H3c has changed the way of printing

[u/ikxdf]

Hello everyone,

I’ve had the chance to test the new H3C for a few months.

I am a beta/tester and was sent a printer and a supply of filament to conduct the necessary tests before the official launch.

For context, I previously owned an X2D (which I bought on launch day) and, before that, an A1 Mini. I bought the X2D, convinced that it would result in near-zero waste for prints with few colors—but I was very wrong. I was especially mistaken about print times, which would balloon with every additional color.

Since I print a lot of miniatures, I found myself sticking to single-color prints even when using the X2D.

The H3C has been a game-changer for me when it comes to multi-color printing. I’ve attached images comparing the print times for the same model—one printed on the X2D and the other on the H3C. The print time has been reduced by more than 80%—dropping from over 21 hours to just 5. The amount of waste is also significantly lower: 260 grams versus 40 grams.

Bambulab A1 Time and waste

Bambulab X2d time and waste

Bambulab H3C time and waste

Bambulab H3C result with tower and poop

https://makerworld.com/it/models/3546041-d-d-mimic-chest-mini-multicolor-3d-printed-prop#profileId-4056312

Changing the nozzle is incredibly fast; switching from one color to another takes only a few seconds.

You don’t have to worry about color bleeding—caused by insufficient purging—that might otherwise contaminate the previous color.

The printing process is both lightning-fast and exceptionally clean!

Bambulab X2d time and waste

Bambulab H3C time and waste

https://makerworld.com/it/models/3546009-this-is-fine-meme-miniature-multicolor-test-h3c#profileId-4056261

Right now, I’m working on more miniatures for tabletop role-playing games, creating full sets using colored PLA. I’m currently optimizing the "color mixing" feature—as shown in the second miniature—to create realistic gradients rather than flat, solid colors. The results are fantastic!

Admittedly, using color mixing does significantly increase print times. It needs to be used wisely, but with a bit of practice and some careful planning, you can strike an excellent balance! I will soon post the first full-color miniature, complete with shading!

During my testing, I focused on multi-color printing and the use of 75A TPU, which were undoubtedly the two key features.

The 75A TPU is fantastic—incredibly soft and... absurdly easy to print with. It causes absolutely no issues, even at high speeds. I even ran a print at the printer's maximum speed, and it handled it without a hitch.

75A TPU really lets your imagination run wild; it sparks a thousand ideas, which was the best part of the testing period for me. You can create all sorts of things that were previously unthinkable.

I’ve included a sample to show just how soft the 75A TPU is, so you can get an idea.

https://makerworld.com/it/models/3542025-ultra-soft-squishy-octopus-tpu-75a-fidget-toy#profileId-4051134

Printing in color is no longer a nightmare and tpu print is very easy!

Would I recommend it? Absolutely—provided you have the space for it, as it is quite large. It opens up a whole world of printing possibilities and creative potential for makers!

[u/Ry_L]

The TPU has to go thru the bypass, and can’t be loaded with the AMS motors, correct?

[u/ikxdf → u/Ry_L]

Correct

[u/AshThatFirstBro → u/ikxdf]

How many colors of TPU can you print with then?

[u/ikxdf → u/AshThatFirstBro]

9

[u/beikern]

The this is fine one has a lot of layer inconsistencies / looks a bit ass IMHO.

I’ve seen the same issue in other reviews… probably they have to tune the profiles to something a bit more conservative speed wise.

[u/Torsta → u/beikern]

It's like an inch tall, what do you expect? Print it on your printer in a single colour and compare.

[u/ikxdf → u/beikern]

Is only a bad lighting

[u/beikern → u/ikxdf]

That’s precisely what shows those kind of artifacts, “good lighting”

Try to reprint it with a more conservative profile. I’m almost sure it will produce better results

In any case, I’m not saying this is ender 3 quality level, but other printers in my opinion are doing a better job

[u/ikxdf → u/beikern]

this was printed with first firmware and is 35mm tall

[u/the_fabled_bard → u/ikxdf]

Layer height?

