Bambu Lab X1 In-Depth Review: Pros and Cons, multiple colors, carbon fiber Nylon, Polycarbonate
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 23 พ.ค. 2024
- BambuLab (P1P $699) (X1 $1199) (X1 Carbon w/AMS $1499)
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00:00 Intro
01:04 Printing calibration cube and Benchy at different speeds
02:16 AMS Multi-color printing
05:02 Easy removal support material test
06:22 Nylon Carbon Fiber and Polycarbonate Carbon Fiber printing
07:28 What cannot be printed fast?
08:28 Pros and Cons
15:28 Conclusions
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6/13/2022 Update
The 64GB and 128GB Micro SD cards can actually be used on this printer, but it only supports the FAT32 file system. As Windows 10 can only format external USB larger than 32GB to exFAT, after using Linux (or Mac) to format the Micro SD card to FAT32, both 64GB and 128GB worked fine with the printer.
(I would like to thank Candice from Bambu for clarifying this)
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Welcome back to Aurora Tech Channel. Two weeks ago, I made an introduction video for the Bambu Lab X1. It’s a $1000 range 3D printer that is packed with a lot of advanced features that blow every 3D printer between $500-$5000 away. I walked through the features and did some quick tests like the 12-and-a-half minute ABS 3D benchy in the last video, and the results seem quite impressive.
Today, I will do a follow-up video after I spent another 2 weeks with it and did more of test prints with different materials. I will show you what can you expect from this printer, what you can’t expect, and talk about the Pros and Cons. I won’t go over the features again in this video, if you want to watch my last video to learn more about that, please also check out this video:
Bambu Lab X1 Review Part 1:
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Literally the most professional, comprehensive, and well-spoken review of the X1 on TH-cam hands down ❤
Clearly the gold standard of concise, critical, honest 3D printer reviewers, on this printer at least. Thanks 😊
Absolutely!
Better than all the Top TH-camrs! You are the most detail oriented expert ! Kudos and a job well done !
In my opinion.. she is the best 3d printer reviewer. I don't know how old she is.. but she is insanely thorough on every aspect of the 3d printers. I would love to see her review other technology. Also.. her subscriber base should grow exponentially.. especially if she starts reviewing other tech. She could make a crap load of money from video reviews like this!
Right? I was wondering about her age too, because her voice and speaking mannerism is professional like an adult but then she looks like 10 LOL. I know there are young geniuses out there, and also adults who can look very young so there is no way to know.
Very professional, she must have wrote a script for herself. Great job
I'd consider myself a pro having been printing daily across multiple different printers over the last 5 years, and performing upgrades and maintenance of them. However, the knowledge and presentation skills of you and your brothers channel impresses me every time I watch one of your videos. Keep up the great work.
i think that are just ai generated bots
Just wanted to say that I found your channel today (after following other 3D printer channels for years) and really found a much more methodoloical approach to reviewing/testing printers in a concise manner. Very good job at getting information out and what you personally feel about these products yourself. This channel deserves more love.
Good review. But, some other channels are reporting a number of problems such as problems with the AMS, where reels that are less than one half full tend to be pulled up by the filament drive, and hit the fiver. It then stops turning. And the filament stops. Other reels may not fit. The spaghetti warming doesn’t seem to work, and a major mess can result. The WiFi is so slow that it can take up to two hours to transfer a model to the printer, and the printer doesn’t retain it after printing, so if a problem occurs, or you want to make multiples, you have to send it each time. The fan us good, but for Jäegermeister models, the temperature varies across the bed, and parts on the right side may come out distorted.
Those are the major problems reported in late updated models. I’m interested in this model, but after seeing numerous reviews, I would recommend waiting for the retail models to come out, even at the higher price, and after a number of reviews come in. 3D printers can be very frustrating, even if they have no major problems. This seems to have more than it should at this point. Software problems can usually be resolved, but aren’t always, as it could be asking for something to be resolved that the hardware simply can’t do, but hardware problems are a different story. They may never get fixed, and if they do, they may not be available for older models because of incomparable design changes, or just because the company wants to save them for new machines coming off the line.
