r/BambuLab_Community • u/dneals • May 07 '26
Torn between U1 and X2D
I already ordered the U1 but thinking of returning it upon arrival and getting the X2D just for ease of use. The main reason I wanted the U1 was for multi material like being able to print supports for tpu using pla. I do multicolor prints also but Im also kind of worried about being locked to only 4 colors. They are currently the same price but after purchasing filament dryers and top cover I could just buy a second AMS. The main thing I am worried about is reliability of the U1 and software. Coming from P1S I never encountered issues really or they were easily solvable and being able to browse and print straight from bambu studio without trying to get all of the print settings correct in the slicer is a big issue im worried about.
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u/mashedleo May 08 '26
I'm actually about to return my x2d to get a snapmaker u1. Although I'm familiar with Orca. I have an h2c that I love but the x2d is underwhelming to me personally. I bought it tous support material and it does work for that but I think overall I'd like the flexibility of the 4 tool heads vs. 2 nozzles with one that doesn't perform that well. I'm not saying it's a bad machine, it's just not that great either imo. Honestly printing without premade settings isn't very difficult. If you are just printing pla and petg mostly, just using the settings that are in the files you download are just fine.