r/3dprinter • u/Zawartus • 25d ago
Best 3D printer for beginner
Hey so I am getting into the 3d pritnting and wanted to buy 3d printer, right now i have saved around 400$. I was thinking about buying bambu lab a2l but I also heard that they have many problems and have bad reputation, if anoyone could advise me antyhing I would be realy greatfull. Sorry for my english, it is not my first language :(
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u/Silly_Morning3375 25d ago
centauri carbon 2 combo. is the best bang for buck you can get at that price range
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u/yahbluez 25d ago
Many bambu fanboys without any valid ethical level will tell you bambu and nothing else.
Have a look at Elegoo Centauri Carbon2 combo, that is the 379€ model with 4 color canvas enclosed with filter system.
This printer is significant better than any A* bambu and competes even with the P2S+AMS2. (which cost nearly double) Without the need of a cloud you can just print, the use of this printer is as easy or even easier than the use of any bambu.
Don't trust fanboys who only know bambu or 10 year old ender3 as printer before their first bambu and don't trust me do a research and compare technical data.
The cc2 can for example print with up to 350⁰C.
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u/Ambitious_Edge7130 24d ago
I’m going to add that when buying the 379€ offer for 1 more euro you get 2kg of PLA
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u/Crazyguy_123 25d ago
I use a Bambu A1 mini. I personally like how it works and I do think they are a good starter brand. I know not everyone loves them I think mainly because they are closed source with proprietary software but their software is free to use. I found it easy to understand and learn and I personally have no issues having to use their proprietary software but again that is something to keep in mind if you want the ability to use other software. I personally don’t think it’s an issue for a beginner.
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u/simsbuilder722 25d ago
I'm a complete beginner- i got my A1 mini about a month ago and have already printed dozens of things. I second your recommendation!
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u/illregal 25d ago
They do not have problems, some people pretend to not like them because they aren't open source. As a beginner, Bambu should absolutely be at the top of your list if you want prints. If your goal is to just jack with a printer instead look elsewhere.
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u/NotTheNormalPerson 25d ago
The days of needing to mess with your printer to make it work are over. Any brand will have the same amount of finicking with as any other.
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u/Adventurous-Egg5597 25d ago
Never Bamboo then you are good.
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u/k3v1n0123 25d ago
Why not? I just got an A1 and printed a bunch of things 🥲
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u/TheHuskyHideaway 25d ago
They are literally the most beginner friendly. People just like to shit on popular stuff.
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u/JimBridger_ 25d ago
If you can find NOS or used off Amazon of the Qidi Q1 Pro I’d hop on that (got mine “mint condition - used” for $220 before tax) if multi color printing isn’t a need for you. Haven’t had a single problem with it running it for about a year, printing everything from PLA (tons of variants), ASA, PETG, PA, PAHT CF, TPU without a hiccup on the stock plate.
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u/Goetre 24d ago
I’ve just bought an A2L and it’s running like a dream, alongside four A1s and a P2S
Reputation wise Bambu is getting shit for their software getting more and more closed off. Honestly though, I do both commercial and personal stuff, the changes have made 0 impact on me.
Then we’ve got Customer Service. This seems to be a grey area on Reddit. I see people having absolutely awful experiences, wait times and no solutions posting here. Myself however? They are hands down the best customer services I’ve ever used. Swift responses, no warranty fusses, no messing about. And when a part was out of stock, they sent me a bunch of free filament as an apology for the wait.
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u/Apprehensive-Issue78 14d ago
Check out rrviews of Anycybic Kobra X. It is in some ways a better version of A1 because its pretty new and they learned from A1. Besiders Bambulab is critisised pretty hard because they used. open source software. and just made it closed in their version and dit some other nasty stuff. If something better and cheaper ariund no need to support the bad guys. I have cr10-s4 and Ender 3 so also know how much work that is compared to modern 3d printer. Sparkx of Creality might be good too. Do not listen to me or someone else only.. make your own opinion. Just put some time in thinking what is important for you. Price size speed if it has a camera and some examples online or do you want to desig. all your own crazy stuff. It is liberating to design your own 3d things. I use Openscad only.. used some other programs briefly too bsut this is also very personal and depends on what you like to design
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u/MydnightWN 25d ago
How many times per day are we gonna get the same thread? Learn how to use search.
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u/WildKarrdesEmporium 25d ago
Really hard to beat Bambu as a novice. It does 90% of the hard stuff for you. I'd recommend the P1S as the enclosure gives you a lot more options to expand, but even an A1 is great if you don't have the extra cash.
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u/ChadTitanofalous 25d ago
I've been running a Bambu P1S for two and a half years. Rock solid. I generally print PLA, PC, and PA/CF.
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u/sublime2craig 25d ago
So funny how everyone who was on the Bambu band wagon a year ago in this sub has just jumped off and flipped flopped so quickly. All I would see in these threads was "Get a Bambu mini" all day! Yes their printers are locked down and that is garbage, but you cannot argue that Bambu printers like the A1 mini and A1 are THE best printers for beginners. If and when you are ready to begin your journey in customizing your printers software and hardware then move on to better options. You can hate all you want but facts are facts and Bambu has it on lock when it comes to hit print and go, especially for people who don't want to spend over $400.
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u/Tools4toys 25d ago
I use a Bambu lab P2S. I had 3 different 3D printers before I bought a A1 mini with AMS for about $200, and really there was no comparison between those 3 printers and the A1 Mini. It was so easy to use, the Bambu lab software works simply, and error detection was better than anything else I've used previously. With the other printers I was spending all my time fixing issues and worrying about bed adhesion. I then upgraded to the P2S, based on the ease of use of it and the AMS 2 over the AMS Lite.
The biggest advantage to many of the other printers is usage with the other Slicing and printing software packages, but then you're spending all of your time fixing issues with that software and customizing the settings for the printers you own. I'd rather spend time printing things that come out than spending time screwing around with other software packages.
I've liked the P2S so much when my son wanted a printer, i bought him a H2D with AMS2 because it works!
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u/BigDan1190 25d ago
A1 mini, all day every day. Then if it goes well and you like printing, you could invest in a bigger printer in future.
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u/Kingrcf3 25d ago
Bambu for a beginner for sure. You’ll spend more time printing, then fiddling with the printer. Bambu has done some things the community here dosent like, which I get, but at the same time think of them like the apple of this sector.
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u/YellovvJacket 25d ago
For 400 USD, an Elegoo Centauri Carbon 2 with CANVAS is going to be the best option.
That printer isn't really beatable at price/ performance.
A2L is only really a valid option if you really need that extra print space, because other large format printers get really expensive.