Thanks for the in-depth review! We do have to suggest one little correction to the information provided in your video. You mentioned the A1 mini is among the latest generation Klipper machines, but in fact, all BambuLab printers' motion control FWs are not related to Klipper.
I heard it was referred to as KLIPPER Subset firmware so not a 100% Klipper but does leverage some Klipper. The key i think was the plug and play aspect with all the critical setup features that makes it better than most. 500mm/s is damn good. D
To piggyback on this comment, there's also minor clarification needed at 5:12 - the mouse kit is one of the extra goodies that can come with orders right now, and may not be included in the future. However, all the kits are available to purchase on the Bambu Labs store.
And there we go again, First, we ordered the Sunlu Dryer, and Now this little beast. Your impact on our wallets is dangerous. Please understand how much we respect you. Best 3D reviews online.
You make the best new product reviews out there. I'm still amazed at your age. I'd love to see some more in-depth maitainence videos, or follow ups after 6 months or a year of service to see how the machines hold up, and if you have any tips or tricks for common necessary repairs.
Aurora, you have the best printer reviews of anyone on RUclips. Please keep up the good work, please don't stop, thank you. I'm not even interested in a small, bed Slinger, multicolor printer, and yet I still watched the entire video, i'm hooked.
I learn something every time watching these videos. For me it's not always about the product review, but the process they went through in discovering the various features and problems, and then fixing some of them on their own. This is an unusually consistent channel in that regard.
I am the owner of a Prusa mini, it works very well but I think I will also buy a Bambu Lab A1 Mini, rather than siding with one of the two parts I prefer to have both, this Bambulab A1 mini is fantastic like your review! Well done!
As far as I remember, you were the only one who said anything negative about this “miracle” printer in your review (e.g. the not-quite-optimal auto-bed-leveling). Thanks and keep it up!
nice thorough review as always! 🤔I wonder if the filament tangle sensor was getting tripped up by the large spool's weight along with the TPU adapter you used since its flexibility would keep it from moving immediately when the AMS pulls the filament through (specially at higher speed start/stop extrusions). 👆I imagine this could easily be confirmed or disproven by printing another adaptor in something rigid like PLA. I would also be curious about the first layer issue you've noticed & would appreciate any update about it. cheers & looking forward to the next video!
Great review as always! Ive got mine yesterday, and im very pleased so far. Regarding the tangle sensor... It is located at the extruder, its a spring mechanism at the filament hub. If it cannot pull from the ams (or external spool for that matter), the hub will be pulled down actuating a magnetic switch. With that in mind, I think you are putting to much friction on the ams with your TPU-Printed spool adapter, is it maybe rubbing against the frame? It is obvious that the sensor switch is triggered when you look in frames of the video, where this is happening. :)
I like your review of this printer. I’m still considering one just to have for smaller prints so I can keep my X1’s and P1P running for larger prints or to be able to have a quiet machine running when the need arises
One correction. The AMS light rack does not have motors to retract the spools. It uses springs. This is why unfortunately it will never be able to be made compatible with the other BL printers
instead of a purge block, you should have the option to "purge" into another model on the plate, as well as using purge into a variable infill value of the print, this should reduce waste to almost nothing if you're using 10% infill. as variable infill of the purge material could fill up another 90% of the model, if need be.
Holy cow, thats optimus prime look friking cool, every video make me want this printer, only because is easy to print multi color, I tried to build a ERCF for a voron, but that thing fail mothe than a shotgun :/
The filament and time waste is something I hope we can move beyond by having cheaper multi extruder devices come to market. I would probably get it mostly to have four common colors ready to go without having to swap them out.
Would the AMS Lite work if it was hung upside down above the printer to reduce table space? I suspect the length of each tube must remain uncut do to presets for the filament changes?
This channel is one of the most professional ones, thankfully no silly goofiness as most other channels include. Still this channel has a nice narrative and provides knowledgeable and honest reporting. I love it for these reasons. Regarding the filament “poop”, I’m hoping for a home appliance that would melt it all down and then make new filament regardless of it being a bad color, since you can always paint your prints. There is so much innovation mentality in Shenchen that maybe such a machine can be bought by a hobby user one fine day.
There are attempts to recycle filament at home but it just isn’t worth it for now, the machines to produce filament of decent quality and in a decent amount of time are expensive.
There are companies that recycle prints. For the average user it's just not worth it. 12-20€/kg for cheap filament...that's ~330m. It's the same with pet bottles. You need at least 40 bottles to get a kg of filament from pet bottles. Some countries have as much as 0.50€ deposit per bottle...totally uneconomical for crappy filament. You can always try a diy filament extruder but from what I have seen they are just a hassle. Maybe some lokal maker space provides recycling service? Bigger print farms are doing their own filament and recycling as well. They get a very good quality (which they need in production). Slant3D is trying to get to 10$/kg and to sell their in-house filament.
