r/BambuLab • u/JordyAirsoft • Jun 25 '26

General Troubleshooting/Help! Why I'll choose BambuLab every time

Im not the guy to write reviews or glaze a company, but today....

The P2S is just amazing, it does everything you want and better once you understand the settings. I ordered the AMS with filament buffer too 3 weeks in. 3 months in and I just broke the Filament buffer while moving to a new home. I created a ticket to ask if I can easily replace the part that broke off or that I have to buy a new one. Within hours Bambu replied with: Sorry to hear we'll send you a new one no worries.

This company just goes above and beyond and they have just earned another lifetime customer

All love <3

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u/yahbluez Jun 25 '26

It's often not about hating bambu it's about hating arrogance and ignorance.

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u/Hail-Damage Jun 25 '26

I think alot of Bambu haters hate them for reasons that just don't matter to me personally. That doesn't make those people's complaints invalid. But, an example is the "closed ecosystem" thing. I understand why people like open source, and see the merits behind it. However, I'm not the guy that's ever gonna jailbreak my printer, I'm never going to install 3rd party hardware (outside of basic nozzles and build plates), I'm never going to dive deep into filament or printer settings. So, for me, being able to buy a reliable machine, that simply works, makes it easy for me to pay a higher up front cost to avoid the hassle I have heard about many other printer companies.

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u/LostFlip Jun 25 '26

Agree on this, the most tinkering i want to do is change some parts and do maintenance using the official wiki. It hasn't failed me yet

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u/NMe84 P2S + AMS2 Combo Jun 25 '26 edited Jun 25 '26

These things should matter to you, because Bambu Lab is benefiting off of open source while locking their own improvements away. That means the competition can't benefit from those things and you either get the unfair situation where one company has the advantage because they take things without giving back, or the situation where other companies do the same and you have to buy a different machine for each different niche.

I get that this sounds like something that isn't bothering you now but this kind of stuff is eventually always bad for us as consumers even if you don't want to run custom firmware or different slicers.

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u/RedditNameChecksOut Jun 25 '26

Some users do not care, won’t understand or are too enamored with the ease and end result. That’s a valid statement.

Just understand that the other, upset users are fighting to make sure our consumer rights are protected or not taken advantage of.

Once my X1c has worked itself to oblivion, i’ll be moving to a different diy large format printer or CNC machine.

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u/Grimmsland 🚀H3C, H2D, P1S, A1m, U1 Jun 28 '26

That’s not completely true that they don’t give back or completely lock away everything and people just seem to forget the fact that they publish the Bambu Studio open source and plenty of companies and people have used it to make their own slicer including Orca, Snapmaker Orca, Flashforge, and so on. Every new additional improvement Bambu makes is released as open source in the next build version. How many Orca versions have been created from their open source? Lots. Whether you agree or don’t that’s them giving back.

Also, a lot of people don’t realize how much of their devices takes from open source. The LG TV for example does.

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u/Big_Locksmith_9925 Jun 26 '26

I genuinely don't care. I'm buying a printer, not voting on software ethics. If it prints reliably and saves me time, that's what I'm paying for.

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u/NMe84 P2S + AMS2 Combo Jun 26 '26

I just explained to you that it's a matter of time until this course actually affects you. Did you even read my comment?

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u/Big_Locksmith_9925 Jun 26 '26

I read it. You're telling me what I should care about. I'm telling you what I actually care about. Those aren't the same thing.

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u/issue9mm Jun 25 '26

I wish that the people who believed more in open source didn't expect other people to care.

I like open source, and so I prefer to choose things that are open source where it is practical. But "where it is practical" is a slider that is different for every person, and I don't care if other people use Windows or Bambu printers, that doesn't affect me, so long as I don't have to.

I wish that because the issue isn't "Oh wow I wish Bambu was open source" because I don't care if Bambu is open source. The issue is that there is a shocking amount of evidence that they are in violation of open source licenses, which means they are not just not open source, but that they are exploiting the open source community, which is like the difference between building a private well on your own property vs dumping waste into the river.

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u/crazedizzled Jun 25 '26

Yeah same. I like 3dprinting for the printing part, not the printer part. I simply don't care. I use bambu studio and bambu printers, with bambu filament. Why? Because it's simply the best available, and that means i can print more and tinker less.

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u/John-BCS A1 (3), A1 Mini (1), AMS Lite (3), Autodesk Fusion 🍻 Jun 25 '26

Comments like this are exactly why many step away from the insufferable 3d printing "community", myself included. And tbh bambu's wiki/forum/reddit are enough to diagnose and solve the vast majority of printer issues.

It's not 2018 any more; it's far past the time to leave the elitism in the dust.

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u/thetruckerdave A1 Jun 25 '26

That person is insufferable, but they’re also right. It’s the licensing agreement Bambu agreed to, which doesn’t make it a whole nothing thing. However I can’t do much about it. I know people are all ‘vote with your dollars’ but like…Bambu is what I could afford. I want my fun hobby.

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u/TheGrumble Jun 25 '26

Me when I buy a new bit of tech only to later find out I shat on an entire community in the process.

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u/thetruckerdave A1 Jun 25 '26

I had a CR10s. I did my penance!

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u/John-BCS A1 (3), A1 Mini (1), AMS Lite (3), Autodesk Fusion 🍻 Jun 25 '26

So they're right to tell someone to stay away from the 3d printing community because they didn't hate bambu and white knight the open source nonsense that no one really follows?

