Every 3D printer company was sleeping until Bambu Lab came out of nowhere. I am thankful to bambu for bringing innovation into the hobby at these prices. I think Prusa is done for now until they come up with something interesting.
Prusa making their Mini faster with a firmware update recently seems more than a coincidence. Also, that ESP01 board at $6.9 is very expensive. It can be easily bought online for around $1.5.
No way that was a coincidence, and the Prusa mini is great a lot of the time but then again a lot of the time it is god awful terrible. Tempted to get mine out of the garage and dust it off to see how the input shaping works, but as it doesn't have hardware on board the A1 right now has a massive advantage.
My old Flashforge Creator Pro 2 prints as fast as the Mini with the Input Shaper. I've compared those side by side. The Input Shaper is just bringing the Mini at same level as a 6-7 years old printer.
I'm glad that Prusa as well as the 3D printing industry is getting a huge wakeup call with Bambu. I had a terrible experience with the Prusa Mini, so much so that I sold it out of frustration. This A1 has caught my attention and I most likely will be purchasing it once its fully released.
Prusa been sitting comfortably for way too many years... And now they are being clowned on by Bambu. It's kind of sad in a way, but they did it to themselves by not being more innovative and staying ahead of the competition. I love Prusa's Printables website, and I appreciate the foundation and the slicer they helped build, but they need better printers at a more affordable price to stay in the printer game. I think it is time they give up on marlin and move to Klipper.
Bambu Lab's Not Recommended filament is that those filaments needs an enclosure to use (+ even a filament dryer). Same goes for Prusa mini. Prusa slicer is based on Slic3r by Alessandro Ranellucci. Other brands use mostly a version of Ultimakers Cura. I like Prusa and Bambu lab. Still have the MK3s+, mini, BBL X1CC and now ordering a A1 Mini. It brings a good competition which is good for the wallet and innovation. For example: If the Prusa mini can handle fast print speeds then why has it been so slow all these (3) years?
Probably not, printing that fast usually doesn't have much advantage unless you are doing a full build plate at a time, where the in-between movement makes a huge difference
The Prusa is now quite expensive but don’t forget production (a lot of it) and design in the eu compared to china, reachable support and upgradability. We‘ll see how it is with the Bambo, I’ll wait a while. Actually forced to wait cause there will be no 299 version for a long time
Prusa has reachable support because their products are released in a Beta stage. All owners are their Beta testers. But, even if support is reachable, if it always ends up with no solution, it is as useless as no support at all.
So if you don't need a large build area you can buy two BL A1s for the price of one Prusa Mini if you don't need multi color (and who really does that often). I have more Prusa printers than BL but give it another year or two and that equation will change, 3d printers are just tools for a job. If BL bring out a larger corex-y anytime soon they will have all three of Prusa filament printears beat on specs, speed and price. I was, and probably still am, a Prusa "fan boy" so to be clear I'm not saying Prusa are to "blame" - it is just a fact of life. All companies and tech has its day, and Prusa will be just fine.
Would it be too much to ask for pictures of the A1's Poop Kicker? I have an idea for a poop collector, but need dimensions of the end of the arm as well as how high it is from the table. Thank you in advance!
I'm always amazed by the amount of cheerleading going on in the 3D printing space. Why not compare the brand new A1 with a 10 year old printer instead of the 4 year of the prusa mini?
@@message2prateekYes the 3D printing space has become quite idiotic. Its like Apple vs Samsung a few years back. The truth is that Bambulab and Prusa have shown very little innovation on their own. It's all just a polished copy and paste from the printing community from years ago. I was already tinkering with high print speeds and physical vibration control on my own build printers before Bambulab even existed. The difference is that at least Prusa credits the community while Bambulab steals the ideas and calls them their own.