@@heavyweather Yes, it seems like most heavy printer users would be best served by going to a local maker group to recycle filament, or even organize a group buy for a $15k filament grinder + extruder.
There's people who buy filament off you. It's important however that it is only one type of filament, which does not apply here. Will surely be interesting to see how recycling is done here.
Very nice printer ! I am however amazed that they don't flush/change color within the print ? Who cares what the infill looks like, you will never see it anyways ! So much wasted filament.... Thank you for this review :3
I'll copy what I said to someone else: There are various ways to mitigate this. One of which she showed. But you can also reduce the purge amount, flush into other objects/infill/supports or print a whole different object using the filament that would normally be pooped out. That's what I usually do. And then I get objects with really unique colours. And if need be, I can always paint them. I'm not sure why she didn't note the other mitigation methods. So it's possible to mitigate it, it just requires some cleverness on the part of the user. I don't really see any other solutions, aside from multiple print heads.
Bambu is killing it! They've achieved what I always wanted from 3D printing. Press 'print' > collect object. I HATED tweaking and adjusting, and modding. Just ordered my second X1C today, and am trying to justify ordering one of these too. Thanks for the great detailed review!
They did a great marketing, with that amount of complex sensors and a closed hardware and software I would like to see what is going on in the next years of use. Prusa acts differently and let you repair the printers virtually forever
@@chedil08 keep in mind, many of us have had our X1C for well over a year. Mine is still printing just as well and fast as it did the first day. They make a solid product! My Prusa however, has been nothing but a problem since day 1 with horrible customer support. not saying everyone experiences this, but I certainly did.
Great job on this review. No nonsense or clickbaity comments, a very logical approach to testing, and thoroughly analysis of the results. Really one of the best technical reviewers I've seen. You should be proud of your work.
Thank you. You were the only one who listed the cons of a single extruder and multi-color printer. I didn't think so much filament was wasted, I would definitely buy it now without the multi color. You are a precious gem of 3D printing, may God always bless your honesty.
The amount of waste is excessive... due in part to the multicolor changes BUT it also has to do with how much the printer wipes in those little "poops", it's too much IMO...
A 4 color print with Bambu's mini AMS or full AMS is often 2X to 3X the wasted filament than what the print actually uses. Its ridiculous and why I stopped using my AMS on my P1P after 2 uses......And that was AFTER using purge into infill and other "tweeks"
Agreed. Even just printing in 1 color the amount of filament that Bambu wastes is just not acceptable. I don't think it needs to purge the nozzle after every print (at least not a 5 second purge)@@geort45
It depends what you use multi-color for. I mostly use a second color for text labels on cases and keycap legends. These are printed with the text face-down, so color change only happens in the first 6 or 7 layers. Wastage is negligible, and the colored text results are awesome.
An exceptionally thorough review including information and tests not done in other reviews. I recommend your channel regularly to people for your top notch content. Thanks, Aurora Tech!
holy crap bambu, in my mind, is the only brand worth buying. not necessarily because they have the best machines, which i believe they do, but because everyone should support the only company who seems to be really pushing consumer 3d printing to what it can be, what it will be. everyone else seems to be copying bambu or pushing out the same old things with minor software improvements here and there.
I’ve owned three creality machines prior to my x1c - I’ll never buy a creality machine again. The Bambu printers are what 3D printers should have been all along. Can’t wait for a large bed variant. Excellent review video
love your channel but hugely disappointed at the omissions of open source community development in the new Bambu printers. Closed source with no repair parts available and very noisy fans are a no-go for me. Im still very grateful for your work though, just some constructive feedback.
SUCH a good video. my creality bit the dust and i'm so in the weeds about where the tech is 4 years later. your channel has been huge for me. The A1 Mini may actually be the one too. thank you so much.
Although I am an avid Aurora Tech fan, I wonder how some of her conclusions differ so radically from my experiences with two Bambu Lab printers: the A1 and A1 Mini. Their review highlighted a “strong extruder” whereas I have wasted many hours dealing with an anemic extruder that repeatedly fails to feed filament. The print quality is exceptional, better than any of my other nine printers, but the tsunami of error messages stopping prints (usually for no reason) coupled with other half-baked engineering and topped off with Aurora Tech’s claim of “8/10” for service and support whereas many others wait weeks for responses - after all that and a long list of other bitter disappointments, Elegoo and Anycubic are looking like old friends who almost always print reliably. I wised up, said sayonara to Prusa, and it looks like Bambu Lab will join my list of printers to avoid. True to form for them, when I attempted to comment on one of their Wiki pages today, I couldn’t log in and wasted an hour or so dealing with one error message after another, as if they still haven’t mastered Web 101 basics. Absolutely pathetic!
I'm still on the intro, but I have to comment now: for the price this thing seems amazing. I'm not sure if the AMS is worth it due to the relatively low bed volume, but the base printer for only $299 is nuts. Edit: is there any way to purge to infill? That's a lot of extra time and filament, when like you said, the model is 90% or more the same color.
