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Bambu Lab 3D Printers: A1 mini $367.20 A1 $551.20, P1S $959.20 Delivered @ Bambu Lab Technology via Amazon AU

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Seems like this deal https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/859741 is up (or similar to it) again; reposting as it has been over a month at direction of mod

A1 mini with and without AMS https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/B0CRYJBKQQ
A1 with and without AMS: https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/B0D17TMWFB
P1S with and without AMS: https://www.amazon.com.au/gp/product/B0CHDS1DMC

However, you should only buy this printer after spending countless hours upgrading your Ender 3 / Geeetech A10M to Klipper using your Raspberry Pi 400 from https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/847592 (mine was available for click and collect 4 months after paying for it), and then giving up. /s.

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  • What's AMS?

    • the multi colour option

      • +4

        it has much more use than multi colour. mostly it's a huge QoL upgrade. load your most used filaments and as long as the plate is clear then you can start a print with anything you have loaded from anywhere. it also auto switches if you have 2 of the same filament loaded and the first spool runs out.

        • I agree, i actually love the AMS and rarely print milticolour. the waste genreally isnt worth it.

          but it is nice just having an enclosure with multiple filemants that i can choose and use reguarly.

          • @Variableaperture: The only really multicolour printing I have done is to print the multicolour settlers of Catan set (which is awesome btw). There are a few ways to dramatically reduce the waste, and redirect the purge material into other print objects that you may not care about the colour.

          • +3

            @Variableaperture: Waste is worth it if you only have colour changes on a few layers :)

    • +1

      Automatic Material System

      It's a system like this https://au.store.bambulab.com/products/ams-multicolor-printi…
      (Note, not all AMS are the one linked)

    • +2

      Automatic Material System; their auto-filament changing system for multi-colour/material supporting up to 4 filaments per module, and up to 4 stacked up for 16 theoretical materials/colours

      • So is it needed?

        • +5

          If you want to do multi-colour prints yes.

        • +2

          Well in my opinion it is a significant quality of life upgrade for automatic filament switching. On my Geeetech A10M I had to fiddle with it so much and it never worked for me (although that may well have been a skill issue on my behalf too)

          But read online reviews; I haven't bought this yet but if I were to buy it, then I would definitely get the AMS

          • @Che0063: AMS for a P1? Probably.

            AMS for an A1? No. The footprint taken by an A1 + AMS is huge (AMS stacks on top of the P1), doing most multicolour prints takes multiples of a single colour print and is incredibly wasteful (I rarely bother, and when I do I change colour by entire layer so as to not quadruple the print time), and the A1 AMS doesn't function as a drybox like the P1 version.

        • +1

          Needed, no. But it's truly a great piece of equipment. I am -extremely- happy I bought it with mine, and I will add I do almost zero multi colour prints. Having four filaments loaded up and ready to go is just fantastic. Plus it's a convenient way to store filaments with some desiccants etc.

        • Wouldnt buy one without even if your not doing multicolour prints (unless you are only ever going to run one colour/filament type)
          Having 4 filaments ready to go and select from your slice is so nice
          and to swap filaments you dont have to do a manual heat, unload, reload etc, just pull the roll and stick in another.

        • It is not needed, just gives you the ability to print with many colours within the same layers. I have a P1S without the AMS system and I have been able to do multicolour prints manually by setting the print up to pause automatically when it reaches a certain layer, then I can unload and load in a new filament colour and resume the print that way. This way is super primitive though and only allows for different coloured layers rather than multiple colours all through the print. Sounds a bit confusing but imagine a clock with raised numbers on the face, which you would print the body in white and then make it pause before it reaches the top layers with the raised numbers which you want to print in black, then you would unload the white and load the black in to print those top layers black for a multi colour print.

          I personally would love an AMS system, but I don't feel that it is entirely necessary and also find it hard to justify the large price for them when they waste so much filament in the process of purging colours as it swaps between them.

          • @XVX: Just so I understand, when you say "only allows for different coloured layers rather than multiple colours all through the print"… can you expand your clock example to explain the benefit of AMS?

            Am I right in thinking that AMS would allow each number on the clock to potentially be a different colour? Whereas the "primitive" method you describe would mean all the numbers must be the same colour?

            Not having a 3D printer myself, I'm still unsure how you would choose to set each number on the clock to be a different colour… I guess in the software you can pick specific vertices of the 3D model and assign a colour?

            • +1

              @cerealJay:

              Am I right in thinking that AMS would allow each number on the clock to potentially be a different colour? Whereas the "primitive" method you describe would mean all the numbers must be the same colour?

              Yes, you have pretty much nailed it.

              However, the AMS is also slow AF with most multicolour prints. It's not the amazing panacea that some might assume.

        • +3

          it's not needed but it's very convenient not having to manually swap out rolls.