Excellent review and your opinion on the new bambu. I have to agree 110% with what you are saying. I really think that Prusa is out of their league with the new printers coming out, not just from Bambu. So tired of all the Prusa fan boys that just can't accept the new reality. For too long Prusa has just sat back and done nothing innovative except continue to put his picture on everything they offer. Great video!
sadly thats true, seems like prusa ot too comfortable with their hobbiest 3d printers. Many people were expecting an enclosed MK4 but they got the same thing as the MK3, they got stuck
will I be able to add on the AMS after having the bambu for a while? I was planning on stretching my budget of $300 for a prusa mini, but now I think I'll be waiting for the A1... only problem is that I would want to wait until later to get the AMS
@@its-movietime in the US it's available for $300 for just the A1, $460 with the AMS (same price as prusa mini), or $509 for the mega combo which has the AMS and extra hotends, build plates and stuff. these are all prices in USD. I bought the mega combo today which ended up being $573 total with shipping and taxes
@@its-movietime that’s very strange that they would limit it like that. Europe has a huge market for 3d printers. I’d wait a couple days to see if they just haven’t released it yet
Large printers will be a more popular version. If you come up with one before Creality or Prusa starts sending XLs in earnest, I'd be happy to buy one.
200mm/s print speed is more than enough for sub 15min benchy...u can print 9min benchy in 170mm/s and 7k acceleration and 30cvs even on neptune 3 bedslinger that has POM wheels...so its not that much of strech with inputshaper enabled...ofc cause its marlin it can be sketchy but as time goes on and marlin evolves it could be possible
When watching related reviews it still seemed to me that the prusa mini would be the only option for 'making real stuff' requiring certain filaments (ASA, CF-reinforced, wood-reinforced ones, ...), whereas the usual plastic animals, darth vader busts, toys ... eg all plastic junk of no other utility than maybe learning along with it. Whatever the other points speaking for the bambulab A1, incl. AMS, very much admittedly. [of course as for price tag the chinese one won't be really beatable, economically]. What I'd like to see is what bambu's 'not recommended' verdict for certain filaments does imply in actual practice... seems I'll continue waiting on...
@@SB-100I confirm, as a mexican i have worked and i have friend and family who work or worked on manufacturing companies. The experiences told by people who used to work at Volkswagen, General Motors or Lego (yes, México makes Lego's, the most demanded jobs on Lego are related to be experienced on plastics management, not PhD required, with a technician grade you are full you just need to demonstrate you have the skill) are by far more different than the ones who used to work for the chinese manufactures, i would say names but they always end changing their name in order to not be closed by the goverment due to infractions on payment for employees and tax payment (and also infractions due to poor waste manage)
Everyone been saying "riP pRuSa" for the last 1.5 years...and yet here they are still selling out printers left and right. Their MK4 launch was sold out in under 3 mins. And them releasing input shaping for their mini just confirms one of the many reasaons why people buy their products, they continue to support their machines years past its launch. Remember when bambu lab discontinued the base X1 just because it didn't sell as well as the X1C? That only took like 2-3 months. Well I guess now they will discontinue both the P1P and X1C since the P1S out sells both.
Right now I'd say that the A1 is definitely a better machine overall. That said, not a very big fan of how Bambu works as a business, they take the walled garden approach which I'm not a big fan of. If they were a more open company, it would be an easy recommendation. I wouldn't really call the A1 "fully assembled," from other videos I've seen you still need to use a screw driver. I think their marketing is going a bit for brownie points. Might still be less assembly than a Mini, though. Should be noted that the WiFi module is included as a standard feature on the Mk4. Hopefully Prusa starts making it standard rather than optional on the Mini as well. Interesting thing about Bambu slicer: By basing Bambu slicer on PrusaSlicer, that also means that they had to open source Bambu slicer, which is why you now have Orca Slicer 😉. Wouldn't be surprised if some of the features make their way back to PrusaSlicer. The MMU3 kit for the Mk4 is available for pre-order, they start shipping sometime in October (unless it gets delayed again). I definitely think A1's system is much better, and I'd like to see more printers do the color swap at (or closer to) the print head. That will definitely make color printing much faster. I will call materials a "tie." Without some extra purchases like an enclosure, you probably aren't printing advanced materials on either printer. It's going to be hard to beat that price on the A1 without the AMS. Maybe Prusa will try to reduce the price of the Mini? . . . and no, this isn't any sort of "final blow" to Prusa. They have other printers they can - and are - selling. The name, reputation, reliability, and the open source nature of their printers do sell. I find it hard to see how the Mini will compete without Prusa making a bunch of changes to it, but maybe their reputation will carry it a bit further. But I think Prusa 100% needs to change the Mini.