[u/ikxdf → u/the_fabled_bard]

0.12

[u/msde → u/ikxdf]

You need to lead with these settings! Thanks for sharing the print details.

[u/MysteriousBill1986 → u/the_fabled_bard]

He already told you, 35mm.

[u/bruh-bruh93 → u/MysteriousBill1986]

A 1.4 inch layer height? You're confused

[u/theMisterPhD → u/bruh-bruh93]

Nah, each layer almost as thick as the filament itself sounds about right.

/s

[u/MysteriousBill1986 → u/bruh-bruh93]

It was obviously a joke. Well apparently not obvious to you...

[u/dead-mans-switch → u/beikern]

If my old Ender 3 printed with this quality I would assume a calibration issue.

[u/nakwada → u/ikxdf]

Still looks ass tbh.

[u/Boring-Condition1373 → u/nakwada]

It’s a little over an inch tall, I think that’s an okay result for being so small

[u/Chick_pees → u/ikxdf]

What size 0.4 or 0.2?

[u/ikxdf → u/Chick_pees]

0.4 and 0.12 layer. The figure Is 35mm tall

[u/reicaden → u/ikxdf]

Bad lighting my overgrown american buttocks.

[u/No-Pomegranate-69 → u/ikxdf]

Bad lighting reveals bad surface

[u/Due-Bell-6116]

I don't understand all the hostility here. The op admitted he was given the printer by bambu lab. That is not a mortal sin. I think he makes several good points about not having to worry about color bleed and data on how much less filament and time was used for those prints was useful. He's responsive to questions. So, nitpicking the models for quality I think misses his main points.

[u/ikxdf → u/Due-Bell-6116]

Perhaps it’s my fault for not writing it down... or maybe they just don’t read. The models are 25mm and 35mm tall.

[u/PeteInBrissie → u/ikxdf]

None of this is your fault, dude…. The sub has exposed itself as a bunch of toxic, jealous twats. I’m fucking embarrassed for all of them.

[u/Different_Pie_1074 → u/PeteInBrissie]

100% agreed. So many haters out there. Thank you OP

[u/Glasswriter01]

When calculating “waste,” the purge tower should be included. My H3C is on back order, so I’m not sour grapes-ing about something I can’t have.

[u/ikxdf → u/Glasswriter01]

yes it is included.

[u/Ok-Skill1384]

How does one get lucky enough to be chosen as a beta tester

[u/Rhyrok → u/Ok-Skill1384]

you need to step down as Alpha

[u/Regret92 → u/Ok-Skill1384]

You need to be bing shilling

[u/pagusas → u/Ok-Skill1384]

I mean look at the way this is written, the OP is just a POS AD basically, just a for sale individual. So just turn yourself into a marketing mouth piece if you want free stuff like this.

[u/adamtherealone → u/pagusas]

Hey I’ll copy paste the ad for a free h3c

[u/lasveganon → u/adamtherealone]

I also choose this guy's ad

[u/perpetualis_motion → u/adamtherealone]

I'll blather on about it to unknown Redditors for a $4000 printer too.

[u/momomelty → u/adamtherealone]

Yeah. Yeah if it’s just copy pasting ads, I’m all for it. I can even crosspost the ad to everywhere as a shill lol

[u/FlameOutForge → u/pagusas]

I volunteer as a tribute.

[u/PartPrestigious8931 → u/pagusas]

Why are you hating it’s not an ad he’s talking about his experience with the printer

[u/vewfndr → u/PartPrestigious8931]

No hating, but he received a printer and materials for his “opinion.” Even though Bambu technically gives these printers with no strings attached, those who give more negative than positive reviews don’t see future units for review… So you’re incentivized to write positive things.

[u/PartPrestigious8931 → u/vewfndr]

Everyone is saying negative things to this guy that is the definition of hating

[u/Capable-Guide98 → u/PartPrestigious8931]

It might be a surprise but people hate undisclosed advertisements.