While my friends and I debated between Bambu mini vs Prusa offerings, I suggested we wait for your thoughts. Your thorough review did not disappoint! Thank you so much for sharing.
Thanks for a very nice review, Aurora. You really deserve more followers. I've read the online starter manual and it says "When there is excessive resistance during filament feeding, the filament hub is pulled down, causing the magnet to move closer to the Hall sensor and triggering a filament entanglement alert." I haven't seen any other testers complain about FEalert, so could it be a mechanical problem at the hub of your printer?
By far, this is THEEEEEEEE most sincere effort someone gave for a thorough review which I have seen. Subscribing to your channel is really worth for we people!!
Wow ....now thats what you call a proper review. Having spent a few days trying to find answers and listening to far too many 'Americanisms' being presented at maximum volume I came across this video. You answered every single one of the questions I had clearly and extremely well explained. More importantly though you didn't go off at a tangent and kept on pain throughout. Your presentation is extremely professional and a pleasure to watch and listen to. Thanks for this I have subscribed and wish I had found your channel sooner. Totally Excellent ... I have ordered the machine with AMS and am fully aware now of the pro's and cons'.
Really nice review. Probably my favorite A1 Mini review released so far. Like others have said no gimmicks or goofy stuff just straight to the point. After watching this I'll definitely pre-order just the A1 Mini whenever its made available. Not interested in the combo at the moment. $299 for the tech in that is too good to pass up.
It's the MINI factor that is really holding me back on this machine. I can't deny it's a great machine but that loss of ABS, PC, ASA and NYLON is tough to get past. It's a great multi material printer for under $500 that works well. It's tugging on me but I am going to wait for the bigger form factor Bambu Lab when it's released. Outstanding Review as always.
@@Tom--AceThat's twice the price and a worse printer. As shown in this video, the A1 has better print quality than the p1s/p1p. Plus, the p1s/p1p doesn't have tangle-detection or pressure-advance calibration.
"Mini" printers are great as 2nd printer if you print a lot. They are more power efficient, can achieve same quality with less money and are more silent. If you will print small parts on big size printer, you may spend more money on power because of heat bed, than on material. I owned Prusa mini and small size limited me in 10% of the cases. Limited material selection limited me in 5% - the beaty of 3D printing is that if you need the part to be stronger, just design it thicker. As I remember, the strength increases with thickness exponentially.
@@colororb4105 worse is subjective, yes the test prints were better on the A1 Mini but that doesn’t mean it is a better printer. Most of the time you don’t need to worry about tangles and the default pressure advance settings are fine. The A1 Mini is for printing PLA, TPU and maybe PETG, nothing else. The P and X series printers have hotter and larger beds meaning more materials are possible and the P1S and X1C are enclosed meaning even more materials. If you only need to print small PLA pieces then the A1 Mini is a good choice, but if you need to print larger pieces in more types of filament then the P1S or X1C is much better.
I am new to 3D printing, and am still deciding what printer to buy. I don't need to do multi-colour prints, but I do like the look of the Bambu A1! So it looks like I will have to wait until they decide to release the A1 on its own! 😢
I understand how early entry into a technology space can be difficult; I had a steep learning curve which started 6 years ago. Now, entering this space, I would just sit back w/r/t 3D printing and spend much more time completing and/or improving designs of functional robotic parts. You rarely use superlatives but this video has many. Of course, I completely agree.
Great review! I’ve been thinking about getting a 3d printer to add to my shop and have hesitated until now. Your comprehensive review and discount code sold me. I ordered one before your video completely finished. Thank you!
I just picked one of these up as my second printer. As of this comment, they are selling for 200 USD before tax. It’s nuts how much stuff they do for the price. It outpaces my anycubic in almost every way, and it’s only a little more expensive
now for 200 Euros in Europe, great Value for that product, Dr Tao and his Team at BambuLab did a great Job, i hope that in Generation 2 they overthink their poop waste strategy in respecting the nature and go for 3 heads as example like prusa xl model.
Spending that much pla material for a "Made In China" quality Optimus Prime. I can buy Optimus prime or that purple toy for 300-500 yen. Hardly "awesome" looking results for the amount of poop.
merci pour cette vidéos ultra complète et on ce régale avec vraiment, sinon j'ai la x1c et j'attend la sortie de A1 seul pour l'ajouter a sa grande sœur et ce qui me plait c'est l'écosystème abouti de bout en bout et pour les néophyte cette a1 et la seul sur le marcher encore un grand merci de France
Wish BL made some improvements, in regards to filament wasteage, like AnkerMake's V6 color engine(still could be more compact by sharing common extruder components). It would have been a no brainer😅. But BL put longterm profitability from material sales ahead instead😢. Now, some less known players are getting the bragging rights for an eco friendly multicolor 3d printer😂. I feel, it will be seen, as a strategic mistake going forward. But again BL, just need to eat their own words, as they have already done by bringing a bedslinger(A1 Mini) low cost leader to market, to make it right😂.❤👍
I'm about to buy a 3d printer for 28mm table top minature figures, being a total newbie which printer would you recommend that does the best quality prints without hassle or visible flaws at a small scale, Thank you :) Love your videos :)
I spent to many years tweaking printers just so they would print a decent print,,, i cant wait to get my hands on a "ButtonPusher"-. Great Review as always-.