At any rate, this is a company to watch. I hope it works out.
The printer was a bit complicated to hook up th-cam.com/users/postUgkxciSwynMJ7PnUvvx11rewiu-yFBkZTl53 but it does the job very efficiently. I like the ink wells versus the ink cartages that cost an arm and a leg. It prints quickly and the quality is excellent. It shuts off when not in use, so you have to remember to turn it on. Overall, it exceeds my expectations. I'll update my review in a couple of months.
You can actually configure the purge amounts with the "flushing volumes" setting!
Also, larger sd cards do work, but you have to format it to fat32 on a pc first. I'm using 128gb without issue
FAN-TAS-TIC. The pro's: professional, acccurate, innovative, informatrive, quite a variety of filaments tested, realistic use of the printer is the main focus. The cons: no bloopers.
This in depth review most certainly lifts you into and above the top class of TH-cam 3D printing reviewers. This actually is the best CarbonX 1 review I watched. Even you are deeply excited about this printer you try hard to stay true and objective. Congratulations and thank you for your hard work, Aurora Tech team. Nice glasses by the way.
You are literally the future of YT, I am grateful this printer allowed me to stumble upon your channel for similar reasons. The future is bright 😊
That was a superb review. A number of your issues have been addressed.
1. You can specify the amount of purge used on filament colour changes (but presets would still be great)
2. Yes, filament change is time consuming and wasteful, but your poker chip was the worst possible case as it had colours ALL THE WAY through. Using the software, you could have simply painted the upper and lower surfaces of the chip to reduce the number of colour changes.
4. Not only should cold extrusion noty be alloowed, but you can crash the tool head into the base of the unit by using the move commands. Unforgivable. There should be a limiter.
5. The printer produces HIGH FREQUENCY noise (mostly caused by the fan). This is MUCH easier to mask than the low frequency noise of printers like the Guider, slamming the head around. Merely placing it in another room masks most of it. There is also a fan baffle available on Thingiverse that will significantly reduce the fan's output volume.
8. There is a textured plate available from Bambu - it works superbly
9. The nozzle and block costs £14 and shipping is localised. Compare that Flashforge, who sell brass or steel nozzles for a couple of dollars, but then charge £30 in shipping as they have centralised fulfillment and send everything by international courier, with no cheaper option.
The user can actually set the purging lengths, so there is a lot of room for improvement before they're shipped :D Hope you shared your findings with BambuLab?
it was your initial review that had me pledge to Kick Starter for this printer. I did see other videos but I do like your matter of fact approach and a focus on the functionality along with the crisp pros and cons.
You both are doing a great job! My fullest recognition on the delivered content and the delivery format. Keep up this outstanding work!
Wow. What an great review. Clear and concise and no fluff, amazing job!
Super impressed by your channel. Top notch reviews y'all are doing! Your the first to do print quality vs speed comparisons on the x1. Been looking for this for weeks. Thank you!
Amazing review! I got in on the Kickstarter for this and every review I watch makes me happy with keeping the order!
Wow! Outstanding video and presentation-clear, concise, thoughtful. I know how hard conveying a lot of information can be and you crushed it!
Fantastic review. Videos always well organized and insightful. Beautifully done.
Fantastic review! The way you went over the cons of the printer in detail puts your review and credibility a notch above most others reviews that have come out about the X1 so far.
Well done. Best review on the X1 I have seen in weeks. Polished and professional.
Accidentally hit the Aurora channel. I was looking for information about bamboo. In my opinion, a serious application for a new approach to 3D printing.
Now, I'm looking at all the reviews, even those printers that I'm not interested in, but the author expresses his thoughts so competently and interestingly that without a doubt, if I buy a printer, I will rely on her opinion. In my opinion, the most interesting blogger, even compared to millionaires. It seems to me that it is worth watching this blog, because you can be practically sure that firms do not buy the opinion of Aurora, which many popular bloggers do. Good luck
As expected, you and brother produce outstanding videos packed with real info for us to consider. My use of 3D printers is not models and/or cute items but prototype parts for robotic cars and handy lab/home parts. Thus, printing at high speed is essential (permitting multiple designs versions) while filament changing is unnecessary. This printer still seems like a real winner; I would love to see a version with a 0.8 mm nozzle for even higher throughput.