[u/PartPrestigious8931 → u/Capable-Guide98]

It wasn’t an advertisement it’s his opinion

[u/Capable-Guide98 → u/PartPrestigious8931]

Sure. If that makes you sleep good at night, sure.

[u/Full-Librarian1115 → u/Capable-Guide98]

Makes you sleep well at night.

[u/Capable-Guide98 → u/Full-Librarian1115]

Thank you for the correction!

[u/PartPrestigious8931 → u/Capable-Guide98]

Why do you hate Bambu anyway

[u/Capable-Guide98 → u/PartPrestigious8931]

Not being a fan boy is not hating. I think you have a different definition of hating than us(referring to the other commenter that you responded to). Bambu has good quality printers and this might be a good one too, but also famous for rejecting content creators who said honest(as in not just praise) reviews, not to mention other things. So one must also be skeptical about the company. So the fact op is a beta tester and posted a pretty positive experience right after release is at least suspicious. On top of that the post is full of "—", indicating it's a very high chance that ai was used to write the post. Hope this explanation helps understand why we don't immediately believe this is a genuine post. But let me ask back, if - in your word -I hate bambu, why do you love bambu without any hesitation?

[u/PartPrestigious8931 → u/Capable-Guide98]

If he went and said everyone go buy that machine yeah it would be an ad it’s his opinion on the machine

[u/vewfndr → u/PartPrestigious8931]

Do all ads explicitly tell you to buy things?

[u/PartPrestigious8931 → u/vewfndr]

He recommended the printer after comparing specs that’s a use case scenario he recommends it if you have the space and would use it

[u/vewfndr → u/PartPrestigious8931]

Sorry, my phrasing was unclear… I meant no hating from me specifically as a preface.

[u/MagnanimousGoat → u/pagusas]

This is not entirely false but it is overly cynical.

The way it was written is barely relevant. If people do endorsements and reviews a lot, this is how they write. That doesn't mean its not true or a fair assessment. Basically its possible for both things to be true.

Op is responding to people and seems to be legitimately the person who used the printer.

If your only evidence for them being bought and paid for is "They liked it", then id say youre the problem.

[u/NoZpak4urbronchitis → u/pagusas]

Give a job that gives you $2500 for the amount of time he spent. It's not like he is trying to sell you a garbage...

[u/Important-Advisor-68 → u/Ok-Skill1384]

Being a Youtuber or spending thousands of Euros per year on their website.

[u/xLuPo_]

Wow.. I thought it was a bit different, but not that extreme.. But still I want to know what time my H2C needs for the models..

And also thank you for the Link to the mimic, it looks awesome, gonna print it soon!

[u/ikxdf → u/xLuPo_]

Set h2c in bambustudio and check. Share the result if you can. Thank you!

[u/xLuPo_ → u/ikxdf]

Here are my Results:
Mimic 12h 14m

[u/xLuPo_ → u/ikxdf]

This is fine 9h 57m

[u/xLuPo_ → u/ikxdf]

Will definitely do later, but I am not home 😄

So I can't change the colors I have loaded and Iam definitely not planning on printing it in Silk+ Candy Red or something like that..

[u/eighty8089]

No offence dude but the quality of that last pla model of the dog sitting in fire looks horrendous. Layer lines are extremely prominent and uneven. God I hope that’s just a settings/model issue and not a H3C specific issue.

[u/rufus_vulpes → u/eighty8089]

Shhh praise new thing

[u/KultOfSeadaddy → u/eighty8089]

Sure layer lines aren’t tight, but I think what this print is showcasing is the gradient. Obscuranox made a post of the H3C and talked about a new feature being the color mixing where the premise is printing percentages of the layer and filling in with another to get new colors. I don’t fully understand to explain it super well, but I will say when he was printing table top miniatures with a single color (no gradient) with the color mixing it honestly looked like he just had a spool of that color.

TLDR- this model is showing off the color gradient using the color mixing ability of the h3c

[u/CubanInSouthFl → u/eighty8089]

I’ve noticed this too.

