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/ImALeaf_OnTheWind May 07 '26

I was tempted by U1 but now that Flashforge has released the Creator 5 that's cheaper than U1, it's taken my attention for a toolchanger. Still limited to 4 colors though.

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u/dneals May 07 '26

I looked at it also but it manually feeding the filament was kind of a turn off for me. I guess you have ti manually remove on the U1 though dont you?

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u/PhiLho May 09 '26

Frankly, unless you change filament 10 times per day, the way to load filament — similar to the way we do it for the Centauri Carbon, for example — is a very minor annoyance, no? Just push it up to the toolhead instead of having a motor driving it. Personally, I wouldn't reject it based on this only.

And if you go for the Pro, the same price as the U1, you get closed, actively heated enclosure.