I now Prusa isn’t happy with the Bambu A1 Mini. But there printers are open source. But then again I don’t think the Chinese give a shit cause they copy everyone. What’s nice about Prusa, is you can order it as a kit and learn how 3D printers work as you’re assembling it. You can get all of the Prusa printers prebuilt. That being said. If you’re not really interested in learning how 3D printers work, then by all means go with the A1 Mini.
People keep saying the "end of Prusa" just the same as the "end of Nintendo" when Microsoft and Sony entered the video game market. Neither company is going anywhere. They know who their market is and really aren't interested in competing with anyone else. Especially with a bunch of DJI engineers who took from the Voron community and gave nothing back.
I respected Prusa but their panick release of features shows their true colors. THEY WERE NEVER going to update anything if it wasn’t for competitors forcing them to. Think about that for a moment
Your review is very biased.. I noticed every new 3d printer is trying to compare to prusa... I got a Prusa mini for that reason , and I don't want to deal with companies that will go out of business in a couple years .. I know Prusa started long ago and they will stay in business more than the other companies...
Lot of people use their printers for more than little trinkets and other artistic junk. For those of use building structural components, we're typically going to be using only a single filament. I don't need to have my bracket or gear printed in 4 different colors.
This is definitely a head scratcher. It takes tons of room. Produces tons of wasted material. Has a small build plate and you are forced to use the bambu cloud to slice. You also have to use their filament. Uhmmm! 🤔 NOPE!
Not sure why you think Bambu has to use their filament. They have sold printers for a year and you are the only one who thinks this. Also, the slicing is done on your computer, not a cloud.
Manufacturing in China is cheap and everybody knows that. Also, former DJI drone engineers in the Bambu Lab shop are no joke! Not the same league.....not even close! I've sold my MK3S+ to buy an X1C and I am selling my Mini+ to buy another X1C. I like 3D printing and thinkering on projects, not thinkering the damn printer.
Prusa has consistently raised the bar. The A1mini and AMS from Bambu Lab are good choices for those on a tight budget, but they can't match the features and precision of Prusa printers.
Bambulab most certainly has beaten Prusa in terms of features and price point. The A1 mini is superior to the Prusa mini in almost all comparable metrics and only Prusa can be blamed for failing to innovate at the rate that Bambulab has.
I agree. I use Prusa MK3 & MK4 for work due to maintenance cost, easy self repair, and reliable precision to leave over night unattended. Not a feature guy. I hate touch screen devices in work setting and don't care for camera. But I have Bambu P1P at home for cool projects with my son. It's more beginner friendly and parts can be bought with reasonable shipping times. Will buy the Bambu mini just for my son. Feel like Prusa and Bambu are meant for two different markets. They both have their cons and pros. Definitely Bambu has the edge on software features I can use on my tablet and phone.
Bambu Lab offers much more features than Prusa. As for precision, I have to print a flow rate cube for the Prusa's for each damn filament brand and change the flow rate in PrusaSlicer. With the X1C, it is a perfect .48 cube for all side. No changes required.
OH how you left out something TECH support I can log in today and in a few minutes not a few days later I chat with a tech support. Any way booth are too small build volume, Revews like this are snake oil youtubler get a free printer and has you do the sales of the product not buying this no way no how pull up that chart
Prusa ain’t gonna get replaced by this crap Chinese company….. even the 3D a nerd on Instagram and TikTok said the mini is better than the other machines they sell….. it’s faster and cleaner easier…. They basically just outted their own machines….. by making a small one that is better then all their other machines… only reason to get a larger one would be for more space but the mini prints better then the other bambu machines…… definitely not gonna touch prusa as a company
You're acting like he's the only voice on social media. There's plenty of videos you can watch right now with prints from all of these printers and you'd have a hard time picking out any meaningful difference in print quality between the Bambu machines. And all 3 have out of the box prints that look better than Prusa. We don't know who is going to be the dominate company in 5-10 years, but I can promise you it will be the one that is delivering products that work out of the box, with little troubleshooting, for an aggresive price. MOST of the emerging 3d Printer market isn't made up of nerds who like tinkering. They're made up of people who want to research or troubleshoot a 3d printer about as much as they want to research and troubleshoot a regular printer. People want shit that just works and isn't expensive. Perhaps Prusa can pivot into a more premium tier of the market, offering enthusiast machines targeting an enthusiast market who don't mind paying a premium for that increase in quality, longevity, and customer support. They may become the Porsche of the 3D printing world, but on their current path (their FIRST CoreXY is a 2,000 dollar behemoth riddled with issues) they'll never be the Honda.