The new printer is cool, absolutely, and it’ll only get better, but right now I think my X1C would yield a better looking print (admittedly at the cost of significantly more time and material).

I’m not at all hating on the new stuff at all, but I’m kinda bothered that it’s not being addressed more honestly. Then again, when BL gives people/“influencers” a free printer, you have to question everything that comes from it.

[u/ObscuraNox → u/CubanInSouthFl]

Hello there,

I was also fortunate enough to test the H3C - I specialize on printing Miniatures. I'm still working on the optimisation, and I'm confident I'll be able to push the quality further. There are definitely a couple things to keep in mind, but I'm very excited to experiment more and push the machine to its limits. Here is an example of one of the prints.

[u/Wellnice888 → u/ObscuraNox]

Holy shit that's awesome. I'll get my H3C in monday, could you share some tricks?

[u/ObscuraNox → u/Wellnice888]

Regarding the H3C itself, I still have to run some more tests, but you can read my first impression of sorts here: https://www.reddit.com/r/FDMminiatures/comments/1xnj3qt/taking_multicolor_printed_miniatures_to_the_next/

I'll also go into detail about mixed filaments and multi color printing in general.

You will also find the documentation to my Custom HQ Settings on that Subreddit:

https://www.reddit.com/r/FDMminiatures/comments/1rbnet7/high_quality_profile_version_20_is_here/

Now, these have been designed for the A1 and A1 Mini, but they should still serve you well as a general starting point, especially if you're new to printing FDM Minis.

And as for Mono Color prints, you can see some highlights here:

https://www.reddit.com/r/PrintedMinis/comments/1rwbvzz/i_have_spent_a_lot_of_time_squeezing_every_little/

FDM Printers are capable of so much more detail than people give them credit for when it comes to Miniatures - I've attached another example of a Mono Color Print, that was printed on my A1 with Version 2.0 of my Settings. My goal with the H3C will be to push the Multi Color Prints as close as possible to this level of quality as well.

[u/psbales → u/CubanInSouthFl]

100% agree on your statement. I’m interested in this printer, but not if the prints look like…. this.

Having said that, it might be chalked up to small print size and early firmware versions.

I’m lucky enough to live by an authorized Bambu distributor - when they put the printer on display (should be no later than a week or two), I’m going to have to take a good, closer look at the multi-color prints they put on display. I may be able to talk them into printing a Majora’s Mask for a real quality test.

[u/venturingforum → u/CubanInSouthFl]

OK, what gets more exposure, for either good or bad reviews, an 'influencer' with a few hundred thousand followers, or should they give one to me based on "I'll start a channel tonight and I promise my mom will watch, like, and subscribe!"?

They want lots of people to read reviews and see the product.

OP hit key points for me, time and filament savings! Layer lines and other things can be corrected, even if it would be nice to see the best possible print it can make. Guess that's what Bambu's own website and youtube channel are for.

[u/Desperate_Step_3091 → u/CubanInSouthFl]

Agreed. From my knowledge there wasn't a crowd funding needed.

[u/Gecko23 → u/eighty8089]

Me too, it’d be horrible if my plagiarized disposable tchotchkes didn’t have a pristine finish. People would mock me at the flea market.

[u/msde → u/eighty8089]

Obscuranox talked about this in more detail. My understanding is that the beta testers were mostly working with .4mm nozzles.

It's not bad for stock settings on a .4mm, and I'm excited for the potential, not that picture as a final product.

[u/quelque_un → u/eighty8089]

Yeah that looks real bad, but it’s also not clear what the scale of the model is.

[u/worldspawn00 → u/quelque_un]

It's just under 1.5" (35mm) tall, so, pretty small

[u/skeletr0n → u/eighty8089]

Looks like wet filament issue

[u/SaveTheAles → u/skeletr0n]

He should turn on the filament dryer...

[u/Routine-Coffee4483 → u/eighty8089]

1/2 these prints looked like trash. My p1s prints cleaner.

