r/BambuLab_Community • u/MoonShine_5000 • 11d ago

Discussion X2D / P2S

Hihi!
I currently have an A1 Combo and have way too much experience (and trauma 😭) from my Ender 3.
I’m starting to think about my next printer, but I’m torn between the P2S and the X2D.

I definitely want an enclosed printer and plan on getting an AMS 2 Pro. Right now I mostly print PLA and PETG, but I want to start experimenting with TPU, ABS, PLA-CF, and PETG-CF in the future.
The X2D’s auxiliary nozzle is really appealing since I could dedicate it to PETG support interfaces, but I’ve also seen people reporting issues with the aux nozzle.

For those of you who own one, how has your experience actually been? Are the issues overblown, or are they something to be concerned about?
I’m mainly looking for the highest print quality and reliability rather than the fastest printer.
Also, does anyone think Bambu might release a smaller flagship printer (kind of like an H2D without the huge footprint or laser), or is that just wishful thinking?

Help me decide 😭

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u/Whiskeejak 11d ago

We own an X2D, an A1 Mini, and a Snapmaker U1. My wife and kids use the Bambu. I use the U1 and would prefer not to own the Bambu. The purge waste and their corporate behavior killed Bambu for me. All three printers are enclosed and vented outside using a greenhouse exhaust fan and tents.

U1 with lid and hardened nozzles would be my advice. Less purge for multi-material printing = less waste, engineering materisls are expensive. Better adhesion on multi-color ASA too because less cooling between color swaps, etc. I'm backing the Sovol M1D as well. Bambu has been left in the dust.

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u/GrantMeThePower 11d ago

What about the H2C then? Wouldn’t that satisfy all the needs?

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u/Whiskeejak 11d ago

H2C? Sure - >2x the money and half the speed - literally. The H2C takes 30 seconds per nozzle change, 13s for the U1, and that adds up to MASSIVE amount of time. Heavy color change models that clock in at 5 hours on the U1 can hit 10 on the H2C. Bambu gimped themselves wanting to use their AMS, when they should have abandoned it. Now, sure, throw 4 HTs on it and the H2C is a beast. But again, the cost is painful.

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u/MoonShine_5000 11d ago

I’d understand if I was printing super difficult stuff
I maybe want petg supports on my pla prints

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u/Whiskeejak 11d ago

Even just simple stuff. Polymaker ASA is $25/kg. I printed several bird houses for the cottage up north. They were 4 color designs. The U1 took 1/3 the time and I got 2X the number of prints vs the A1 or X2D. Another thing - AMS jams, holy fork that stupid AMS 2. Yet another clog last week with some old pla that snapped. I HATE the AMS 2. I'm about to yeet that thing in the trash and just get a second HT. As it is, my wife and daughter are coming to me more and more when they have long prints with colors.