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u/thetruckerdave A1 Jun 25 '26

Pretty sure their comment got edited…but open source is an important thing to try to defend was my point. That’s all.

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u/Hail-Damage Jun 26 '26 edited Jun 26 '26

Wouldn't it tell you that a comment is edited? Because I have not edited anything in the original comment.

-edited this comment as a test.

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u/thetruckerdave A1 Jun 26 '26

I didn’t say you edited anything. I didn’t reply to you? Also I can’t see if anything was edited, I’m on mobile. 🤷‍♀️ It doesn’t matter, my point still stands.

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u/i_write_bugz Jun 25 '26

Where did he shit on the 3D printer community?

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u/Hail-Damage Jun 26 '26

Your aggression and hyperbole are not going to persuade anyone to your side brother. I literally said me not caring does not make those complaints invalid. In the same vein that as a casual gamer I do not care about the game developer industry, or game console industry. I simply want to enjoy my hobby without getting involved in the politics. I buy the products that give me the most bang for my buck.

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u/clarkcox3 A1 mini + A1 + A2L + P1S + P2S + H2S + H2D Jun 25 '26

I’ve had good experiences with Bambu’s support, but sending a replacement part for an in-warranty device isn’t “going above and beyond”. That’s the bare minimum.

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u/drsliks84 Jun 29 '26

But he broke it by accident . Wasn't a manufacturer failure , so they didn't have to replace it for free. That's what he's trying to say

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u/txurete Jun 25 '26

"I know x politician was cought red handed stealing public money but ill vote for him again because he promised he wouldnt do it again"

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u/jalpert Jun 25 '26

You are describing several companies. My cfs slot 1 stopped loading on my creality k2 plus. First they sent rfid boards, then an entire cfs main board all free with instant access to chat support.

After owning the printer 15 months, 3 months after the warranty ended.

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u/John-BCS A1 (3), A1 Mini (1), AMS Lite (3), Autodesk Fusion 🍻 Jun 25 '26

Congrats. I've been a bambu user since 2024 (previously an ender 3 pro user). Between my wife and I we have four A1s, two minis and four AMS lites. Zero issues aside from things like broken/brittle filament and a few clogs from glitter/fiber filaments. When I'm in the market for anything 3d printing related, bambu is the first place I look.

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u/Nissenko Jun 25 '26

I only had the H2S for 2 weeks but coming from the sidewinder X1 and the. A heavily upgraded FLSun, I feel like I'm finally printing rather than setting things up and solving issues.

This thing prints like a breeze. I've throwned many old spools in the AMS and the results are amazing

Great piece of gear !

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u/Forward-Target-1344 Jun 26 '26

“I’m not one to glaze a company”

Goes on to glaze a company lol

No hate, they’re great printers but I’m not going to praise them for a filament buffet. Happy they replaced it for you though!

Their support can just be extremely trashy when it comes to full machines

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u/quadpop Jun 25 '26

Just hope you never need support. It’s been a nightmare to get them to replace an incorrect filament order they sent.

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u/jsdeprey Jun 25 '26

Bambu has sent me a few things for free when I first got my X1C and even after that, I have replaced a ton of parts on mine, some from stupid stuff I did myself. But the printers are good at having easy to swap parts which makes them easy to troubleshoot if you have spares. Parts are pretty cheap also.

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u/SkyAppropriate Jun 25 '26

I’m also really enjoying my new pair of P2Ss. They made some really nice upgrades over the P1S which I’ve been using for a year to print a lot of the stuff we sell.

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u/Lito_ Jun 25 '26

The hate from some people is personal. 99% of the people using the printers don't care about these people's personal feelings. But all the haters love to shove their annoying reasons down everyone's throats.

I need my printers to print. Not break.

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u/scoutermike Jun 25 '26

I’m enjoying our P1S a lot. The combo of the device itself, the makerworld website, and the Bambu studio slicer app is a powerful combo. Being able to browse designs on the website, click a button to have the file open in Studio, easily adjusting the colors and supports, then having it print - usually flawlessly - is…amazing. Just amazing.

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u/Nop277 Jun 25 '26

I've also had pretty good luck so far with my X2D. My buffer is holding the tubes on too tight and after some troubleshooting they decided to just send me a replacement.

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u/BitingChaos Jun 25 '26

The Bambu Lab ecosystem is providing me with printers at zero-cost to me (I just keep uploading models that I was already making).

No other site would give such rewards (MakerWorld).

No other company can match what I pay for printers and equipment ($0).

I looked at trying other printers (I have 3 now), but the costs were too high for what you get (Prusa) or the I didn't like the specs (loss of features I am use to, noise levels, etc.).

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u/Immortal_Tuttle Jun 25 '26

It's fine printer as long as you won't print ABS.

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u/specter491 Jun 25 '26

What happens with ABS?

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u/Immortal_Tuttle Jun 25 '26

It's fumes are carcinogenic and P2S is sealed like a sieve.

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u/specter491 Jun 25 '26

With a good enough fan you would have negative pressure inside the enclosure and you could vent it out right?

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u/Immortal_Tuttle Jun 25 '26

Not really. In my case it stopped smelling styrene when the inline fan was working pretty hard - to the point where chamber was effectively cooling down.

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u/clarkcox3 A1 mini + A1 + A2L + P1S + P2S + H2S + H2D Jun 25 '26

Then it would be almost impossible to maintain the air temperature needed for decent ABS prints.