Every 3D printer company was sleeping until Bambu Lab came out of nowhere. I am thankful to bambu for bringing innovation into the hobby at these prices. I think Prusa is done for now until they come up with something interesting.
I’m a huge Prusa lover, but Bambu Lab takes the W now
The reason they put “not recommended” is because people will not accept the term “supported”. This is a way to fend off the incessant e-mail enquiry.
Prusa making their Mini faster with a firmware update recently seems more than a coincidence. Also, that ESP01 board at $6.9 is very expensive. It can be easily bought online for around $1.5.
No way that was a coincidence, and the Prusa mini is great a lot of the time but then again a lot of the time it is god awful terrible. Tempted to get mine out of the garage and dust it off to see how the input shaping works, but as it doesn't have hardware on board the A1 right now has a massive advantage.
Just makes them look shitty when they could have made it faster all along
My old Flashforge Creator Pro 2 prints as fast as the Mini with the Input Shaper. I've compared those side by side. The Input Shaper is just bringing the Mini at same level as a 6-7 years old printer.
I'm glad that Prusa as well as the 3D printing industry is getting a huge wakeup call with Bambu. I had a terrible experience with the Prusa Mini, so much so that I sold it out of frustration. This A1 has caught my attention and I most likely will be purchasing it once its fully released.
Did the same and bought a X1C with 2 x AMS. I've never looked back, it just works!
Bambu lab just seems more honest
Prusa been sitting comfortably for way too many years... And now they are being clowned on by Bambu. It's kind of sad in a way, but they did it to themselves by not being more innovative and staying ahead of the competition. I love Prusa's Printables website, and I appreciate the foundation and the slicer they helped build, but they need better printers at a more affordable price to stay in the printer game. I think it is time they give up on marlin and move to Klipper.
They could simply lower the price on their printers, they are solid machines but they no longer worth the asked price.
Bambu Lab's Not Recommended filament is that those filaments needs an enclosure to use (+ even a filament dryer). Same goes for Prusa mini.
Prusa slicer is based on Slic3r by Alessandro Ranellucci.
Other brands use mostly a version of Ultimakers Cura.
I like Prusa and Bambu lab. Still have the MK3s+, mini, BBL X1CC and now ordering a A1 Mini. It brings a good competition which is good for the wallet and innovation.
For example: If the Prusa mini can handle fast print speeds then why has it been so slow all these (3) years?
How did you give material to bambu, while they themselves stated that they dont recommend most of it..
They don't recommend the other materials because they are toxic and the A1 is an open 3D printer unlike the x1c and p1s.
Thank you so much, I now don’t have to resist the temptation to order
From the first day they announced it, I knew it was going to be a mini machine similar to the prusa. So glad I heard these clues.
I was about to buy the prusa mini, but then I saw this. Thank you
Its maximum acceleration appears to be 10 m/s^2, rather than the 20 m/s^2 of the p1p and X1C. Not sure if this will make a noticeable difference
Probably not, printing that fast usually doesn't have much advantage unless you are doing a full build plate at a time, where the in-between movement makes a huge difference
The Prusa is now quite expensive but don’t forget production (a lot of it) and design in the eu compared to china, reachable support and upgradability. We‘ll see how it is with the Bambo, I’ll wait a while. Actually forced to wait cause there will be no 299 version for a long time
Prusa has reachable support because their products are released in a Beta stage. All owners are their Beta testers. But, even if support is reachable, if it always ends up with no solution, it is as useless as no support at all.
So if you don't need a large build area you can buy two BL A1s for the price of one Prusa Mini if you don't need multi color (and who really does that often). I have more Prusa printers than BL but give it another year or two and that equation will change, 3d printers are just tools for a job. If BL bring out a larger corex-y anytime soon they will have all three of Prusa filament printears beat on specs, speed and price. I was, and probably still am, a Prusa "fan boy" so to be clear I'm not saying Prusa are to "blame" - it is just a fact of life. All companies and tech has its day, and Prusa will be just fine.
