Bambu Lab X1 Carbon VS P1P 3D Printer Review

The X1 and P1P are the hottest new 3D printers from Shenzhen start up Bambu Lab - but could they be the best 3D Printer of 2023?

[MakersMuse]

I do not have a telegram and you have not been selected for a prize... It's a scam. Do not engage and report!

[antoniomromo]

This was an awesome review. Also a HUGE thank you for calling out the toxicity and gatekeeping that can happen in 3d printing communities. I always hated the "just read the manual" mentality.

[dtaggartofRTD]

The X1-C is a really cool machine. It automates a lot of the bells and whistles the community has been refining and painstakingly calibrating in. If the company has staying power, their printers will revolutionize the prosumer segment. We need more tool printers.

[dominickbrookes]

I've been printing for several years. I'm a hobbyist, who has little time to tinker and chase results. I bought the X-1 carbon, it's the very first fff printer that is simple, it's as easy as a microwave and quality is better than any other fff printer I've used. 100% endorse it.

[CharlesAdoki]

Thanks for taking the time to review this printer. You covered my exact use case for this printer. This printer is specifically a tool for me. I just want to print without having to think too much about it. I wish the rude 3d printer "gatekeepers" could understand that.

I've done the custom printer thing, I understand how they work -- but I'm tired of upgrading my printer so I can print better parts for my printer. I was spending more time tweaking the printer than making useful things.

[mahendradhungel]

I honestly trust you more then any other 3d printing youtuber, you could have made the video when their was a lot of hype but you waited, much apricated.

[needamuffin]

"3D printing as a hobby, not a tool" That was a distinction that I didn't understand when I bought an Ender 3. I put so much time into that machine trying to get it to be the slightest bit reliable but after a year and half I gave up and bought a Sidewinder X2 (based on a suggestion on this channel) and hobby vs tool makes so much more sense to me now. There were a few calibrations I had to do with the X2, but thanks to all my struggles with the Ender 3, I could diagnose and fix them almost immediately and now I have a functional machine that I can use to actually create what I want which is why I bought one in the first place. It actually even ended up being cheaper than the Ender 3 after all the aftermarket replacements and upgrades I made to that hunk of junk.

[wrokkr]

Thanks as always for the effort you put in. You kept 3d printers on my radar for like 5 years and we joined the game with an ender 3 and an M5 in December.

[jeremy]

Awesome review. You're spot on when you say some people view their printers as a tool, not as a hobby. I've wasted (in my opinion) countless hours adjusting on my Ender. While I've learned a lot, I prefer working on my prints.

[nvaphenix]

I’ve been waiting for this review and comparison for so long as I just knew it would be free of any bias, avoid the drama and really go in depth into the machine, it’s capabilities and thoughts of the future.
I have to admit, it was great seeing just how excited you came across about how this could really change the landscape and made 3D Printing accessible beyond the realm of tinkers and engineers.

[costing]

I bought an x1c with 2 AMS units in September, got it around Dec. My AMS units were the updated variant, and they seem reliable so far. I have issues with the purged filament getting stuck but I also haven't spent much time fixing it.

The printer has been amazing for me so far, I tinkered with printers for the last 8 years, I just wanted something that works. This so far has fit the bill!

The Facebook group is very toxic, but the discord is much much better.

[Nooooo]

Now this is a great video. Even handed, well put together and informative.

I started my 3d printing journey less than a year ago with an ender 3 and your videos have been very valuable. You struck a cord when you stated gatekeeping pushing people away from the hobby. 3d printing is a big tent for all makers, tinkerers, hobbyists, enthusiasts and dabblers.
Thank you and best wishes.

[Fishboneu]

Props for sticking up for the newbies. We were ALL there once!

[featherz]

This was a great and balanced review. I have two Prusas, a P1P and an X1C. I love them all - and at the end of the day they are just printers, not a religion.

[TheEdgeofTech]

Great Video Angus! Love the comparison and I am glad you added the part at the end about all the drama. It needed to be addressed as a lot of new people coming in have a lot to learn, but also came into the hobby because of how easy it is to get in now with these machines! We shouldn't be demonizing them, we should be accepting them into the community and helping them learn no matter what printer they are starting on!

[jack]

Great review. The x1 may be what this hobby needs. A kick in the pants to drive advances in 3d printing. X1 is showing what can be done. Another step towards a star trek replicator. So sweet!

[realgoose]

This review from you is what I have been waiting for!

I’ve had the X1C since the Kickstarter and it has been revolutionary. I’m learning more about 3d modeling/CAD because it’s now just expected that I’ll have whatever I’m designing in my hands that day. The X1C is a tool that just works.

For multicolor prints, I have turned the purge settings to 0 and only use the purge tower (make it smaller as well). This helped a lot on waste. Additionally, I try to print multiple prints at once. The waste is the same for 1 or 3 copies and the time increase is very minimal since most of it is spent switching colors.

It would be a great follow up video of you modifying the X1C to make is quieter. 😂

[markmorgan]

I think Prusa already has taken notice. With a recent survey they put out the questions seemed to be all directed at what Bambu Lab is doing now for their next printer. Great video and I am loving my X1C.

[dracarysblackfyre]

Very keen on this, and very happy to see my favourite 3d printing youtuber do an honest review! I've been doing printing as a hobby since the Anet A8 *Shudders* and have seen marked improvements, but I'm very excited to have a printer that just works. Happy to modify and tweak my Tronxy, but this will be a lifesaver when I just need a print done no fuss

[Bricksniper]

When you mentioned the whole toxicity towards the 3D printing newcomers, that bothered me too. I've known mechanical engineers with 20+ years of experience and were some of the smartest people I knew that would come to me with questions when it came to 3D printing. I was more than happy to answer their questions no matter how "basic" they seemed to be. To me, that's just the right thing to do, not berate someone for not knowing. Everyone has to start somewhere, no one is excluded from that fact.