I got the A1 Mini without AMS. There were no included colour swatches, and no parts for the mouse. But I've been very happy with the machine otherwise.
What? Prusa outdated and overpriced?? Noooo. 😂😂 I give BamboLab all the credit for mixing up the low tier printer scene but this machine is a step back,sorry.👎
Just ordered my mini today as tpu is very fiddely loading on my p1s, so thought i would try this one ,and it was on sale at £229 without multi colour, very cheap for a decent 3d printer . On a side note love watching 3d content on utube but i always watch your reviews over other utubers if purchasing a new printer as your reviews are very honest and unbiased.
Another great review. Size is the main reason I wont buy this. I want something bigger than my Ender5 and Anycubic Kobra 2 Neo. I just don't see the point in going smaller as it doesn't save that much in electricity but it limits you on size where a bigger printer can print smaller objects a smaller printer can not print bigger ones ;) I want the AMS to try and get it working on other printers and not for multi-color as much as the ability to have it auto switch to another roll if one runs out.
It's such a small thing, but I love the little clicking sound during the honeycomb box. The motors are making next to no noise. It's like 3d printing ASMR
Amazing review. Covered all important topics (at least in my opinion). I'm between 3 models: Anycubic Kobra 2 Pro, Bambu A1 mini and Elegoo Neptune 4 Pro. They are basically at the same price. You already covered 2 of them. Do you have anything scheduled for the Neptune 4 Pro?
Great work comparing the A1 Mini to other printers, including ones much bigger than it like the X1C and MK4. I was most interested in the noise levels, so it was nice to see numbers (with measurement distance!) for fast and slow prints with the A1 Mini. Your technical in-depth approach reminds me a lot of Teaching Tech, so I'm happy to subscribe and see future reviews & printing content.
Thanks for the in-depth review! We do have to suggest one little correction to the information provided in your video. You mentioned the A1 mini is among the latest generation Klipper machines, but in fact, all BambuLab printers' motion control FWs are not related to Klipper.
I heard it was referred to as KLIPPER Subset firmware so not a 100% Klipper but does leverage some Klipper. The key i think was the plug and play aspect with all the critical setup features that makes it better than most. 500mm/s is damn good. D
To piggyback on this comment, there's also minor clarification needed at 5:12 - the mouse kit is one of the extra goodies that can come with orders right now, and may not be included in the future. However, all the kits are available to purchase on the Bambu Labs store.
any proof that its not kilpper based?
proof?
How do you feel taking so much from the open source community and not giving back?
And there we go again, First, we ordered the Sunlu Dryer, and Now this little beast. Your impact on our wallets is dangerous. Please understand how much we respect you. Best 3D reviews online.
You make the best new product reviews out there.
I'm still amazed at your age.
I'd love to see some more in-depth maitainence videos, or follow ups after 6 months or a year of service to see how the machines hold up, and if you have any tips or tricks for common necessary repairs.
Aurora, you have the best printer reviews of anyone on RUclips. Please keep up the good work, please don't stop, thank you. I'm not even interested in a small, bed Slinger, multicolor printer, and yet I still watched the entire video, i'm hooked.
I learn something every time watching these videos. For me it's not always about the product review, but the process they went through in discovering the various features and problems, and then fixing some of them on their own.
This is an unusually consistent channel in that regard.
The only serious non overhyped reviewer on RUclips on the topic of 3d printers. Another great review. Was waiting for this one!
I am the owner of a Prusa mini, it works very well but I think I will also buy a Bambu Lab A1 Mini, rather than siding with one of the two parts I prefer to have both, this Bambulab A1 mini is fantastic like your review! Well done!
you done it again!!!! this is my next all in one printer. do not need abs or asa in my life right now. thanks for the review and do some more
I love the quality, the format and the seriousness of this channel ❤️
As far as I remember, you were the only one who said anything negative about this “miracle” printer in your review (e.g. the not-quite-optimal auto-bed-leveling). Thanks and keep it up!
nice thorough review as always!
🤔I wonder if the filament tangle sensor was getting tripped up by the large spool's weight along with the TPU adapter you used since its flexibility would keep it from moving immediately when the AMS pulls the filament through (specially at higher speed start/stop extrusions).
👆I imagine this could easily be confirmed or disproven by printing another adaptor in something rigid like PLA.
I would also be curious about the first layer issue you've noticed & would appreciate any update about it.
cheers & looking forward to the next video!
Great review as always!