          The auto-backup feature is also very useful to use up left over rolls which you are trying to finish off. You can either load up the same colour, or any other left over roll to use up odd lengths.

  • +13

    Much cheaper through the Bambu Lab website. Plus you can add extras at a discount in the same order as your printer.

    • +3

      only slightly cheaper once you factor in shipping

      • +2

        Yeah shipping is an extra $50 on Bambu

        • +1

          Only $25 for shipping for me. A1 mini comes to $354 total
          https://imgur.com/77WAumK

          • +2

            @Eza0o07: Yeah. Shipping A1 mini + AMS was only $30 for me, and STILL cheaper than Amazon.
            Got 4 filaments together as well which was free shipping

    • +2

      Not sure what Bambu Labs warranty/return system is like either. Amazon is as easy as.

      • This. Amazon returns can be hit and miss - I had a 1.5 year old DVD player die, and the overseas merchant ignored me and the Fair Trading NSW contact, so I was out of luck. However, I've also had other items more than a year old cheerfully refunded. YMMV.

        That said, I have found most direct purchases from a manufacturer make it much harder to get refunds than if say, a reseller like Amazon or JB is in the middle. Unless it's Sony or another huge brand

      • +1

        I had an AMS die. They asked me some questions and got me do some tests for them, then sent a part out that fixed it. Support is a little sluggish but got there in the end. Shipping was super fast.

    • +2

      The AU Bambu Labs store is in aud and you are charged aud but it’s a foreign transaction. Didn’t notice the warning and got slugged credit card foreign fees (i need to change cards). Otherwise the direct store has been good.

  • +23

    However, you should only buy this printer after spending countless hours upgrading your Ender 3…

    How dare you describe my situation so accurately

  • +3

    Damn, based off the thumbnail, I thought this was a deal for a slurpee machine

  • +1
  • Appears the pricing has been adjusted? From what I'm seeing with the 20% its more expensive than direct from site for P1S and P1S+AMS - now showing $1199 and $1719 before discount. Or am I doing something wrong?

    • +1

      Might have to click redeem discount code then check in cart if price has adjusted

      • Looks like a price up to reduce down to close to RRP - Cheaper to go direct. This isn't a deal unfortunately =(

    • +3

      Apart from the time they reduced the price and forgot to remove the voucher, no real deal on Amazon. They just switch between an inflated price with a coupon or the normal price.

  • +8

    Pretty sure that deal never ended. Still slightly more than from bambu delivered anyway. Nothing to see here…

  • -5

    be aware that Bambu Labs are currently in a massive legal lawsuit for potential infringement of patents - which might be why they're trying to sell stuff - https://3dprintingindustry.com/news/3d-printing-experts-warn…

    • +13

      Stratysys are patent trolls

      • +4

        I really hope their pathetic attempts at controlling the 3D printing space fail miserably and bring upon their end.

        • +3

          They'd be pretty sour as I think Stratasys has lost a lot of business to Bambu.

          Some of their patent claims could be concerning for all if they succeeded (things like headed beds that are on pretty much every printer)

          That said Bambu aren't much better with some of their patent claims

    • +2

      More likely they are just milking this generation of printers as long as possible in preparation for new tech rolling out.
      Plus, an American lawsuit against a Chinese company isn't likely to do much in the long run.

    • +2

      Absolutely ridiculous claims. 90+% of printers are infringing upon these patents https://www.tomshardware.com/3d-printing/3d-printer-maker-ba…

      • +1

        Same thing happened with iiNet and Dallas Buyers Club copyright case - didnt stop them trying though despite potential for a landmark ruling if it did come through.

        Will probs evaporate eventually but is an overhang on development if theyre paying legal bills.

  • +4

    https://au.store.bambulab.com/collections/3d-printer

    Direct from manufacturer is cheaper for a lot of options, seems like shipping is $35 (and still cheaper than Amazon)

  • +8

    This is regular pricing behind the premise of the discount code.

    For the next real sale we are probably looking at black friday

  • +1

    Is this a decent printer for someone starting out with 3D printing?

    Do you need to have a ventilated room for this to print in? Or inside your study/computer room fine?

    • Yes

      Ideally yes but for pla or petg , not really - at least crack a window ? I have my a1 and A1m cranking out prints most days in my study (while I’m not in there though)

    • +4

      Much to the joke of the OP around playing with an Ender 3, it is actually pretty sound advice. Personally I did that, and what you learn when thing inevitably break or learning how to meticulously adjust settings for better prints is invaluable. Bambu Labs are fairly plug and play but you may be left in the lurch if things go wrong if you haven't learned some of those key areas previously. Hope that makes sense?

      Starting out I'd definitely go with something cheaper and smaller to learn with and go from there.

      With Filament printers they're pretty safe to use inside unless your printing ABS which puts out fumes. However there are high temperatures at play so bare that in mind if you intend to leave a machine unsupervised.