Would it be too much to ask for pictures of the A1's Poop Kicker? I have an idea for a poop collector, but need dimensions of the end of the arm as well as how high it is from the table. Thank you in advance!
Will the combo fit together on a LACK table/in a LACK enclosure? I'm only finding measurements for the printer, not the AMS lite.
No
Yeah I figure, but I would love the measurements to confirm. Did you find the anywhere?
I'm always amazed by the amount of cheerleading going on in the 3D printing space. Why not compare the brand new A1 with a 10 year old printer instead of the 4 year of the prusa mini?
The latest printers from Prusa have been the pinnacle of innovation isn't it.
@@message2prateekYes the 3D printing space has become quite idiotic. Its like Apple vs Samsung a few years back. The truth is that Bambulab and Prusa have shown very little innovation on their own. It's all just a polished copy and paste from the printing community from years ago. I was already tinkering with high print speeds and physical vibration control on my own build printers before Bambulab even existed. The difference is that at least Prusa credits the community while Bambulab steals the ideas and calls them their own.
Owned, grounded
Excellent review and your opinion on the new bambu. I have to agree 110% with what you are saying. I really think that Prusa is out of their league with the new printers coming out, not just from Bambu. So tired of all the Prusa fan boys that just can't accept the new reality. For too long Prusa has just sat back and done nothing innovative except continue to put his picture on everything they offer. Great video!
sadly thats true, seems like prusa ot too comfortable with their hobbiest 3d printers. Many people were expecting an enclosed MK4 but they got the same thing as the MK3, they got stuck
will I be able to add on the AMS after having the bambu for a while?
I was planning on stretching my budget of $300 for a prusa mini, but now I think I'll be waiting for the A1... only problem is that I would want to wait until later to get the AMS
of course!
It doesn't seem you can buy just the A1 alone. For me the cheapest version is 489EUR. I guess it was a marketing strategy.
@@its-movietime in the US it's available for $300 for just the A1, $460 with the AMS (same price as prusa mini), or $509 for the mega combo which has the AMS and extra hotends, build plates and stuff. these are all prices in USD. I bought the mega combo today which ended up being $573 total with shipping and taxes
Thanks! I guess it's only in Europe where I can't buy it alone?
@@its-movietime that’s very strange that they would limit it like that. Europe has a huge market for 3d printers. I’d wait a couple days to see if they just haven’t released it yet
Large printers will be a more popular version. If you come up with one before Creality or Prusa starts sending XLs in earnest, I'd be happy to buy one.
Print size is the most important factor for me, but the A1 mini is too small
200mm/s print speed is more than enough for sub 15min benchy...u can print 9min benchy in 170mm/s and 7k acceleration and 30cvs even on neptune 3 bedslinger that has POM wheels...so its not that much of strech with inputshaper enabled...ofc cause its marlin it can be sketchy but as time goes on and marlin evolves it could be possible
When watching related reviews it still seemed to me that the prusa mini would be the only option for 'making real stuff' requiring certain filaments (ASA, CF-reinforced, wood-reinforced ones, ...), whereas the usual plastic animals, darth vader busts, toys ... eg all plastic junk of no other utility than maybe learning along with it. Whatever the other points speaking for the bambulab A1, incl. AMS, very much admittedly. [of course as for price tag the chinese one won't be really beatable, economically]. What I'd like to see is what bambu's 'not recommended' verdict for certain filaments does imply in actual practice... seems I'll continue waiting on...
If the A1 Mini did not hit hard enough, the A1 sure does...
Prusa used to be my favorite but they got too greedy 😢
Every industry giant has their time until someone else comes.
they didn´t get greedy. Producing in Europe is expensiv.
They should have invested in larger scale manufacturing and automated more of the process.
@@3DPrinterAcademyTutorials yes but there is enough to pay for there employees.
@@SB-100I confirm, as a mexican i have worked and i have friend and family who work or worked on manufacturing companies.
The experiences told by people who used to work at Volkswagen, General Motors or Lego (yes, México makes Lego's, the most demanded jobs on Lego are related to be experienced on plastics management, not PhD required, with a technician grade you are full you just need to demonstrate you have the skill) are by far more different than the ones who used to work for the chinese manufactures, i would say names but they always end changing their name in order to not be closed by the goverment due to infractions on payment for employees and tax payment (and also infractions due to poor waste manage)
Is is too expoensive for the entry level?