Ive got mine yesterday, and im very pleased so far. Regarding the tangle sensor... It is located at the extruder, its a spring mechanism at the filament hub. If it cannot pull from the ams (or external spool for that matter), the hub will be pulled down actuating a magnetic switch. With that in mind, I think you are putting to much friction on the ams with your TPU-Printed spool adapter, is it maybe rubbing against the frame? It is obvious that the sensor switch is triggered when you look in frames of the video, where this is happening. :)
I asked BambuLab, and they said it's an issue they will fix and release firmware updates to address that.
@@AuroraTech have they fixed it
Like the videos. The music is nice too.
Fantastic review! Kudos to BBL for supporting your excellent work!
I like your review of this printer. I’m still considering one just to have for smaller prints so I can keep my X1’s and P1P running for larger prints or to be able to have a quiet machine running when the need arises
New prince for the A1 Mini combo (with multi filament system) is $399!!! Def worth it.
One correction. The AMS light rack does not have motors to retract the spools. It uses springs. This is why unfortunately it will never be able to be made compatible with the other BL printers
Yes, you are right, they are just springs!
Another excellent review!
instead of a purge block, you should have the option to "purge" into another model on the plate, as well as using purge into a variable infill value of the print, this should reduce waste to almost nothing if you're using 10% infill. as variable infill of the purge material could fill up another 90% of the model, if need be.
I’m looking for the best printer for TPU
Been looking at the x1
This is good option for the price
Awesome job keep it up
Holy cow, thats optimus prime look friking cool, every video make me want this printer, only because is easy to print multi color, I tried to build a ERCF for a voron, but that thing fail mothe than a shotgun :/
Great review. I feel the bed size is small. I am a beginner. I am interested to buy this. Do you think this size is enough?
Every time I see a video about one of these I have the urge to buy one, but I already have two Elegoo printers and definitely don’t have the space
Why didn't you use the flush into object?
Looks like an updated Cetus mk3.
Best review yet, thank you, very detailed, I take it PLA at the high temp is due to the speed ?, looking forward to getting mine
Yes it does, when printing at higher speed, I will increase the nozzle temp to 230.
The filament and time waste is something I hope we can move beyond by having cheaper multi extruder devices come to market. I would probably get it mostly to have four common colors ready to go without having to swap them out.
Great review. Are you going to review the P1S? Never had a 3D Printer and I’m torn between these two.
Why do you need a prime tower if the a1 mini flushes the filament before anyway?
Yep, I'm a gonna go ahead and sell my Elegoo Neptune 4 pro. At the same price as the A1, it's a no brainer.
Will you review Elegoo Neptune 4 Pro? I'm really waiting for your review to drop on that printer...
14:37 anyone else waiting for it to hit the corner?
Would the AMS Lite work if it was hung upside down above the printer to reduce table space? I suspect the length of each tube must remain uncut do to presets for the filament changes?
I wish you gave print volume in inches. so i don't have to pause your video to go convert it to American construction worker vernacular.
感謝這期內容對我這菜雞很有參考價值。
Who at Sunlu decided that was purple 😂?
Is this still worth it in 2024??
Yes, it's still my #1 recommendation. Please visit my latest recommendation list at auroratechchannel.com
19:43 poop 😂
This channel is one of the most professional ones, thankfully no silly goofiness as most other channels include. Still this channel has a nice narrative and provides knowledgeable and honest reporting. I love it for these reasons. Regarding the filament “poop”, I’m hoping for a home appliance that would melt it all down and then make new filament regardless of it being a bad color, since you can always paint your prints. There is so much innovation mentality in Shenchen that maybe such a machine can be bought by a hobby user one fine day.
true! good indebt information. she knows what she is talking about
There are attempts to recycle filament at home but it just isn’t worth it for now, the machines to produce filament of decent quality and in a decent amount of time are expensive.
There are companies that recycle prints. For the average user it's just not worth it. 12-20€/kg for cheap filament...that's ~330m.
It's the same with pet bottles. You need at least 40 bottles to get a kg of filament from pet bottles. Some countries have as much as 0.50€ deposit per bottle...totally uneconomical for crappy filament.
You can always try a diy filament extruder but from what I have seen they are just a hassle.
Maybe some lokal maker space provides recycling service?
Bigger print farms are doing their own filament and recycling as well. They get a very good quality (which they need in production). Slant3D is trying to get to 10$/kg and to sell their in-house filament.
@@heavyweather Yes, it seems like most heavy printer users would be best served by going to a local maker group to recycle filament, or even organize a group buy for a $15k filament grinder + extruder.
There's people who buy filament off you. It's important however that it is only one type of filament, which does not apply here. Will surely be interesting to see how recycling is done here.
Very nice printer !
I am however amazed that they don't flush/change color within the print ? Who cares what the infill looks like, you will never see it anyways ! So much wasted filament....
Thank you for this review :3
Theres a slicer option for that
That can be done though, it is a slicer option in Bambu slicer. Result depending on object infill surface squared.
I'll copy what I said to someone else:
There are various ways to mitigate this. One of which she showed.
