For me, the bambu A1 truly delivers the best experience in multi-color printing, and bambu has elevated the overall standard of Chinese 3D printer manufacturers. However, I hope to see even more improvements in the bambu A1. It would be great if it could print as quickly as my FLSUN T1. Currently, I find myself using the T1 more often with mixed-color filaments.
I will buy one and compare it to my bambu A1. I don't comment lightly before using it. But when it comes to comparing the products I have used, I prefer my T1pro .
Price is comparable, and minor inconveniences aside, the only main advantage is the integrated filament dryer... hopefully Bambu's next iteration of the AMS "borrows" that idea...
Ehh they will settle and it’ll go away. One of the patients that they are claiming issue with was use of a heated print bed. The Strat boys are just going after them because there’s a consumer level company with a product good enough that it’s threatening their sales
@@anthonylong5870 And if they lose, say goodbye to most 3D printers... This will be a case that Stratasys uses against all other competitors if they succeed. So I hope Bambu wins personally.
@channelnotfound403 So Bambu's CEO saying "We see our patents as weapons in the industry" isnt anything to worry about? It was the final straw that prompted the lawsuit. They were claiming Stratasys patents were thiers.....Bambu is a scummy company. Not anyones savior. The 3d printing industry was and will be just fine without Bambu
As a bambu copy, do you think the ACC has surpassed the AMS? Has it addressed issues like filament waste in multi-color printing? I recently got a T1Pro for my business, and it’s been really reliable so far. The only thing missing is multi-color printing. Now, I’m torn between the bambu A1 and the Kobra Combo. Has anyone used either of these? What are your thoughts on which one to go for? Any advice would be greatly appreciated! 😊
I would go for the Bambu personally but that’s what I have more experience with. Paul really has had a great experience with his Kobra 3 combo though so nothing but good things report from over here. They both suffer the same filament waste issue but there are ways to minimize, not fully eliminate but minimize anyway.
I use a K3 with ACE and it had a couple quirks when it came out, but other than Anycubic replacing a printhead that leaked, which they replaced free of charge, it's been a good printer. I've debated upgrading to a 2nd ACE unit to do 8 color.
Good deal. I have had a few AC machines over the years and to their credit, they actually have customer support that is both responsive and helpful. At least in my experience
Coming from a creality ecosystem to Bambu I now have drawers full of nozzles, thermisters, bits.. Ive considered this and or a max 2, but I don't want to stock all these parts. Also, plop an e3d obxidian in your p1s and prosper.
As a seller of 3D printers and hobbiest, working whit this mashine has been great. Love competition as its little to none when it comes to bambu lab, but i just cant recomend this over a bambu lab its 70% there but for only 30 dollar less and whitout a built in camera it just does not bite the big dog. Also the little amount of creality we sell and the ones we sell get sent back due to quality issues... These are all big brands whit big pockets... i just wished they would make a high quality printer that can compete whit bambulab, instead of releasing new printers every 5 months that are almost unfinished.
I think I agree this is a close entry but I’m on that Bambu train for sure. I am waiting for more of this class to come about. Or better yet, if Bambu makes a tool changer printer, it’s game over. Who could compete?
Is the spring loaded coupler acting as an anti-tangle detection (the same mechanism as used on the A1/Mini 4 to 1 ptfe holder)? Ie: when depressed it knows it can't pull the filament
My experience of Anycibic has not been great - longer term reliability has been a real issue. I still have a big Anycibic but hardly ever use it now, I prefer to split models up and print them on a BL.
Had one and promptly returned it for an A1 Combo. Struggled to get any decent prints outside of the ones included on the system. Hotend blob of death and a snapped x axis belt within 3 days killed all of my hype for this machine. Absolute lottery on whether or not you get a working one or not.
So what your really saying is that you bought an A1 and then see this come out and now you need to slam it because your a Bambu fanboy that feels buyers remorse and just wont say that...ok got it
@anthonylong5870 nope, but I suppose your welcome to jump to conclusions. I had the kobra 3 combo for a week and in that time only ever got 2 decent prints out of it. Not my first 3d printer either I've had an ender 3 clone for 4 years. No matter what I tightened or adjusted the kobra 3 just couldn't give me a decent print.