Imagine this with like a 1.2mm nozzle (because I'm pretty sure those exist for some reason).
More nozzle’s (hotends) are available after release, checkout the spec sheet.
They do apparently now have 0.6 & 0.8 nozzles available, now that it’s shipping.
Wow, this video was excellent. Perfect amount of non-bias information. I purchased mine yesterday, and can't wait. Really impressed with the video!
This is one of the best reviews of this printer I've seen. Well done!
Best, most honest, most detailed printer reviews. Thank you!
Great job on this video. In depth but also concise and easy to understand.
Your review of this printer is just as mind blowing as the printer itself. Incredibly thorough and well presented. I really looked forward to review and you did not disappoint, well done.
Your reviews are among my favorite. They’re just high quality, detailed, professional and honest. Keep up the great work!
I saw this video and literally was like “ok let’s see if I’m keeping my kickstarted pledge or not” lol you held the power with this video. Great work!
Excellent review ! I really appreciate the no nonsense information, and and the way you have presented the information. This was very helpful indeed. Thank you.
I'm blown away. I haven't seen such professional review videos in a long time.
Just wanted to thank you for such an awesome, thorough review! Really highlighting both the positives and negatives of the printer makes it very informative and useful for those of us considering the purchase. This thing is a pretty amazing machine, especially at its price point. Looking forward to seeing how it turns out at release and how it is improved over time.
Thank you for the best breakdown and review out there. I was waiting to decide to keep my Kickstarter pledge or not based on your pending review. Needless to say I’m keeping it!
Wow you just got a subscriber for this one, lots of specific details I wanted to know and extremely professional for someone your age, keep up the amazing work!!!👍👍👍
Such a great review! Thank you so much for taking the time to put this together so professionally. To me, the main take from the video is that while this printer seems like a big step forward for 3D printers - there is yet much progress to be made in the domain of 3D printing. In particular - multi color printing reminds me the days in which we switched from black and white computer screens to the four colors CGA monitors. It was an important advancement in the correct direction, but it took many more years to reach millions of colors as standard.
Again - thanks!
Very thorough. Thank you! You answered things I didn't even think to ask.
Aurora's gotten so much better at presenting compared to her earlier videos! Keep it up!
Awesome review, this is the most detailed X1C review on youtube for sure.
This young lady is a machine. Bambu you should hire her. Concise and on point review.
At last a clear, concise and BS free review of a product. Subscribed.
Incredible detail to this review! Thank you for your effort and this video!
I've watched over a dozen reviews regarding this printer because I was interested in buying it, and you're video was by far the most factual and informative, you answered all the questions I was wondering, especially regarding the noise level of the printer on high speed and silent modes.
I'm considering buying this printer, and this has been the most detailed review of the print quality at different print speeds and using different materials that I have seen so far. Superb job!
Thank you. Very helpful review. This is an intriguing printer and you have shed a lot of light.
Very good review, pro and cons are well presented.
Keep up the good work.
Absolutely great review! Clear and concise.
Amazing video, you explained everything so well. I can't wait to get my hands on one of these Bambu Lab printers :)
Very professional review and calm voice! This printer might be my first 3D printer considering the ease of use and how good it is for the price :)
Thank you, I appreciate your thorough reviews.
I have just put down my deposit for the X1C so pouring over tons of videos on this machine and I must tell you that this is probably the best video I have seen, to the point and cover every aspect that I was interested in, thank you for taking the time to share your knowledge.
Thanks for the review. What gets me most excited about this printer is the company itself. Great to see someone pushing the tech ahead so hard. I love Creality but they need a little friendly competition. For me anyway it would be nice to see periodic update videos on this printer as to updates and how it holds up. I hope it does but for now I'll just keep slowpoking along on my Ender 5 Pro. Thanks again . You two provide a great service to the rest of us.
