had a couple dozen of printers. My current setup is 2 X1C and 2 P1P and I needed a small printer for small PLA parts to print while the other ones are busy. That's why I bought the A1, even tho it's small, its big enough for small parts I need to make all my Products and don't have to wait till my bigger printers are done, no lost time, more production and still reliable. Perfect for me
I started a small business and been using Prusa Minis. The small print vokume is more than i meed for what i do. After buying an X1C, for multi color duty, i was blown away by Bambulab. When the A1 cane out, i knew it was a matter of time before i get one. And i as i grow, more.
Well that's convinced me! Excellent presentation and editing by the way.
As for the product. I had almost settled on a Creality despite other praise for the Bambu, but this makes so much sense. Although new to 3d printing, I'm an engineer and the technical aspects don't phase me. But I've steered away to avoid another absorbing distraction. What I DO want to do is print not tinker. So this has to be the ideal out of the box solution I think.
what an amazing video... You saved me a lot of trouble, considering 3D printing. Bambu will be my first try at 3D printing! 👍
Great video. I just had someone ask me about 3D printing and I suggested the Bambu lab A1. I thought that I would look for some helpful videos and yours came up and I shared the link. Problem solved. Thanks
We tried getting elementary teachers to learn cr-10 in my district but now we are going to start ordering a1 minis. The learning curve is high for somone not familiar with technology and the goal in elementary is to get kids designing, testing, printing. These are the easiest printers to use so far
Just a head up this is now £169 on sale. I am the target demographic for this printer, last week I had no interest in printing and this week I do because it is a gateway printer, it’s so cheap it looks nice so I can have it in the home and it does what I need to do. It seems perfect so far!
This will be my son's first printer.. he is 9. ITS PERFECT. Support innovators like Bambu Labs and reject the companies that just want to copy tech, then drop zillions on the market for almost nothing.. they are cancer on the 3D printer community.
I'm thinking of gifting mine to my daughter.
I completely agree with everything you said! I got this printer to compliment my Carbon X1 AMS and felt it was a little bit too simple. But I still had fun with it anyway! Subscribed!
I've been printing for years and years and I started by building my own printers. These days my (modified) CR10s is my reliable workhorse, but it's really slow and pretty tedious to calibrate. I'm looking at buying the A1 Mini for its speed, ease of use and good price. I don't care about huge print volumes, I care about being able to print multiple small parts really fast.
I bought this yesterday with the AMD Lite included for $300,.
This is my first time ever seeing a 3D printer in person, the ability to have multicolor without needing to paint everything myself, along with its ease and ability, it was the right price.
It was super easy to set up and use. The quality is great! The only downside is the print area, as discussed in the video.
But as this is my first 3D printer I've ever seen, the print area is well enough for me to start messing around with creations.
I havent made anything larger than a keychain yet, but the cloud based splicing that bambu offers allowing you to easily make easier prints without having to splice it yourself may be able to make up for the smaller print bed size, ofcouse would require more time because of you needing to remove finished pieces before continuing onto the next by hand.
I was happy to pick this up for the price I got it at, and I'm excited to play with 3D printing some more!
I've had a Solidoodle 3 for 2 years now and ordered the A1 Mini because of the sheer value and ease of use. 😁👍
Good choice!
My main internest is printing minis so the build area isn’t an issue for me. I may discover at some point I want to print bigger things but I’ll cross that bridge when I come to it. I’m wavering between FDM and resin but after a few videos I’ve seen today I’m back to strongly considering FDM. ETA: Those kits have me sold. I’m a sucker for that stuff.
Nice review. I also love seeing my Pocket Copter design in the wild :)
I love it! Was tat yours? I've printed 2 now. one for each of my kids and about 16 of the blades because they keep losing them lol!
I study architecture and for that i use 3D Printing for lots of my Models.
Currently I use the Creality Ender 3 S1, its great but to get into the finest of its detail it takes a lot of effort in testing.
With your video you greatly encouraged me to buy the A1 myself. I hope to do so in the next few Months.
Greetings from Germany.
Oh hallo, ich war in Deutschland letzte Woche
I am 100% looking at these for expanding my print farm. I keep looking at all of the wasted build volume when I run my files for production.
i do the same, at least it;s not like resin where you are killing the life of the whole screen when not filling that area.
