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projects:new_3d_printer [2025/11/14 12:34] – andyprojects:new_3d_printer [2025/11/23 14:56] (current) – andy
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 We've been talking about getting a new 3d printer.  This is a wiki page to store ideas, thoughts, views and stuff.  Hopefully we can decide and maybe pick up a deal on the chosen one in the black Friday 2025 sales. We've been talking about getting a new 3d printer.  This is a wiki page to store ideas, thoughts, views and stuff.  Hopefully we can decide and maybe pick up a deal on the chosen one in the black Friday 2025 sales.
  
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 +**Note: after much discussion we bought a [[elgoo_neptune_4_max|Elgoo Neptune 4 max]] for £284.99 on November 23rd 2025.**
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 Cons Cons
-  * My (Alex) experience of Neptune Pro 3 - making sure the bed is evenly heated before calibration else it doesn't work. So a bigger bed on NP4 might make this more of a hassle?+  * My (Alex) experience of Neptune Pro 3 - making sure the bed is evenly heated before calibration else it doesn't work. So a bigger bed on NP4 might make this more of a hassle?  Looking into this, it seems like care with bed heating and calibration is needed.
  
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   * Fast   * Fast
-  * Reliable+  * Reliable (Kairi: haven't had to do that with mine since I ran the initial self test, had the X1C for over a year now with almost 2k print hours)
   * 4 colours at a time   * 4 colours at a time
  
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   * Expensive   * Expensive
  
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- +**Bambu Lab P1S 3D Printer**
-**Bambu Lab PS1**+
   * https://uk.store.bambulab.com/products/p1s?id=578772891943051270   * https://uk.store.bambulab.com/products/p1s?id=578772891943051270
-  * £470+  * £470 (Combo, inc AMS) 
 +  * £329 (printer only)
   * 256 x 256 x 256 mm   * 256 x 256 x 256 mm
   * Maximum Acceleration 20,000 mm/s²    * Maximum Acceleration 20,000 mm/s² 
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   * Fast   * Fast
-  * Reliable +  * Reliable (Kairi: haven't had to do that with mine since I ran the initial self test, had the X1C for over a year now with almost 2k print hours) 
-  * 4 colours at a time+  * 4 colours at a time (with AMS)
  
 Cons Cons
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   * 256 x 256 x 256 mm³ Print Volume   * 256 x 256 x 256 mm³ Print Volume
   * Quick swap nozzles   * Quick swap nozzles
 +  * Reliable (Kairi: haven't had to do that with mine since I ran the initial self test, had the X1C for over a year now with almost 2k print hours)
  
 Same Pros and Cons as X1C probably. Bambu labs has built itself a reputation of "it just works" - with auto everything and now even some AI thrown in for good measure. Although at the expense of becoming more and more closed source. If you want to just print stuff, it's good, if you want to play 3D printer - it's not the one. Same Pros and Cons as X1C probably. Bambu labs has built itself a reputation of "it just works" - with auto everything and now even some AI thrown in for good measure. Although at the expense of becoming more and more closed source. If you want to just print stuff, it's good, if you want to play 3D printer - it's not the one.
  
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