It is perfect for entry level, best bang for bucks. Do not hesitate.
Everyone been saying "riP pRuSa" for the last 1.5 years...and yet here they are still selling out printers left and right. Their MK4 launch was sold out in under 3 mins. And them releasing input shaping for their mini just confirms one of the many reasaons why people buy their products, they continue to support their machines years past its launch. Remember when bambu lab discontinued the base X1 just because it didn't sell as well as the X1C? That only took like 2-3 months. Well I guess now they will discontinue both the P1P and X1C since the P1S out sells both.
for this price eleego neptune sound more afordable
Why is it so noising?
Because it is a 3D printer.
Right now I'd say that the A1 is definitely a better machine overall. That said, not a very big fan of how Bambu works as a business, they take the walled garden approach which I'm not a big fan of. If they were a more open company, it would be an easy recommendation.
I wouldn't really call the A1 "fully assembled," from other videos I've seen you still need to use a screw driver. I think their marketing is going a bit for brownie points. Might still be less assembly than a Mini, though.
Should be noted that the WiFi module is included as a standard feature on the Mk4. Hopefully Prusa starts making it standard rather than optional on the Mini as well.
Interesting thing about Bambu slicer: By basing Bambu slicer on PrusaSlicer, that also means that they had to open source Bambu slicer, which is why you now have Orca Slicer 😉. Wouldn't be surprised if some of the features make their way back to PrusaSlicer.
The MMU3 kit for the Mk4 is available for pre-order, they start shipping sometime in October (unless it gets delayed again). I definitely think A1's system is much better, and I'd like to see more printers do the color swap at (or closer to) the print head. That will definitely make color printing much faster.
I will call materials a "tie." Without some extra purchases like an enclosure, you probably aren't printing advanced materials on either printer.
It's going to be hard to beat that price on the A1 without the AMS. Maybe Prusa will try to reduce the price of the Mini?
. . . and no, this isn't any sort of "final blow" to Prusa. They have other printers they can - and are - selling. The name, reputation, reliability, and the open source nature of their printers do sell. I find it hard to see how the Mini will compete without Prusa making a bunch of changes to it, but maybe their reputation will carry it a bit further. But I think Prusa 100% needs to change the Mini.
The king is dead, long lives the king . 😅
prusa fanboys coping hard in the comment section 🤣🤣🤣
I now Prusa isn’t happy with the Bambu A1 Mini. But there printers are open source. But then again I don’t think the Chinese give a shit cause they copy everyone. What’s nice about Prusa, is you can order it as a kit and learn how 3D printers work as you’re assembling it. You can get all of the Prusa printers prebuilt. That being said. If you’re not really interested in learning how 3D printers work, then by all means go with the A1 Mini.
The good thing is we have options ;)
Tom Ross also stated that they would never make Bedslinger...so they don't really trust consumers at this time.
People keep saying the "end of Prusa" just the same as the "end of Nintendo" when Microsoft and Sony entered the video game market. Neither company is going anywhere. They know who their market is and really aren't interested in competing with anyone else. Especially with a bunch of DJI engineers who took from the Voron community and gave nothing back.
I respected Prusa but their panick release of features shows their true colors. THEY WERE NEVER going to update anything if it wasn’t for competitors forcing them to.
Think about that for a moment
If you think those releases were made overnight and didn't take a long time, I don't know what to say but it's far from a panic release.
Your review is very biased.. I noticed every new 3d printer is trying to compare to prusa... I got a Prusa mini for that reason , and I don't want to deal with companies that will go out of business in a couple years .. I know Prusa started long ago and they will stay in business more than the other companies...
Seems disingenuous, is anyone going to get the A1 Mini without AMS lite? Makes the price comparison very different.
yes, many many people will get it without the AMS lite
Lot of people use their printers for more than little trinkets and other artistic junk. For those of use building structural components, we're typically going to be using only a single filament. I don't need to have my bracket or gear printed in 4 different colors.
Prusa mini should be reduced to $200, otherwise, it will be dead.
Exactly. 459 EUR for the kit version is extremely expensive by 2023 standards for this printer.
Why? This A1 printer is 489EUR. I can't buy the A1 alone. It's all stupid marketing and these early reviewers haven't seen this coming.