I did my first ever print yesterday, on an A1 mini. Actually I did get the print from Makerworld, it printed great. I do want to progress to a bigger, enclosed machine but am learning to walk before I attempt to run. It's on sale at the moment for £170 and at that price if it ever becomes surplus to requirements I can pay it forward to another enthusiastic beginner
how about the smell or fumes? does it smell? is it safe to use on desktop? thank you for the very informative video
You don't really get smell or fumes from FDM printers like the A1 (or any FDM printer) as it doesn't use chemicals and resins (unlike resin printers) . . . my PrusaMk3 is so close to me on my desktop I literally keep hitting my right hand on it as I move my mouse around (yes, yes, I need to move it), so yeah having it on your desktop is not an issue - I'm asthmatic too - never been an issue at all.
P.S not sure what country you're in, but the A1 mini is on sale until Dec 3rd on the bambu site for £169 (!!!) rather than £269.
One caveat: My comment about zero fumes / smell with FDM is with reference to common materials (PLA, TPU, PETG - etc) . . . the stuff 99.9% of us use, once you get into exotic plastics with weird and wonderful properties (glow in the dark heat resistent ceramic wood fill ASA with a carbon fibre look 😂) then you probably need to read the product description if you want to be extra cautious, but generally speaking FDM printing and Resin printing are not in the same league when it comes fumes / smell.
That's why I bought my Prusa Mini and it hasn't disappointed. In years I've only had like two failed prints because of an issue with the printer. This A1 looks like a great successor with all the tech improvements since then.
I just got this after I bought the P1S combo for the reason when I'm say printing a box, on the mini I can print the cover! Can't wait to get it!
I bought this A1 mini secondhand (seller sold it because it was too small) and i love this thing. it works for my small projects really well and its easy to use. Maybe in future i will buy bigger bamboo printer but i won't get rid of this one.
I'm just getting into 3D Printing myself, and I was originally going to get an Ender-3, but my friend mentioned it was only $60 USD more for a significantly better printer.
Now here I am looking more into it and printers in general.
yeah exactly this, This is such an easier way to start printiung and to me it's worth the slight price hike! They just upgraded it too with the Slicer app Bambu Studio, now integrating a libray of multi colour prints directly into that app. It's now choose a model, and click print!
I've been saying a similar thing for years : the only way to accelerate the 3D printer industry is to popularize it and make it far more accessible. These machines have to go away from the "nerd/hobby thing" and into the "appliance" corner, where people with a minimum (like zero) background knowledge can actually use them in _useful manners_ . I don't agree with everything Bambu does or stands for, but they are really the ONLY company which has recognized this. A dangerous, risky business model, but i hope that indeed we will say in a couple of years what Bambu currently states : "we're currently at 50% of where we want to be in terms of automation and user-friendliness". High time a company start pushing this wagon and having the boldness to do what every other company has been bragging about, but none of them actually ever build : a simple, easy, good quality low cost printer for beginners and seasoned users alike.
YES, THIS!!!! 10,000% this!
@@FauxHammer No, you need to buy an Ender-3 to learn the ropes, spend at least double of what you paid for the 3d printer on upgrades and repairs to get it to print poorly one fourth of the time it actually works, discover new problems while you fix the mountain of existing problems, sink more time and money into the crap investment, only to either toss the 3d printer in the garbage or sell everything out of frustration for peanuts because nobody pays more than 100 bucks for an Ender-3, regardless of how many upgrades you bought.
I lost any resemblance of patiance I had for troubleshooting 3d printing problems. I'm at a point where I lost all hope in 3d printing. I still threw 200 bucks on a Bambu Lab A1 Mini for the off-chance to get a 3d printer that just works, but only because I know that I can either return or chargeback the 3d printer in case of any problems. This is what happens when people recommend Creality 3d printers to beginners. Never again. So I can really appreciate what Bambu Lab is trying to do here.
Yeah, and I'm also one of the people that will persuade beginners from buying Creality 3d printers. Just don't. Creality customers are the quality control department, and random tinkerers are the customer support. Literally nobody at Creality to scream at in case of receiving an impossible to use 3d printer. Horrible investment.
I am absolutely the target audience for this. Now I do enjoy tinkering with things but with a 3D printer I don’t want to wait 4 hours to find out I messed up a setting or a print all of a sudden fails because I set something up wrong. I just want something that works well out of the box.
A great video, straight to the point, no flannel or strange vocals that sound like a synthesiser. I'm waiting for my A1 mini to arrive and will use this video to help me get started. Thank you so much.
thanks for watching. but you'll need no help. Just plug it in as the guide suggests and follow the on screen steps. it's so easy
"Bought it on my own" and "having fun" are both pretty good endorsements i think. Im still leaning towards a resin printer, but will take a close look at this one
They are different things, but I wasn't fussed about FDM printing until I got a Bambu Lab.
I literally just want to print cool miniatures and I don’t have a lot of room/ money. This is perfect for me, thank you for putting it out there!
You are so welcome!