But you can also reduce the purge amount, flush into other objects/infill/supports or print a whole different object using the filament that would normally be pooped out. That's what I usually do. And then I get objects with really unique colours. And if need be, I can always paint them.
I'm not sure why she didn't note the other mitigation methods.
So it's possible to mitigate it, it just requires some cleverness on the part of the user.
I don't really see any other solutions, aside from multiple print heads.
Bambu is killing it! They've achieved what I always wanted from 3D printing. Press 'print' > collect object. I HATED tweaking and adjusting, and modding. Just ordered my second X1C today, and am trying to justify ordering one of these too. Thanks for the great detailed review!
They did a great marketing, with that amount of complex sensors and a closed hardware and software I would like to see what is going on in the next years of use. Prusa acts differently and let you repair the printers virtually forever
read their terms of service and you wont want to use it lol have fun giving all your info to china if you have it connected to the internet
@@chedil08 keep in mind, many of us have had our X1C for well over a year. Mine is still printing just as well and fast as it did the first day. They make a solid product! My Prusa however, has been nothing but a problem since day 1 with horrible customer support. not saying everyone experiences this, but I certainly did.
@@woofguy i know there are fanboys of both brands
In the same Benchy here... I'm converting my farm from the current printers to a Bambu Lab farm... at least until a better option comes along...
Great job on this review. No nonsense or clickbaity comments, a very logical approach to testing, and thoroughly analysis of the results. Really one of the best technical reviewers I've seen. You should be proud of your work.
Thank you. You were the only one who listed the cons of a single extruder and multi-color printer. I didn't think so much filament was wasted, I would definitely buy it now without the multi color. You are a precious gem of 3D printing, may God always bless your honesty.
The amount of waste is excessive... due in part to the multicolor changes BUT it also has to do with how much the printer wipes in those little "poops", it's too much IMO...
A 4 color print with Bambu's mini AMS or full AMS is often 2X to 3X the wasted filament than what the print actually uses. Its ridiculous and why I stopped using my AMS on my P1P after 2 uses......And that was AFTER using purge into infill and other "tweeks"
Agreed. Even just printing in 1 color the amount of filament that Bambu wastes is just not acceptable. I don't think it needs to purge the nozzle after every print (at least not a 5 second purge)@@geort45
It depends what you use multi-color for. I mostly use a second color for text labels on cases and keycap legends. These are printed with the text face-down, so color change only happens in the first 6 or 7 layers. Wastage is negligible, and the colored text results are awesome.
An exceptionally thorough review including information and tests not done in other reviews. I recommend your channel regularly to people for your top notch content. Thanks, Aurora Tech!
holy crap bambu, in my mind, is the only brand worth buying. not necessarily because they have the best machines, which i believe they do, but because everyone should support the only company who seems to be really pushing consumer 3d printing to what it can be, what it will be. everyone else seems to be copying bambu or pushing out the same old things with minor software improvements here and there.
I’ve owned three creality machines prior to my x1c - I’ll never buy a creality machine again. The Bambu printers are what 3D printers should have been all along. Can’t wait for a large bed variant. Excellent review video
Same situation. All 3 Enders delegated to very specific end uses and the P1P/AMS is the workhorse. No more tinkering and it just works every print.
I said the same thing then got a K1.... And realized why I said it the first time. Woof that K1 was returned within 48 hours.
The irony is that we wouldn't be where we are without Creality and the Ender 3.
Sorry, i can't afford a Mercedes guys
Too bad that bambu's privacy policy isn't about privacy at all
love your channel but hugely disappointed at the omissions of open source community development in the new Bambu printers. Closed source with no repair parts available and very noisy fans are a no-go for me.
Im still very grateful for your work though, just some constructive feedback.
SUCH a good video. my creality bit the dust and i'm so in the weeds about where the tech is 4 years later. your channel has been huge for me. The A1 Mini may actually be the one too. thank you so much.
Although I am an avid Aurora Tech fan, I wonder how some of her conclusions differ so radically from my experiences with two Bambu Lab printers: the A1 and A1 Mini. Their review highlighted a “strong extruder” whereas I have wasted many hours dealing with an anemic extruder that repeatedly fails to feed filament.
The print quality is exceptional, better than any of my other nine printers, but the tsunami of error messages stopping prints (usually for no reason) coupled with other half-baked engineering and topped off with Aurora Tech’s claim of “8/10” for service and support whereas many others wait weeks for responses - after all that and a long list of other bitter disappointments, Elegoo and Anycubic are looking like old friends who almost always print reliably.
I wised up, said sayonara to Prusa, and it looks like Bambu Lab will join my list of printers to avoid. True to form for them, when I attempted to comment on one of their Wiki pages today, I couldn’t log in and wasted an hour or so dealing with one error message after another, as if they still haven’t mastered Web 101 basics. Absolutely pathetic!
I would like to see more daily prints being compared on all reviews honestly. Other than that, this was an amazing review
I'm still on the intro, but I have to comment now: for the price this thing seems amazing. I'm not sure if the AMS is worth it due to the relatively low bed volume, but the base printer for only $299 is nuts.