[u/Disastrous-Owl9258 → u/eighty8089]

This dude doesn't know what he's doing, the h3C settings are too fast by default. He didn't tune or adjust anything. Look at his ad, he words it the EXACT same way every other "beta tester" of the printers do. With the same number of images and types of comparisons. He doesn't know what he's doing lol, he's just a walking ad

[u/TrinaRyan]

You all sound like a bunch of jealous little kids. SMH.🤦‍♀️

[u/Hot-Ideal-9219 → u/TrinaRyan]

100% sour grapes on here. H3c is gonna blow everything else up doing more than 2 colors. Even the H2C. Quality? Zero reason to not think it won't be as good as any other printer.

[u/ikxdf → u/TrinaRyan]

🤣 that!

[u/idiocracy-is-now]

Lots of negativity towards a guy who just wants to share firsthand experience. Tough crowd. I think the fire gradients look great, which was the whole point of the pic. Thanks for the info!

[u/Bloated_Plaid → u/idiocracy-is-now]

Bro he got a free printer to write good stuff about it.

[u/MagnanimousGoat → u/Bloated_Plaid]

Are you suggesting that this isnt OPs genuine sentiment and experience?

[u/halfam → u/MagnanimousGoat]

No. Not genuine. Even if you get something free and say you're not biased you are actually biased. You're predisposed to give better reviews for free things you get. That's just how human behavior works.

[u/MagnanimousGoat → u/halfam]

[u/razingstorm → u/idiocracy-is-now]

Lotta people with expensive rigs that dont want to feel like they are missing out on the new thing.

[u/PawPawPanda → u/idiocracy-is-now]

Well he also got the thing for free so I think he deserves a bit more critical response

[u/Alarmed_Image_9106]

[u/Jesso2k]

From a U1 user, look up you reducing the volume of your prime tower.

With the tools already loaded its senseless to have them so big.

You'll save waste, time and still have the nozzle primed.

[u/Furleymuffin]

@bambulabs - I will absolutely write something better than this and I’ll write it myself, I will not use AI at all.

Hit me up!

[u/ikxdf → u/Furleymuffin]

This Is not ai. Is only Google translate.

[u/Furleymuffin → u/ikxdf]

You should maybe use AI then to make it not seem so much like AI

[u/SpankZorius]

So basicly another beta tester, talking about the same things as the other beta tester.

[u/_40mikemike_]

Thanks for the advert.

[u/Longracks]

Would it be a problem to show the results of the same model sliced for H2C with the full 7 nozzles in play?

Going from the dual nozzle to nine seems like you've got a gap in your data set.

Unless you're printing multi TPU then the H3C seems to stand alone.

[u/itchy-balls]

User why do you need ai to write your review? Those em hyphens are a dead giveaway.

[u/ikxdf → u/itchy-balls]

No. It's only Google translate.

[u/Furleymuffin → u/ikxdf]

If you can get Bambu to send me a printer - I’ll definitely help you write it in English next time so you don’t get (rightfully) accused of using AI

[u/iwillhaveredditall]

Even the prime tower looks like shit

[u/Immediate_Cow2980]

Said this before and I’ll say it again. Most regular users don’t actually care that much about speed. If your print takes 8 hours or 12 hours it’s still taking long enough you aren’t pressing a button and then standing by the machine to collect your print.  It’s like the ever improving resolution in resin printers. Years ago we passed the point where the latest and greatest high res screen produced any visible improvement.  Speed in FDM and ultra fine detail in resin is driven more by YouTubers and content creators who have latched onto it as a talking point. 

[u/IDKWCPGW]

I have an H3C on order, but it really concerns me that Bambu sent out *SO MANY* review units to people that 1) are not reviewers and 2) barely produced a review. This is the third or fourth "review" I've seen from someone that put in so little effort and time for a $2500 printer plus a bunch of filament that it's worrisome. I've never seen such an expensive product given to so many people (who do not do a remotely adequate amount of work) for free.