I have 2 Kobra 3 combos, with three ACE Pro's 2 have had multiply issues with filament tangle errors... AnyCubic support sent me the parts to repair free... but took about two weeks. Repair parts fixe one ACE but the other still same filament tangle errors... so another two week received more parts fixed one issue but not completely.... so waiting on more parts... support people are great but because they are in China every email replies to get issue solved takes a day... so if you don't care about the ACE you would be good... I have two ACE Pro's connected to one Kobra for 8 colors and has not had any problems... the other ASE is well a PITA so it seems it is pot luck on what you get. As AnyCubic Kobra 3 Combo is not ready for prime time, I had a gut feeling when I order them that I should have spent my money elsewhere.
Well my other one, I spoke too soon it seems... the third one that I bought separately from the printer failed, only took like 3 days for support to request to send me the parts and I received the parts in record time in 10 days once shipped, so again around two weeks, they sent a buffer and pulley assembly. I took apart the defective buffer to see what the problem was and I found 4 broken pieces of filament all about 8mm long stuck in the one line, strange how that would happen. The other thing I noticed was that the spring in the buffer was twisting and the end of the spring was rubbing/dragging on the rod/shaft, which I believed is causing most of the buffer problems. They need a tiny washer put in there at the end of that spring which I think would keep that from happening, or different type of spring. Oh well...
I don't think the hub unit not being available at launch is much of a problem. The combo comes with one ACE, and you'd only need the hub if you were to buy a second ACE for the same printer. Similarly I don't think Prusa not shipping day 1 with input shaper was much of a problem because they still had everything in place to deliver input shaping via a software update as soon as it was ready. We don't see nearly as many cases of truly unfinished/untested 3D printing products hitting the market anymore as we did even 3-4 years ago. If you go buy BTT's latest mainboard product within a week of its release these days, it will probably actually work instead of smoking a critical component on first power-up because they actually do beta tests of their new shit now instead of leaving that burden on the paying customers who think they're getting a whole product. Stuff like the Prusa and ACE cases may be inconvenient but we are certainly a far cry away from how bad things used to be.
Actually Yeah it does and theres printers on the market that surpass anything Bambu has. You do know that Bambu is one of the slower printers now right? They are also on 2 year old technology.....
Theres that OLD repeated "Bambu's Ecosystem" nonsense. THERE IS NOT SUCH THING! Every printer on the market has all the same things as any Bambu. So I guess they ALL have "ecosystems"? give me a break
I would love to give the Prusa stuff a go but it’s too darn expensive for a printer that I know isn’t going to as seamless of an experience as what I have
Anycubic will never have my money after the horrible first gen Kobra Plus experience I had. Everything from shitty stock firmware to garbage stock profiles and completely being left out of the Anycubic slicer and non existent support.
It is all ready built into the most recent printers firmware and their AnyCubicSlicer Next program and works fine you just need to print a 8 tube adapter, mine has been working perfectly for the last month without issues.
This reminds me of when I first got my Ender 3 Neo printer. I don't want to experience this again and even though the Ender 3 Neo does not have a ACE or AMS this Kobra is taking to much real estate for my cramped space already. Thanks for the review though.
Came here to check this out, and I'm gonna pass. I don't get how you can make a video showing so much trouble with the machine, and hardly anything you printed and then go on to endorse it.
That’s a fair point. I wanted to show the unboxing and setup experience since we haven’t had much time with the machine. The first week of printing went surprisingly well as you probably saw toward the end from the pictures. At any rate, there will be a follow up video once Paul has had more time with it
this machine is trash, ive only had it for 4 months and its been broken for 2, its had countless replacement parts but the isssues still there. before someone hits me with that oh its user error. its not there are a tremendous number of accounts to the issues with this printer
That’s some high level reading between the lines. I prefer a Bambu for sure but I’m impressed with this machine. Anycubic has stepped up their game in my opinion.