Thanks, i consider this printer for my school. I got myself a P1S because i wanted a machine to print riight out oft the box without tinkering around the machine everytime, so i have more time for making my stuff than having to solve issues of my 3d printer. The small built volume scared me first but i think for a school it is not the badest thing if you are a bit limited in space so there arent that much very big prints that take days ;)
I agree, my first Ender 3 Pro was still in the box 3 months before I decide to start getting to just learn initial startup. It was for me to teach myself a new hobby. Now it's a tool for my home.
I got into 3d printing because having prototypes of my designs made was costing a fortune. I learned quite a lot with a cheap printer from Lidl (or was it Aldi?), and really enjoyed it. Then along came covid and my wife's illness and I passed my printer to my son. Now, to the point. I've forgotten a hell of a lot, but, this printer and your video had inspred me to get back into printing my own design. How about explaing a relevant slicer in detail. Really enjoyed your video.
I've bought one and I'm super impressed with it so far. I'm quite green to the 3D printing space so I'm surprised that there are complaints about the build space. I clearly need to look more into what people are doing because I can't think of anything I'd want to make (yet) that would be larger than 18x18x18 in a single block. It takes long enough to print something a fraction of the size 😅
this is the exact printer for me!
have been using prusa mk4s for a long long time and got the a1 now and am very happy with it ^^
Although I have six printers, my RatRig VMinion tends to be my default go to for high quality fine detail prints. It also has a 180 mm^3 build volume, linear rails, but cost about $600 USD for a box pf parts and two days of build time. I think the A1 is a great printer in a great size. Five of my printers are out in one of the shop buildings, my VMinion is in the office in the house. It's surprising how many things can be done on a smaller printer, my FAB365 Saturn V was printed completely on a printer of this size. I'm tempted to get an A1 as it is far less expensive than most of the "printers for ants" kits like the Voron 0.2 while delivering a lot of usability features. Being able to hop from a 0.2 to a 0.4 nozzle quickly alone is great.
FAB365 Saturn V on something this size is a feat on it's own.
The credit goes to the designer of the model, the tallest component is < 180 mm tall. Better part of a weeks worth of printing even on a fast machine, but a very nicely done model. The only painting needed is for the raised lettering and the flag. I did some painting of the engines and support structures based on photos, just a bit of color, a bit of wash, but nothing complicated. Cheers, thanks for the great videos!@@FauxHammer
Amazing video review and good on you dad!
Yours was the first video I watched to review the A1 mini i've had my sights on since ditching my ender 3 v2. Just purchased!
The i3 mega i bought a few years ago only needed like 2 screws to install it. Then bed leveling. Done. It has a lack of cooling though so i 3d printed a vent system for it using it and now it works great.
My childhood best friend recommended this printer for me. I have only printed a hand full of times in 2015-2016, and a couple of things on his printer. I saw this video and assumed that's the reason he recommended it to me. I guess he got lucky because he'd never seen this video, either.
Anyways, it's coming in January. Wish me luck!
No luck needed, just got one to get the kids hooked… with a combined age of 10 they set it up (with supervision) picked their files from the SD and made a town out of the foam populated by the Narlies (the poop) in under 1 hour.
I am extremely impressed this printer out of the gate having run 10 other more clumsy and slow machines over the last 3years.
This is a very well done video, thank you.
@@MakerBees333 Oh for me, it was luck that I hopped on it tonight, the night that I am actually setting up my order for the printer. He didn't even see this video before recommending it.
I agree with everything, except with the term beginner printer. I think we need to step away from this paradigm and start seeing printers as appliances rather than tinkering toys that need work for it to work. I don't look at my tv, oven or dishwasher and say, this is a great beginner appliance. I want it to do its job, I don't want to fix the oven before cooking and I see no joy in that.
You are right to a point, but we are literally at the beginning of this sea-change. Early comments on this video from Die-Hard FDM enthusiasts shows there is still a significant divide between tinkerers and users.
On it's own, it's only £169 now !! which is insane.
I just got the P1S and it's incredible, my uncle's 60th is coming up and he'd love this but I can't justify the price of a P1S... however the mini would be perfect for him to get into and totally affordable.
_"On it's own, it's only £169 now !! which is insane."_
Yep, I saw the too, agreed it's an insane price, looking to replace my PrusaMk3, I though the build size was going to be an issue, but I cut out a 180mm x 180mm piece of paper and walked around my flat looking at things I've already printed (none where even close to this big) and what I'd like to print, a 180mm cube is absolutely fine for 99% of jobs !