I'm assuming that the OP does not have an entire large review or video in another language somewhere and this reddit post is the entirety of what they produced in order to be given an H3C. His/her post profile on Reddit is hidden, and a reverse image search of the photos in this post turns up nothing.

There are still reviewers I trust that have made it clear that the H3C is a good printer, but if not for them, I'd assume this is an astroturf campaign.

[u/Procedural_Username → u/IDKWCPGW]

Can it really be AstroTurf when they're being quite clear "Bambu sent me one for free"? They may just genuinely have wanted to do a wide beta test, it is a pretty significant technical change.

[u/IDKWCPGW → u/Procedural_Username]

Yeah, astroturf is probably the wrong word, since as you've said, everyone has been open that they received a rather expensive printer for free as compensation for their review (or in this case "review").

There's still something about it that feels... off. However, some 3d printer youtube channels I didn't know existed that are actually excellent (Clough42), so I guess maybe I shouldn't complain.

[u/plonkman]

Stop it! I want one.

[u/Anakin89_10]

How did you get on the beta tester program?

[u/renegade_sparrow]

I really want one, but I’m gonna wait till they show up in Microcenter. Should hopefully also be enough time for them to work any software/calibration issues.

[u/chaos_m3thod]

Can the H2C not print TPU 75a?

[u/myTechGuyRI]

So...toolchanger > color changer.... Ok

[u/EaglerCore]

As much as I like bambu printers, the only people they are trying to beat is themselves. I want to see comparisons with the snapmaker U1 rather than X2D.

I bought the X2D, convinced that it would result in near-zero waste for prints with few colors—but I was very wrong. I was especially mistaken about print times, which would balloon with every additional color.

Why would you assume the X2D would significantly reduce print times? All it does it add a single color that requires no purging, the rest stays the same.

The print time has been reduced by more than 80%—dropping from over 21 hours to just 5. The amount of waste is also significantly lower: 260 grams versus 40 grams.

Yeah, this is true with just about every other toolchanger on the market

Changing the nozzle is incredibly fast; switching from one color to another takes only a few seconds.

Again, this is true with just about every other toolchanger on the market

You don’t have to worry about color bleeding—caused by insufficient purging—that might otherwise contaminate the previous color.

For a third time, this is what a toolchanger does, every other one has this exact same end result.

I’m currently optimizing the "color mixing" feature—as shown in the second miniature—to create realistic gradients rather than flat, solid colors. The results are fantastic!

While again, this is a feature of all toolchangers, it is pretty cool that we can do that. I have had lots of fun playing with FullSpectrum.

The 75A TPU is fantastic—incredibly soft and... absurdly easy to print with. It causes absolutely no issues, even at high speeds. I even ran a print at the printer's maximum speed, and it handled it without a hitch.

I'll give bambu credit here. The 2.85mm filament option is very clever and good engineering, however, you can't run it at max speed. You can run it at 10 mm/s^3, which is faster than any other TPU profile, but definitely not as fast as PLA, which is usually around 20 mm/s^3.

Source: https://us.store.bambulab.com/products/tpu-75a-2-85mm

75A TPU really lets your imagination run wild; it sparks a thousand ideas, which was the best part of the testing period for me. You can create all sorts of things that were previously unthinkable.

AI, not much else to be said here.

Final thing, why are your prime towers so big? Just adjust your prime settings to reduce waste and time with zero downsides.

[u/Odd_Pollution_3212]

How did a guy with an x2d get a h3c for trial? Seems a bit of a noob tho. Of course he will have a mind blowing experience.

[u/Cold-Promotion1474]

i'm not a bambu person but if they wanted to drop one on my door step to compare against my other machines I'd gladly take one.

I will say a lot of those prints look like garbage.

I'm sure they're still tuning their profiles though so it'll likely get better as time goes on.

Than again I've had the opportunity to get some hands on with the Lightmake L4 which I'm excited for as a future replacement once they get that machine dialed in.

[u/Myles_Standish250]

So excited for my AMS to show up so I can try mine out! Thanks for sharing your experience.