This is definitely a head scratcher. It takes tons of room. Produces tons of wasted material. Has a small build plate and you are forced to use the bambu cloud to slice. You also have to use their filament. Uhmmm! 🤔 NOPE!
Not sure why you think Bambu has to use their filament. They have sold printers for a year and you are the only one who thinks this. Also, the slicing is done on your computer, not a cloud.
You don't have to use their cloud service, their slicer or their filament
🤣 Tho e end of Prusa? How? When Bambu uses PrusaSlicers open source 🤣🤣 Foh!
Manufacturing in China is cheap and everybody knows that. Also, former DJI drone engineers in the Bambu Lab shop are no joke! Not the same league.....not even close! I've sold my MK3S+ to buy an X1C and I am selling my Mini+ to buy another X1C. I like 3D printing and thinkering on projects, not thinkering the damn printer.
Prusa is just overpriced junk for nerds 😂
Not if you care for reliability and precision when your main filaments are ABS, nylon, or abrasive materials.
I am not sure about the junk part, pricey maybe. But I want to print right out of the box, and Prusa does that very well
@@arbjful Bambu Lab does it better.
This is exactly what Nathan build robots said. That’s why he’s the definitive source for 3D printing news
The AMS is a budget-friendly option, but you get what you pay for
Prusa has consistently raised the bar. The A1mini and AMS from Bambu Lab are good choices for those on a tight budget, but they can't match the features and precision of Prusa printers.
Bambulab most certainly has beaten Prusa in terms of features and price point. The A1 mini is superior to the Prusa mini in almost all comparable metrics and only Prusa can be blamed for failing to innovate at the rate that Bambulab has.
I agree. I use Prusa MK3 & MK4 for work due to maintenance cost, easy self repair, and reliable precision to leave over night unattended. Not a feature guy. I hate touch screen devices in work setting and don't care for camera. But I have Bambu P1P at home for cool projects with my son. It's more beginner friendly and parts can be bought with reasonable shipping times. Will buy the Bambu mini just for my son. Feel like Prusa and Bambu are meant for two different markets. They both have their cons and pros. Definitely Bambu has the edge on software features I can use on my tablet and phone.
Bambu Lab offers much more features than Prusa. As for precision, I have to print a flow rate cube for the Prusa's for each damn filament brand and change the flow rate in PrusaSlicer. With the X1C, it is a perfect .48 cube for all side. No changes required.
OH how you left out something TECH support I can log in today and in a few minutes not a few days later I chat with a tech support. Any way booth are too small build volume, Revews like this are snake oil youtubler get a free printer and has you do the sales of the product not buying this no way no how pull up that chart
Prusa has no choice to provide tech support. Their pruducts are released in a Beta stage. YOU are the Beta tester.
Prusa ain’t gonna get replaced by this crap Chinese company….. even the 3D a nerd on Instagram and TikTok said the mini is better than the other machines they sell….. it’s faster and cleaner easier…. They basically just outted their own machines….. by making a small one that is better then all their other machines… only reason to get a larger one would be for more space but the mini prints better then the other bambu machines…… definitely not gonna touch prusa as a company
You're acting like he's the only voice on social media. There's plenty of videos you can watch right now with prints from all of these printers and you'd have a hard time picking out any meaningful difference in print quality between the Bambu machines. And all 3 have out of the box prints that look better than Prusa.
We don't know who is going to be the dominate company in 5-10 years, but I can promise you it will be the one that is delivering products that work out of the box, with little troubleshooting, for an aggresive price. MOST of the emerging 3d Printer market isn't made up of nerds who like tinkering. They're made up of people who want to research or troubleshoot a 3d printer about as much as they want to research and troubleshoot a regular printer. People want shit that just works and isn't expensive. Perhaps Prusa can pivot into a more premium tier of the market, offering enthusiast machines targeting an enthusiast market who don't mind paying a premium for that increase in quality, longevity, and customer support. They may become the Porsche of the 3D printing world, but on their current path (their FIRST CoreXY is a 2,000 dollar behemoth riddled with issues) they'll never be the Honda.
Yes, but does Bambu come with gummy bears? Hmmmmm....🤔
4:02 prusa just pinned the same comment today on x but it’s from another account 😂 how stupid does he think people are? 7 months later and still 459$