Hopefully the company doesn't bust and can give the market some competition. This printer does look nice! We'll see how they do after kickstarter.
@@XCF33t Apparently the CEO said that if they do go under then their parts would go open source. They seem pretty trustworthy but time will tell.
Creality should really invest more R&D into CoreXY. The Ender 5 and 6 are okay but they don't really compare to the Voron CoreXY design. A reliable CoreXY printer below $1000 would sell very well, I think.
@@theglowcloud2215 TwoTrees sapphire corexy are very good. There’s also the flying bear
wow the purge material is more than what was used for the print. Excellent review, probably the best I've seen on this printer so far.
wow, fantastic review. Love it.
you are to the point as always 👍
Thanks for sharing your experience with all of us 👍🙂
My favorite 3dp channel!
Wow... that CON is something I didn't think about! alot of color changes = many many extra hours!
GREAT review, thanks! I've Kickstarter backed the carbon-fiber AMS printer, and your review just upped my excitement level. I can't wait!
And if anyone has any doubts, the rack of printers behind you is an excellent visual display of your credentials! :-)
Amazing job w/ the review. It's not often a reviewer actually goes in depth with how someone would actually try to use the machine w/ various materials. Reciting stats and doing a benchy is well and all..but it often doesn't help figure out day in and day out performance. This gave me an excellent idea of how I could use this the printer. I wasn't too keen on getting the AMS but I often struggle with support material on models...I could really use a combination of support material and PLA like you did.
I wish I could 3D model like that, you make it look so easy. For those who don't know, if you're a beginner (like me), Fusion 360 is insanely complex.
Watch my Fusion 360 tutorials, it's easy to get started.
Thank you so much for this review. This is exactly what I was looking for - how does it actually perform, and not all the quirks. Presented in a clear and concise way, you have a gift for reviewing things, and a new subscriber!
thats one of the best reviews ive see on that printer ..you well deserve the printer
👏Great review! You covered quite a lot. Well done! Despite the few cons I am still eager to get my hands on one of these. I don't anticipate allot of color changes per print for my needs but it's nice to have the option.
Great review! No nonsense, in-depth and interesting.
Amazing review, it told me everything I would ever want to know. Thanks.
Wow, this is the best review I’ve seen of this machine yet! I like the amount of testing you did with it, your clear presentation, and the way you methodically list pros and cons. => The most important thing is that you covered *FILAMENT CHANGE TIME*(!) How is it possible that yours is the first review I’ve seen that gives the timing for this!
I’ve been considering this machine, but the filament change time really gives me pause, because it can so enormously lengthen the print times.
I don’t care so much about multicolor printing, I’d probably mostly just use the AMS to keep multiple filament types ready to go, in a dry environment. My biggest reason for wanting multi-material capability is for better support removal. I guess the time increase wouldn’t be so bad if I just use thin layers of support material at the interfaces, but it’s something I need to ponder. I’m still leaning towards buying the machine, but need to think a bit more about my use cases.
The important thing though, is that you gave me a very valuable piece of information to factor into my purchase decision that I hadn’t gotten from anyone else. MANY THANKS!
Wow, what a brilliant review! Thank you!
Excellent review, I've decided to purchase one based on this detailed overview🙌
At this stage I just press the Like button during the intro to save me time later. Incredible yet again.
Thanks for answering my question and your in depth perspective on print quality.
Absolutely brilliant review @Aurora
👍🖒👍
impressive review...you have an bright future ahead of you!
X1 came a long way since that video. Lot of things have improved and currently it is THE BEST printer on the market.
Thorough review, good job!
Super vidéo, je te remercie pour les précisions sur cette imprimante
The best thing about this channel is how unbiased it is. You know what I'd like to see? I want to see this girl read thousands of pages of legislation and give an unbiased review of Trump, Biden, and some of the leading U.S. congressmen and women. You would be very surprised at the results. This girl (or whoever is writing her script) could clean this country up and make it run like a fine tuned 3d printer LOL.