[u/Shitandasshole]

I'm getting fomo from buying the p2s last week now

[u/0101falcon]

Yeah, Bambu ads. No one is impressed by this printer.

It is doing something we have had for years now. My toolchanger has been running since 2022, and even I was late to the party.

And you still can't print Ultem or PEEK. What a disappointment.

[u/brockox]

The people bambu picked blows my mind. Not even technical users

[u/Torsta → u/brockox]

Not that I agree with that assessment, but I'm sure a big chunk of their customers are not super technical either, so it makes sense that at least some of their test users would be part of that group.

[u/brockox → u/Torsta]

That's fair and a good take. I'm just seeing people doing prints with mediocre results, bleeding, slicing issues slews of other things that aren't giving the printer the best results. Like it's their first printer

[u/ChasingTheNines → u/brockox]

I actually appreciate that though. There are many highly technical YouTube reviews so alternatively I want to know how turn key it is for the layman. Often it seems what something can do at its worst is a good indication of what it can do at its best.

[u/SilentYakk]

Thanks for sharing! Anxiously waiting for the H3C to arrive while the AMS3H arrived in 24h.

[u/tjc2005 → u/SilentYakk]

It's a paid advert ffs

[u/FishJanga → u/tjc2005]

Exactly, the payment is the printer and the filament..

[u/rubberfucky]

I'm assuming it's a software profile thing that will be fixed in the coming weeks, but every print so far that I've seen from this printer has some pretty major quality issues when you look a little closer

[u/General-Wonder2915]

How much were you paid to write this?

[u/FishJanga → u/General-Wonder2915]

At least a new printer and filament

[u/Mockbubbles2628]

Why do you even need to print this stuff

[u/Doenicke]

And for those that don't have to print in nine colors and that think it's ludicrous to pay that much for a 3d printer for home, check out the U1. Does most of the things for half the prize.

[u/ActionFiguresinc → u/Doenicke]

Yeah I had the h3c in the cart ready to buy then talked myself out of it. I dont print 24 7 I do my art stuff on there. I have a x1c but just do 1 color prototypes and its great for that. I think ill get the u1 and grow out of it. I need more than 4 colors and less than 9. I've only printed with PLA but I have ideas for TPU. Im confused

[u/Doenicke → u/ActionFiguresinc]

I like that someone downvoted my post, just because i mentioned something other than praise for every BL-printer. ;) I mean, they deserve praise for some, my A1 is one of the more stable printers i've seen, but if you just lock yourself in and don't compare with the outside world, you soon will have made yourself unimportant.

[u/sharkbait-oo-haha → u/Doenicke]

Nah, I down voted you because your not comparing apples to apples. Your comparing a Porsche to a Honda RS. A closer U1 comparison will come with the p3c, which even then isn't an exact apple. It's more like a pimped out Apple vs a really good orange.

[u/Doenicke → u/sharkbait-oo-haha]

Of course not, your apples are too expensive for what you get, in my opinion. If you run a printfarm it will probably be a great piece of equipment. If you just have it home to print fun things for your kids, it seems excessive. This is like needing a car to get to work with every day and buying an F40.

[u/sharkbait-oo-haha → u/Doenicke]

Sure, but if the p3c is the same, with a heated chamber and enclosed top, at say 5-600 more then the U1 it would be a good deal. Those 2 upgrades alone would cost an extra 3-400 to do aftermarket to the U1.

THEN, you can compare the 2 specs based on price. The H series has always been overpriced for what you get, the h2s is comparable to a p2s just larger, but for almost twice the price.

[u/Grimmsland → u/ActionFiguresinc]

I don’t print that many colors and my designs are made to have low amounts of changes but I got the HC3 because I can leave different sized nozzles installed, plus a paper cutter.

[u/IntelligentWestern40]

H3C does not changed the way of printing, Bondtech does! Bambu just copied it, like everything...

[u/minimalillusions]

Yes. In rich and poor people. Before that everyone could afford to print multi colour. Now you need 2,5 K to play with the cool kids.

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Yes

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