@@KeoPrints I based my opinion less on your actual feedback and more on what I saw you dealing with in the video. I also don't agree that releasing products while still in development is good for the space. You're still free to enjoy the printer, but it was nothing but red flags from what i saw.
This whole video comes across as a shill and paid advertisement. Especially since you have an affiliate link in the description, which wasn't disclosed. Hope that money is good........
Hey there if that is how it came across, I apologize. I am genuinely excited by the prospect of other manufacturers competing with Bambu on the affordable multicolor front. I feel like I communicated that excitement but perhaps my delivery was lacking. I’m still new to this content creation stuff but we are trying our best to be consistent and fair
You act like nobody on RUclips does this. Get real. Next time he should do a video on crayon flavors so you can enjoy it more, given your insatiable hunger for them.
For me, the bambu A1 truly delivers the best experience in multi-color printing, and bambu has elevated the overall standard of Chinese 3D printer manufacturers. However, I hope to see even more improvements in the bambu A1. It would be great if it could print as quickly as my FLSUN T1. Currently, I find myself using the T1 more often with mixed-color filaments.
I would love to get my hands on one of those printers!
You really should try them out lol
@@jucream Totally agree.
I will buy one and compare it to my bambu A1. I don't comment lightly before using it. But when it comes to comparing the products I have used, I prefer my T1pro .
We were actually just talking about getting the T1 on the channel. No multicolor option though right?
Price is comparable, and minor inconveniences aside, the only main advantage is the integrated filament dryer... hopefully Bambu's next iteration of the AMS "borrows" that idea...
I would love it if they did
There may not be anymore Bambu printers adter the lawsuit...Because Bambu "borrows" way to much from other companies
Ehh they will settle and it’ll go away. One of the patients that they are claiming issue with was use of a heated print bed. The Strat boys are just going after them because there’s a consumer level company with a product good enough that it’s threatening their sales
@@anthonylong5870 And if they lose, say goodbye to most 3D printers... This will be a case that Stratasys uses against all other competitors if they succeed. So I hope Bambu wins personally.
@channelnotfound403 So Bambu's CEO saying "We see our patents as weapons in the industry" isnt anything to worry about? It was the final straw that prompted the lawsuit. They were claiming Stratasys patents were thiers.....Bambu is a scummy company. Not anyones savior. The 3d printing industry was and will be just fine without Bambu
As a bambu copy, do you think the ACC has surpassed the AMS? Has it addressed issues like filament waste in multi-color printing? I recently got a T1Pro for my business, and it’s been really reliable so far. The only thing missing is multi-color printing. Now, I’m torn between the bambu A1 and the Kobra Combo. Has anyone used either of these? What are your thoughts on which one to go for? Any advice would be greatly appreciated! 😊
I would go for the Bambu personally but that’s what I have more experience with. Paul really has had a great experience with his Kobra 3 combo though so nothing but good things report from over here. They both suffer the same filament waste issue but there are ways to minimize, not fully eliminate but minimize anyway.
I use a K3 with ACE and it had a couple quirks when it came out, but other than Anycubic replacing a printhead that leaked, which they replaced free of charge, it's been a good printer. I've debated upgrading to a 2nd ACE unit to do 8 color.
Good deal. I have had a few AC machines over the years and to their credit, they actually have customer support that is both responsive and helpful. At least in my experience
Coming from a creality ecosystem to Bambu I now have drawers full of nozzles, thermisters, bits.. Ive considered this and or a max 2, but I don't want to stock all these parts. Also, plop an e3d obxidian in your p1s and prosper.
As a seller of 3D printers and hobbiest, working whit this mashine has been great. Love competition as its little to none when it comes to bambu lab, but i just cant recomend this over a bambu lab its 70% there but for only 30 dollar less and whitout a built in camera it just does not bite the big dog. Also the little amount of creality we sell and the ones we sell get sent back due to quality issues... These are all big brands whit big pockets... i just wished they would make a high quality printer that can compete whit bambulab, instead of releasing new printers every 5 months that are almost unfinished.
I think I agree this is a close entry but I’m on that Bambu train for sure. I am waiting for more of this class to come about. Or better yet, if Bambu makes a tool changer printer, it’s game over. Who could compete?
