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I've got the P1P (and am waiting for the P1S upgrade kit) and I've got to say I absolutely love it.
I know it's not popular on here because it's proprietary, and a lot of people in this hobby don't like the "It just works" mentality as opposed to the "I custom built this from scratch" outlook, but I got into 3d printing because I want to print things, not because I want to spend loads of time fiddling with my printer. I spend plenty of time fiddling with my various creations and custom models, I just want a printer that I know will reliably print what I'm asking for and use my time and energy on creating things.
I also went back and forth over the X1C over the P1P (The P1S didn't exist when I ordered mine), but from what I understand the differences between the X1C and the P1(P/S) are very incremental. The lidar is nice, and does improve print quality, but having looked at some comparisons, the end-result difference is very minuscule. As for the screen, I honestly don't see why people are so fussed about the smaller screen - I use Bambu Studio for kicking off all my prints, so the only thing I really use the build it screen for is checking up on print times when I don't feel like going up to my PC, or changing filament, and it works fine for those purposes.
Especially now that the P1S offers a high quality enclosure, I think the value add for the X1C doesn't make a ton of sense, You can literally buy 2 P1P's for the cost of a single X1C, and I don't personally feel that the improvements to the X1C justify that price difference unless you really need the absolute highest possible print quality.
Repair-ability is the usual issue most people take with Bambu printers, because it's proprietary - but their replacement parts are super affordable, and I've yet to hear actual testimonial from a Bambu printer owner who had their printer die on them and was unable to get it fixed. The proprietary nature also makes people worried about "what if Bambu goes out of business in a few years", which is valid - but given that they're one of the biggest players in the consumer 3d printing industry after only a short time in the market, I really don't see them going anywhere any time soon
tl;dr - The p1p was my first entry into 3d printing, and the only complaint I've got so far is that the P1S upgrade kit is backordered to August. Otherwise it's been a practically flawless entry into 3d printing
Thanks for the input. I'm mainly worried they rugpull us by doing something like nfc proprietary filament once they have a big enough customer base but the P1S is just killer value compared to any other fdm printer. I commissioned some 3d models this week and have friends who ordered a carbon so I'll probably get a P1S in a couple of weeks (unless the recently trademarked bambu models are even better value).
That'd be pretty unprecedented, and if they did go that route, it could only be for a newer model of printer than anything out today (you'd need new hardware to do the spool check), so you'd be safe regardless
Well they already have a nfc checker in the ams.
Ah, I don't have an AMS, so I didn't know that - either way I really don't think it's likely, but if you're really that concerned, plenty of other options 🤷🏼♂️