Edit: is there any way to purge to infill? That's a lot of extra time and filament, when like you said, the model is 90% or more the same color.
They got that option on the X1c, don't know about this one though.
While my friends and I debated between Bambu mini vs Prusa offerings, I suggested we wait for your thoughts. Your thorough review did not disappoint! Thank you so much for sharing.
It should be obvious by now that Prusa's line is really dated. Prusa really needs to up its game if it wants to stay relevant.
@@yeroca As always for the last 2-3 years..
Flashforge...Better than both@@mrbilginc
Did you say the max bed temperature was 80? I would consider that a definite minus.
This printer deserves the title: 💩 master or cashburner. Anyone interested in buying my old printers 😁?
Underrated channel. Great videos.
Does anyone know if the first layer issues have been resolved in further firmwares ?
Thanks for a very nice review, Aurora. You really deserve more followers. I've read the online starter manual and it says "When there is excessive resistance during filament feeding, the filament hub is pulled down, causing the magnet to move closer to the Hall sensor and triggering a filament entanglement alert." I haven't seen any other testers complain about FEalert, so could it be a mechanical problem at the hub of your printer?
By far, this is THEEEEEEEE most sincere effort someone gave for a thorough review which I have seen.
Subscribing to your channel is really worth for we people!!
Wow ....now thats what you call a proper review. Having spent a few days trying to find answers and listening to far too many 'Americanisms' being presented at maximum volume I came across this video. You answered every single one of the questions I had clearly and extremely well explained. More importantly though you didn't go off at a tangent and kept on pain throughout. Your presentation is extremely professional and a pleasure to watch and listen to. Thanks for this I have subscribed and wish I had found your channel sooner. Totally Excellent ... I have ordered the machine with AMS and am fully aware now of the pro's and cons'.
You are My favourite female RUclipsr!
Can you do some videos about filament types and brands? It'd be awesome to have a filament price tracker on your website as well.
Really nice review. Probably my favorite A1 Mini review released so far. Like others have said no gimmicks or goofy stuff just straight to the point. After watching this I'll definitely pre-order just the A1 Mini whenever its made available. Not interested in the combo at the moment. $299 for the tech in that is too good to pass up.
It's the MINI factor that is really holding me back on this machine.
I can't deny it's a great machine but that loss of ABS, PC, ASA and NYLON is tough to get past. It's a great multi material printer for under $500 that works well. It's tugging on me but I am going to wait for the bigger form factor Bambu Lab when it's released.
Outstanding Review as always.
Maybe they will produce a "midi" with a larger form factor, somewhere around 250x250.
@@Tom--AceThat's twice the price and a worse printer. As shown in this video, the A1 has better print quality than the p1s/p1p. Plus, the p1s/p1p doesn't have tangle-detection or pressure-advance calibration.
"Mini" printers are great as 2nd printer if you print a lot. They are more power efficient, can achieve same quality with less money and are more silent.
If you will print small parts on big size printer, you may spend more money on power because of heat bed, than on material.
I owned Prusa mini and small size limited me in 10% of the cases. Limited material selection limited me in 5% - the beaty of 3D printing is that if you need the part to be stronger, just design it thicker. As I remember, the strength increases with thickness exponentially.
@@colororb4105 worse is subjective, yes the test prints were better on the A1 Mini but that doesn’t mean it is a better printer. Most of the time you don’t need to worry about tangles and the default pressure advance settings are fine. The A1 Mini is for printing PLA, TPU and maybe PETG, nothing else. The P and X series printers have hotter and larger beds meaning more materials are possible and the P1S and X1C are enclosed meaning even more materials.
If you only need to print small PLA pieces then the A1 Mini is a good choice, but if you need to print larger pieces in more types of filament then the P1S or X1C is much better.
Aurora Tec is the greatest and most professional review on YT. Parents should be proud
I am new to 3D printing, and am still deciding what printer to buy. I don't need to do multi-colour prints, but I do like the look of the Bambu A1! So it looks like I will have to wait until they decide to release the A1 on its own! 😢
Get the P1S, bigger footprint, enclosed and the bed can reach 100ºc.
@@TinSVM would love to - but funds are rather limited... 😥
I understand how early entry into a technology space can be difficult; I had a steep learning curve which started 6 years ago. Now, entering this space, I would just sit back w/r/t 3D printing and spend much more time completing and/or improving designs of functional robotic parts. You rarely use superlatives but this video has many. Of course, I completely agree.
Best 3d printer tech review channel on youtube! Thank you very much for all these info.
Damn you have a lot of printers !!
I got mine for $333.00 with shipping.
Great review! I’ve been thinking about getting a 3d printer to add to my shop and have hesitated until now. Your comprehensive review and discount code sold me. I ordered one before your video completely finished. Thank you!