Is the spring loaded coupler acting as an anti-tangle detection (the same mechanism as used on the A1/Mini 4 to 1 ptfe holder)?
Ie: when depressed it knows it can't pull the filament
That’s a good point. I suppose that could be the case as well as the retraction provision
You can do 8 color, i bought two ACE systems and they work fine, just need to print an adapter to mount on the head to take in the 8 ptfe tubes
Yea thats what we ended up finding out after living with the machine for a bit. Super cool!
Remember with your kobra 3 the Ambient temprature makes a differance..and keep your belts tight..and head tight..and it will print pretty darn good.
Once again another good video. Keep up the good work!
Thanks for hanging around!
My experience of Anycibic has not been great - longer term reliability has been a real issue. I still have a big Anycibic but hardly ever use it now, I prefer to split models up and print them on a BL.
I had the first Kobra Max and it was fine but it wasn’t nearly as clean or reliable as Bambu. Different generations for sure
Had one and promptly returned it for an A1 Combo. Struggled to get any decent prints outside of the ones included on the system. Hotend blob of death and a snapped x axis belt within 3 days killed all of my hype for this machine. Absolute lottery on whether or not you get a working one or not.
So what your really saying is that you bought an A1 and then see this come out and now you need to slam it because your a Bambu fanboy that feels buyers remorse and just wont say that...ok got it
@anthonylong5870 nope, but I suppose your welcome to jump to conclusions. I had the kobra 3 combo for a week and in that time only ever got 2 decent prints out of it. Not my first 3d printer either I've had an ender 3 clone for 4 years.
No matter what I tightened or adjusted the kobra 3 just couldn't give me a decent print.
Definitely good to see more competition.
Agreed. Need to keep it coming
I have 2 Kobra 3 combos, with three ACE Pro's 2 have had multiply issues with filament tangle errors... AnyCubic support sent me the parts to repair free... but took about two weeks. Repair parts fixe one ACE but the other still same filament tangle errors... so another two week received more parts fixed one issue but not completely.... so waiting on more parts... support people are great but because they are in China every email replies to get issue solved takes a day... so if you don't care about the ACE you would be good... I have two ACE Pro's connected to one Kobra for 8 colors and has not had any problems... the other ASE is well a PITA so it seems it is pot luck on what you get. As AnyCubic Kobra 3 Combo is not ready for prime time, I had a gut feeling when I order them that I should have spent my money elsewhere.
@anycubic3d @anycubicsupport917 any thoughts? Anything we can do here?
Well my other one, I spoke too soon it seems... the third one that I bought separately from the printer failed, only took like 3 days for support to request to send me the parts and I received the parts in record time in 10 days once shipped, so again around two weeks, they sent a buffer and pulley assembly. I took apart the defective buffer to see what the problem was and I found 4 broken pieces of filament all about 8mm long stuck in the one line, strange how that would happen. The other thing I noticed was that the spring in the buffer was twisting and the end of the spring was rubbing/dragging on the rod/shaft, which I believed is causing most of the buffer problems. They need a tiny washer put in there at the end of that spring which I think would keep that from happening, or different type of spring. Oh well...
purge wiper thing seems like it will be be a repetitive issue. its a moving part that experiences shock loads and will unalign itself
You could be right. You’re probably right. I guess time will tell
@@KeoPrints with about 300 hrs in I had to replace purge wiper assembly... easy but a PITA to have to have it fail and what a mess it caused..lol
I don't think the hub unit not being available at launch is much of a problem. The combo comes with one ACE, and you'd only need the hub if you were to buy a second ACE for the same printer. Similarly I don't think Prusa not shipping day 1 with input shaper was much of a problem because they still had everything in place to deliver input shaping via a software update as soon as it was ready. We don't see nearly as many cases of truly unfinished/untested 3D printing products hitting the market anymore as we did even 3-4 years ago. If you go buy BTT's latest mainboard product within a week of its release these days, it will probably actually work instead of smoking a critical component on first power-up because they actually do beta tests of their new shit now instead of leaving that burden on the paying customers who think they're getting a whole product. Stuff like the Prusa and ACE cases may be inconvenient but we are certainly a far cry away from how bad things used to be.
