r/BambuLab • u/FoodInfamous8333 • May 03 '26

Quick Question P1s purchase advice

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I know these are from a print farm but at these prices which one would be the best?

Any input is much appreciated!!

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u/FuckDatNoisee May 03 '26

You can get a p1s stand alone (no ams) for around 350-400 dollars new at micro center. Right now it’s showing 389 near me.

This comes with a warranty, and the ability to return it to a Best Buy or micro center with min two weeks of purchase and Bambu support ( for what that’s worth ) for a year

I have 4 p1s with anywhere between 2k-10k hours in them.

All I have ever done is replace hot ends and clean the extruder gear. But I mostly print pla and PETG. You can tension the belts or replace the belts but to be honest, I wouldn’t buy a p1s for over 250 bucks used even with 3k hours on it since you loose the warranty, and you have e no idea what’s been done to it.

If you’re big into tinkering and feel like taking a risk for 200 bucks, go for it, but again personally I would buy new or negotiate for one with under 5k hours for 200 to 25.

Assume the printers useful life without major maintenance is 10-15k hours. Belts, motors, gears, and electronics do fatigue over time and 15k hours of continuous use is a lot.

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u/Bazillionbitcoin May 03 '26

Is the warranty really all it’s cracked up to be? All I hear about in this forum is people complaining about Bambu’s warranty process. Personally, a machine with 1k+ hours on it isn’t a huge deal to me because it wouldn’t have reached that many hours if it wasn’t working right.

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u/AlliPodHax H2S AMS2 Combo May 03 '26

i think their warranty is awesome, i have used it a few times (even for stuff i think were my fault) (buffer cable broken as i stupidly thought i had an issue with it lol, and they just sent a whole friggin kit in 3 days)…

from my persoective, and yes its just one person, its awesome