Anytime I want to know about a new 3D Printer with Honest reviews, I go to your channel!! Thanks Aurora Tech.
I just picked one of these up as my second printer. As of this comment, they are selling for 200 USD before tax. It’s nuts how much stuff they do for the price.
It outpaces my anycubic in almost every way, and it’s only a little more expensive
now for 200 Euros in Europe, great Value for that product, Dr Tao and his Team at BambuLab did a great Job, i hope that in Generation 2 they overthink their poop waste strategy in respecting the nature and go for 3 heads as example like prusa xl model.
Spending that much pla material for a "Made In China" quality Optimus Prime. I can buy Optimus prime or that purple toy for 300-500 yen. Hardly "awesome" looking results for the amount of poop.
merci pour cette vidéos ultra complète et on ce régale avec vraiment, sinon j'ai la x1c et j'attend la sortie de A1 seul pour l'ajouter a sa grande sœur et ce qui me plait c'est l'écosystème abouti de bout en bout et pour les néophyte cette a1 et la seul sur le marcher
encore un grand merci de France
Wish BL made some improvements, in regards to filament wasteage, like AnkerMake's V6 color engine(still could be more compact by sharing common extruder components). It would have been a no brainer😅. But BL put longterm profitability from material sales ahead instead😢. Now, some less known players are getting the bragging rights for an eco friendly multicolor 3d printer😂. I feel, it will be seen, as a strategic mistake going forward. But again BL, just need to eat their own words, as they have already done by bringing a bedslinger(A1 Mini) low cost leader to market, to make it right😂.❤👍
Why has no company taken advantage of the poop. Someone could make a cost-effective cheap method to reuse the pooped .material.
I'm about to buy a 3d printer for 28mm table top minature figures, being a total newbie which printer would you recommend that does the best quality prints without hassle or visible flaws at a small scale, Thank you :)
Love your videos :)
I spent to many years tweaking printers just so they would print a decent print,,, i cant wait to get my hands on a "ButtonPusher"-.
Great Review as always-.
I got the A1 Mini without AMS. There were no included colour swatches, and no parts for the mouse. But I've been very happy with the machine otherwise.
What? Prusa outdated and overpriced?? Noooo. 😂😂 I give BamboLab all the credit for mixing up the low tier printer scene but this machine is a step back,sorry.👎
Just ordered my mini today as tpu is very fiddely loading on my p1s, so thought i would try this one ,and it was on sale at £229 without multi colour, very cheap for a decent 3d printer .
On a side note love watching 3d content on utube but i always watch your reviews over other utubers if purchasing a new printer as your reviews are very honest and unbiased.
Active Flow Rate Compensation, is this only budget printer that offers this feature?
Another great review. Size is the main reason I wont buy this. I want something bigger than my Ender5 and Anycubic Kobra 2 Neo. I just don't see the point in going smaller as it doesn't save that much in electricity but it limits you on size where a bigger printer can print smaller objects a smaller printer can not print bigger ones ;) I want the AMS to try and get it working on other printers and not for multi-color as much as the ability to have it auto switch to another roll if one runs out.
The a1 mini is on sale for $199usd, even better, $249cdn ! It is their 2 year anniversary sale.
Will this produce 28mm gaming figures to the same quality as resin printers?
Thank you :)
bambu is killing it lol I bought it for $280, the best value so far compared to anything
Another great review! Very informative as usual, thanks 👍
With the AMS lite, how much soace does it take lengthwise? Trying to find a suitable table 😂
The wire connected to the Z-assembly would run up against the filament spool, could that have been triggering the tangle detection?
It's such a small thing, but I love the little clicking sound during the honeycomb box. The motors are making next to no noise. It's like 3d printing ASMR
Personally, I am only interested in single color printing with good dimensional accuracy. It is amazing how far printers have come.
Hey aurora, i am from india. Bambulab have not direct delivery in india. You can help for 3d printer delivery as this price.
Amazing review. Covered all important topics (at least in my opinion). I'm between 3 models: Anycubic Kobra 2 Pro, Bambu A1 mini and Elegoo Neptune 4 Pro.
They are basically at the same price. You already covered 2 of them. Do you have anything scheduled for the Neptune 4 Pro?
I have a 2 Pro, it's been great so far. 3 V3 SE is also a great printer, very little assembly, fully automatic, and cheap.
I really want the printer, but don't want to get suck with that stupid AMS system.
Any idea how Much will be the A1 bigger size model which is about to launch on Dec14
RIP every other budget printer lol. This will be disruptive, despite the smallish bed
Great work comparing the A1 Mini to other printers, including ones much bigger than it like the X1C and MK4. I was most interested in the noise levels, so it was nice to see numbers (with measurement distance!) for fast and slow prints with the A1 Mini. Your technical in-depth approach reminds me a lot of Teaching Tech, so I'm happy to subscribe and see future reviews & printing content.
Does the printer show cumulative stats? Like total print hours and/or total filament used?
Wondering. Is there a way to not print the color block in the back corner?