I have to agree with these points. The consumer market is super spoiled now. Like way more than it’s ever been
Bambu has no competition.
They’re in a league that they themselves started. That’s for sure
@@KeoPrints I'm just worried about this stratasys case.
Actually Yeah it does and theres printers on the market that surpass anything Bambu has. You do know that Bambu is one of the slower printers now right? They are also on 2 year old technology.....
I normally watch your videos! (might watch it abnormally if I come home from a bar)
Abnormal or not, happy to have you. Heck watch once normal and once not!
$50 less isn’t a big discount it will have to be much better than the A1 Combo for me to give up the Bambu UX and ecosystem.
It's much more than a $50 discount on sale.
Theres that OLD repeated "Bambu's Ecosystem" nonsense. THERE IS NOT SUCH THING! Every printer on the market has all the same things as any Bambu. So I guess they ALL have "ecosystems"? give me a break
the rant timer was funny ;)
Gotta give some hope that there would be an end at least!
@@KeoPrints hahahhaha ahhh... good 1 sir.
I know Prusa is expensive... but the MMU3 still exists.
I would love to give the Prusa stuff a go but it’s too darn expensive for a printer that I know isn’t going to as seamless of an experience as what I have
I bought one, I like it and bought cheap one, 8 colours and 1 free printer.
Excellent!
Thats why Bambu just bamboozled ya.
I am glad bambu has forced all the other Chinese companies to up their game.
That’s what I’m saying
Price is to close to bambu, to take a risk not chose bambulab.
I lean toward the bambu as well
This machine blows bambu out of the water. No joke. So much cheaper
You have no knife??? WHAT??? Do you even know things?
Anycubic will never have my money after the horrible first gen Kobra Plus experience I had. Everything from shitty stock firmware to garbage stock profiles and completely being left out of the Anycubic slicer and non existent support.
Yikes!
the 8 color printing is actually a file that they provide to print your self.
It is all ready built into the most recent printers firmware and their AnyCubicSlicer Next program and works fine you just need to print a 8 tube adapter, mine has been working perfectly for the last month without issues.
This reminds me of when I first got my Ender 3 Neo printer. I don't want to experience this again and even though the Ender 3 Neo does not have a ACE or AMS this Kobra is taking to much real estate for my cramped space already. Thanks for the review though.
Happy to have you hanging around friend!
Came here to check this out, and I'm gonna pass. I don't get how you can make a video showing so much trouble with the machine, and hardly anything you printed and then go on to endorse it.
That’s a fair point. I wanted to show the unboxing and setup experience since we haven’t had much time with the machine. The first week of printing went surprisingly well as you probably saw toward the end from the pictures. At any rate, there will be a follow up video once Paul has had more time with it
this machine is trash, ive only had it for 4 months and its been broken for 2, its had countless replacement parts but the isssues still there. before someone hits me with that oh its user error. its not there are a tremendous number of accounts to the issues with this printer
Bummer dude. Sorry to hear it's been such a rough experience
My take-away, skip this crap printer.
That’s some high level reading between the lines. I prefer a Bambu for sure but I’m impressed with this machine. Anycubic has stepped up their game in my opinion.
@@KeoPrints I based my opinion less on your actual feedback and more on what I saw you dealing with in the video. I also don't agree that releasing products while still in development is good for the space. You're still free to enjoy the printer, but it was nothing but red flags from what i saw.
This whole video comes across as a shill and paid advertisement. Especially since you have an affiliate link in the description, which wasn't disclosed. Hope that money is good........
Hey there if that is how it came across, I apologize. I am genuinely excited by the prospect of other manufacturers competing with Bambu on the affordable multicolor front. I feel like I communicated that excitement but perhaps my delivery was lacking. I’m still new to this content creation stuff but we are trying our best to be consistent and fair
You act like nobody on RUclips does this. Get real. Next time he should do a video on crayon flavors so you can enjoy it more, given your insatiable hunger for them.