Is the K1 Max better than the Bambu?

In this video we test out the K1 Max and use the Bambu labs X1C as the benchmark. We take a look at the printer and go over some of its features and show of some 3d prints. If you have any questions just leave them down in the comments and ill do my best to answer them.

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00:00 Introduction
00:23 Set up
01:44 Software
04:03 Machine overview / Complaints
07:29 Size / Helmet Close up
10:06 Price
11:00 Comparing a few features
12:13 Benchy show down
15:26 Comparing prints
19:11 What one should you buy

[LandonJones-mkrg]

Bambu printers just work, and that's that. Creality printers have to be tinkered and maintained to even try to be performed on the level of an out of box p1p. Not to mention that bambu has the X1c is faster has better features and can have an ams attached to it. If anything, this is the end of creality.

[jholmes]

I'm in the market for one of these printers, and was leaning towards Bambu before this video. I currently have 3 Creality printers. After watching this video, I'm convinced, I'm going Bambu X1
Great video!!

[Masterpsycho]

My friend bought a p1s about a month ago, and received my K1 max just this weekend. I’ve been using Creality machines for about two years now and I can say other than build volume the Bambu machine is just better… not that I dislike my machine, I’ve already had issued with mine, ie parts missing, extruded clogging, print oddities, and more. While my buddy has had almost no issue at all with his bambu. I’ve had more issues with my K1 than he has had with his P1S this weekend than he has had in his month of ownership… still a nice machine and if Creality comes out with a multi filament system I think they will be much more comparable to those machines at that point.

[wrxsubaru]

Bambu slicer (BambuStudio) is not based on Cura. It is based a fork of PrusaSlicer which is a fork of Slic3r.

[TJoker---]

I got a P1P and did the P1S encloser upgrade and I pretty much just click print and it does the magic it does. My advice for cleaner prints is to turn off all the fans except for the parts fan. Works great.

[AndrewAHayes]

I have an X1C but I dont have a K1 Max but I do have 7 other Creality printers.
I did not even consider getting the K1 Max as every Creality printer I have bought has had issues that I have had to fix myself and from what I have seen the K1 Max is no different.
Apart from having to print a few parts to get rid of sharp Bowden tube angles on the AMS I have had no issues with my X1 Carbon!
BTW Bambu Studio is a fork of Prusa Slicer not Cura!

[Miked]

BambuLab has blown up in popularity for a good reason. They're better in every single way.

[Ankcientgamer]

I've been using Orca Slicer also with the K1 Max, and it's been great! I have V3 and it still came with the glass top btw. Great video

[Andre_M_D]

I picked up a k1 a few weeks ago. For the money I am very impressed. But in my case I didn't mind modding it a bit. I rooted mine, shimmed the bed, printed a top cover and designed a door seal. I also only use orca slicer. That is the best one in my opinion and works via wifi etc. And just a heads up Bambu slicer is a clone of prusia slicer and not cura. Thanks for the review

[PrezTrump-onlk]

So to answer the title question, No, the Bambu is the best

[Loucfr]

Just ordered my P1S. This video, along with many other reviews, were really helpful. Thanks!

[Godseverman]

question that has nothing to do with this video/kinda, how thick are the walls on the box u made at 17:00 ? 3mm ?

[mygoodspirit]

i have K1 Max for a few weeks now, i love it! i have the printer and the ferret pro for €900 and 6 rolls of petg from crealty. total of €1000.
And the best news is that the cfs will also be available for K1 Max 😀

[Victorine]

I have 3 bambo printers that print 24-7 - They have proven to be very reliable - they just work - no hassle no fuss - great printers. I'm personally never using any other brand again. They are that good.... and I've been doing this 10+ years now. The only failure so far was a camera and they covered it under warranty. I told them I use them as commercial printers.... they still covered it... talking about a good experience. I'm sold! customer for life

[barmacg]

I'm an agreement with your overall conclusion. However I feel that the expectation that a lot of us have to do a significant amount of tweaking and tuning on your printer to get it to work well is flawed. Especially With people new to the hobby having an extremely steep and time-consuming learning curve.
Let's be honest, very few companies have made significant improvements in 3D printing over the past 5 years until Bambu entered the market late last year. Now everyone is scrambling to catch up and we have some decent entries. Bamboo has unequivocally proven that the steep time consuming learning curve is not necessary with expensive and very inexpensive machines that are extremely effective out of the box for absolute newbies.
I am not a newbie to 3D printing. I have worked with many in the past and have several of my own now.
The K1 Max was an absolute nightmare.
Whoever tested it completely clogged the nozzle to the point where I could not load it ( Even after heating it up to 50° past the max temperature it required and trying to push hard filament through).
I had to take the whole hot end apart (in terms of difficulty of hot ends this was one of the most time-consuming I've ever had to take apart and then ultimately reassemble in my life).
I hate to say it but I actually gave up. My K1 Max is completely packed up and ready to return. I did not get a single print out of it. My Bambu labs X1C and my Bambu A1 mini were the easiest printers I have ever used in my life. That includes printing with multiple colors and loading multiple spools on them for either individual multicolor prints or prints with multiple pieces of different colors.
I think as a community to include content creators we need to expect more from these larger mainstream 3D printing companies. Some of them have done nothing but make a lot of money off a brand name while giving us very little in terms of upgrades or improvements for many years.
There are many issues with the K1 Max that have not yet been resolved. The filament trail, the location of the filament, the angle of the filament being loaded into the hot end, these were all deal breakers that needed to be resolved before using the printer.
I will admit that if my hot end hadn't been completely clogged by what I assume was an incompetent tester (and this was not the first time and Creality is not the only culprit) I most likely would have worked my way through all these issues as the K1 Max represents the pinnacle of the printer I've been looking for from the day I was first interested in 3D printing.
The K1 Max may one day be the best 3D printer, but as it stands right now it still has many issues to work out in comparison to any of Bambu labs printers.
Unless you want to spend a lot of time with the printer doing upgrades and tweaks I would strongly recommend waiting until Creality works all the kinks out or somebody else comes out with a similar printer that works out of the box without a bunch of upgrades and tweaks.
My hope is that bamboo will now focus on a larger format printer.

[emac]

I have an Ender 3 S1 Pro. It’s my first printer. I’ve been considering the Bambu X1, and then I saw the K1 Max. The ability to do multicolored prints with the Bambu, is a huge advantage. I think, if Creality can design a similar set up, and take their time ensuring it works, they’d have a better chance of competing. Thank you for this comparison. I think it’ll be worth the extra money for more options, and less hassle.

[nolomite]

I guess if you need the build volume then yes, the K1. I just done with tinkering, I want to focus more on what it is I’m making than the printer which the Bambú does for me. Now I just dive down into CAD and design stuff. I’ve inspired more people to get 3D printers because of what I make.

[jorge_mora_]

5:12 That is simply a PTFE tube, you call a BOWDEN system when the motor pushes de filament through a long PTFE tube from behind, up to the nozzle, other wise is called a DIRECT DRIVE, when the motor is slightly on top of the heat break and fans, and it pushes de filament into the nozzle, but it does not need a PTFE tube in the middle.

[TwoMooseDesign]

I have been absolutely loving 3d printing, what kind of 3d printer videos would you be interested in in the future?

[michaelflynn]

I've read that the mesh bed leveling isn't the problem but rather the bed is not square and needs to be trammed. The bed leveling logic adds gcode to compensate for an out of level situation but if the bed leveling is too far off then the mesh logic cannot compensate. I had this exact issue with my Prusa Mini. I read many other people with the K1 Max are having this issue and added bed leveling screws to manually tram the bed