Great in-depth review! Thanks!!
Fantastic extensive review
Exceedingly well-educated speaking voice and pacing caught me off-guard. That's impressive. Love the no-bs format of the reviews in this channel - subscribing immediately.
Young lady!
You are an absolute boss & superstar!
Well done & thank you
Good to see this review. I watched your original review and bought in on the Kickstarter. This does seem to be ahead of its counterparts.
Excellent video! no BS straight forward I am getting a X1C
She looks like a little girl, but she is sharp as a tack and knows her way around 3D FDM printers, and does a great job of choosing points to make and editing. Bravo!
Great video! Well explained and leaves few questions.
this is so much beautify and I would like to watch it again and again 🤔
Thank you very much for this in-depth review : it's very informative and a lot better than most reviewers, who don't get beyond telling us the things we already got from the manufacturer's website and printing of parts in PLA . I am surprised that PETG prints need to be printed at slower speed. That is not what Rolohaun is showing on his channel. Did you ask Bambu Lab about this ? PETG is a very popular material : it's almost unthinkable that Bambu labs would build a printer that performs so poorly with PETG.
Very professional review!
Great review! I do have a suggestion: when listing off the pros and cons with the numbering system, maybe put a short summary of it as text on screen of us visual learners?
Interesting results you got with the petg, I have printed a decent amount myself on my x1 and never slowed down from the default standard speed with good results so far.
Hands down the best 3D printer reviewer I've seen. Unlike that Creality shill "something-nerd".
Excellent review. This is the first review I've seen that tries PETG, which is my primary go-to filament. And I was wondering about micro SD card capacity, which you answered. Thanks for all your hard work and thorough presentation.
Same, but seems okay for me besides the msd limitations.
Love the glasses, they look great!
Wow this review is amazing!
I’ve seen a lot of reviews about this printer. I’m waiting for the Carbon X1 model with ams.
No other review has been nearly this complete, thanks for making a great review/preview (software still in beta) of this!
There’s no such thing as a perfect, never-fail 3D printer at this time, but they’ve clearly gotten far more right than perhaps anything else out there, and worst-case scenario, that can be stated for the price.
I’m looking forward to adding this to my collection and printing through way too many rolls of filament 🤣🤣🤣
I think the first thing I need for this is to print a poop-chute basket: how tall, I don’t know, guess I’ll have to wait until August (assuming they can ship it out that early, I didn’t get in on-time for early bird).
This is insane! This is going to clear the market what's currently flooded with junk. Others like QIDI are going to have to step up big time or drop their prices to remain competitive.
Its more likely Bambu lab prices will increase, these machines are made to a certain price point as can be seen by the motion system and the type of construction but even still the initial sales prices do seem low even for Chinese manufactured hardware, so either they have basically no profit margin and are hoping to sell a huge volume and disrupt the market or they have made an error in their costings and will end up needing to up their prices. only time will tell. Its also certainly not true LIDAR at this price point.
Awesome review. Subscribed.
This channel is a hidden gem.
Thank you very much for the detailed review. Please keep updating if you get new fw/sw improvements. Also please try some(4) high speed benchys 90* turned to test the big side fan and the missing on the other side. Also please print some torture toasters in PC and other professional filaments.
Great review! Thanks a lot!
Great review, I just got the ender S1 pro after watching your review. I look forward to see this machine available out of the kick starter, it will be my next machine for sure if they keep the price affordable.
Should start at 999$ in July.
I'm glad you got one to play with. I'm experiencing bad customer service from Bambu Lab so far. After 9 days of numerous emails and an opened service ticket I still get a run around "scripted" responses from Bambu Lab about my returned package since I wasn't home to sign for it. All I need to know was if they could redeliver so I can plan my works accordingly but can't seem to get an answer to it. I think they outsourced their customer service to a remote third parties so all I got were scripted answers to a simple question. Bad customer experience with Bambu Lab so far.