I tried to get into 3d printing 7ish years ago. When the printer worked, it was great but, I spent more time working on my printer than printing and that wasnt fun for me so I stopped but, it has always been somethign I have kept an eye on. What Bambu has done is essentially made a 3d printing appliance like a microwwave or an air fryer. It just works out of the box and does so well enough that you are encouraged to learn more and do more with this new tool you have. Sure, I'd love a larger build area but, I'm just fine with this size.
You summed it up perfectly in your video. Well done.
I have 2 X1's and got this for prototyping. let me tell you something.... this little printer is solid and Bada$$!!!! it is so well built!! quick change nozzles was a clincher. I want to test printing really small things whenever I want
My color all in one printer is around $100 and just plain works. Doesn’t matter beginner or 20 yr secretary. I want the same thing so this Mini is it. This printer will cover 95% of my prints. I think this is great for beginners and the experience.
I've been 3D printing for years and have both bought and built printers from scratch. Not only do I recommend the A1 to newbies - I bought one myself.
Yes it was a downgrade in size, but it's a great printer and I have been running it hours and hours a day since launch. That being said, bring on a 300-400³ enclosed "X2" and I'll buy it right away.
I would fly over to them to get a 300-400³ enclosed "X2"
I agree with almost every thing you said, I most defiantly agree that the kits are the future of projects for 3D printer users and that this printer has moved the start point for all other manufacturers, how ever i do believe this was made for those of who are already into and have 3d printers, this printer is such a great ad onto to my P1P. Want to print a quick key chain or is there small components to a project that want all fit on a single plate of the larger printer ..
The company I work for just bought a X1C to do proto typing and small parts on in our engineering department. I think I'm going to pick this one up to add to our department. The small size isn't an issue. Thanks for the review. ( and yeah I will be making stuff for the grandkids, or get one for them.)
I was half paying attention and thought the video of your kids was from cut from some Bambu commercial. You do some excellent video production.
Wow, thank you!
Fantastic video! I have a friend who's considering taking the plunge and I feel like this is perfect for him and his family.
I have an aging Ender 3 Pro and was looking hard at the P1P/S as a replacement. Does the A1 mini have any features that those don't? The bed concerns me a bit, but most of what I do is tabletop terrain and the savings of the A1 mini has caught my eye.
Great work!!
There appears to be some technical improvements based on what the company learned with its earlier printers. However the biggest advantage the A1 mini has over the more expensive printers is the quick swap print head. This means you can easily switch back and forth from a .06 to smaller .02 printhead when you need something with finer details. While you can definitely change print heads on the P1S, etc. It is noticeably a more involved and longer process. I think it takes 20 minutes give or take to switch printheads on the other printers, whereas it takes seconds on the A1 mini.
There's also some additional improvements apparently that aren't all that obvious. The AMS unit is improved apparently, but because it's not enclosed like the AMS units used in the higher end printers It doesn't act as a filament dry box.
But from what I understand there are some neat little engineering improvements to the way it handles filament. In particular the A1 mini AMS has noticeably less filament waste when utilizing the multicolor print function.
I have one arriving this week, it's my first printer, I was debating back and forth between the P1S in the A1 mini, but ultimately I went with the A1 mini AMS mega combo. My gut instinct kept nudging me more towards the A1 with AMS.
Though i could have probably got a P1S without the AMS as it was only about a $90 more. But again for some reason my gut tells me to go with the A1 mini, and normally that tends to lead to the best outcomes for me, so that's where I'm at personally.
yeah I think when it comes to colour changing and hot swappable nozzled. the A1 has the win over the P and X series at preset. but only becasue they are newer advancements in a newer product.
Great video!
I have an FLSUN QQs Pro which can be a lot of fun (I do like tinkering), but can also sometimes be extremely frustrating to use.
(like you say) I don't always have the time to tinker, and I need something that just works first time.
In this sense 3D printing has been a strange phenomena.
We buy these tools that aren't really "fit for purpose" in the normal sense.
If you had any other tool that only worked properly part of the time, you'd send it back. Not with 3D printers.
It's nice that someone has finally brought out a model that is "fit for purpose" and can be relied on to usually work first time.
This type of product could really help to bring less techy people into the fold.
I'm planning to buy my first 3d printer and I think this is the machine for me. Thanks. Are there accessories I should get or just the printer and pick a color of plastic and I'm good to go?
I'm new to 3D printing, and I've just ordered one of these and sent my Ankermake M5C back.
Thanks for the review! I’m planning to make a brace to help keep my daughter’s arm straight, so reliability is important. Is the Bambu still the best budget printer on the market, or are there better options in this price range now? Also, the 18x18 cm build area seems a bit small for my projects. Are there any alternatives with a larger build volume that you’d recommend?
If I purchase the Bambu printer without the AMS, what would that look like in terms of functionality and limitations?