      • If you're interested in learning how a printer works rather than just printing things, choose a non-Bambu Lab printer.

        If you just want to print things and are looking for a cheaper option to start with, go for the A1 Mini.

        I hated the tinkering and constant trial and error with the Ender 3. I just want the printer to actually work so I can print things instead of troubleshooting all the time.

    • +8

      @salamandersushi summed it up better than I ever could in the last deal post.

      “ You're kinda taking a shortcut as a beginner - you're supposed to spend a couple of years with a Creality, continually tweaking it, spending hundreds on mods and never quite getting a perfect print. Then you give up for a year. On a whim, you'll buy a Bambu and all of a sudden the heavens open and angels with harps will descend - every print will be perfect.

      …In other words they're pretty good.”

      • That's pretty apt!

      • +2

        I can’t believe it’s been almost 1.5 hours and no one’s has come in here to shit on Bambu printers and decry anyone’s bad experience with a creality printer lol

        • +4

          SuperFastMatt's latest video echos my sentiments: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7WwGkFbwygI

          • +3

            @salamandersushi: Actually this video was why I started hunting for P1S printers - ffs I can't believe I'm this easily swayed to make big purchases like this

            • +4

              @Che0063: I think what you meant to say was "I can't believe I'm this easily swayed to make solid investments like this"…

              Part of me feels like I'm committing a scandalous act when using my Bambu P1S - given my Ender 3 sits on the shelf opposite it. Then I remember how much pain and grief the Ender 3 caused me…

              When your layer lines are so finely aligned and deposited that you almost can't see them - that's when you know the Bambu is worth it…

            • +2

              @Che0063: He undersells it.

              The P1S is mindblowing. Get one with an AMS. If you have any sort of interest in engineering or garage work, or building anything.
              Its not just a good 3D printer, its a good tool. Everything else becomes secondary.

      • continually tweaking it, spending hundreds on mods and never quite getting a perfect print.

        Enders are shite, but if someone can't get a perfect print on one they have probably never squared the gantry properly. They are pretty simple to troubleshoot- they just happen to require a fairly regular amount of constant tinkering which gets old real quick.

    • +1

      yes, I don't always have the window open when printing PLA/PETG but I do have a small air purifier and i'm also not staying in the same room.

      As quiet as they are, they do still create noise.

      For beginners, it's one of the easiest to use.

  • +2

    For anyone picking up a Bambu, you will need filament.

    Get over to the Jayo & Sunlu deal and stock up as you will be printing a lot more.

    • +1

      Or siddament

      • +1

        Shipping kills it for me, and need to keep on top of it to get the material/colours you’re after. Product is good otherwise.

  • +1

    If you're comtemplating between getting the printer direct from Bambu Labs or Amazon… pick Amazon due to their ease of returns and refunds. Pretty much drop off the printer using their free return shipping label… and you get your money back.

    I've upgraded from a Creality Ender 3 V2, to a Sovol SV06+, and then now an Bambu Labs A1 Mini over the course of ~2+ years and haven't lost a single dollar.

    • -2

      That's fraud bro

      • +5

        Each of the printers broke due to manufacturing defects…. Amazon approved the returns, I sent the actual product back, they checked and issued the refund.

        I'm not sending back sand, rocks, or a different product and keeping both the goods and the refund….

  • +4

    Flashforge Adventurer 5M is also on sale again on ebay for ~$379 with
    https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/166779327865

    Some bambu comparison chat here, but I'd guess it's 90% of the way to a non-AMS P1S for just over 1/3 the price.
    CoreXY, super fast, 5sec nozzle change, auto levelling and vibration tuning, print profiles work well. Works wirelessly with Orca slicer, can be Klipperised
    No enclosure or camera but you can buy these off Aliexpress if you care.

    https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/835080

    • I currently use a ender 3 v2 heavily modded with klipper via rpi, upgrader extruder and hotend (AliExpress), creality probe, dual z and pei sheets. It's working but still rough - does fine for object that don't require finesse or detail and never perfect.

      I'm sick of recalibrating and mucking around with klipper settings. Does the flashforge adventure 5m have the same "just works" appeal of bambu lab printers?

      I only print PLA and PETG

      • I came from an aquila x2 with just about all that stuff including klipper/rpi, even put a diy vibration sensor on it.

        It sure does. Worked great right out the box, still can't get over how much better these style printers are than even the recent enders.

        • +1

          Thanks for sharing, I ordered one.

  • +5

    Same price and discount since June, HODL for Black Friday

  • -1

    The P1S with AMS has been ~$1k before. I'd maybe get it if it hit that price point again.

  • Bought the A1 few weeks ago, been running like a workhorse for days, love it. Excellent entry level printer and easy to operate too. Might eventually get a p1s as well for those tough prints

  • https://au.store.bambulab.com/products/p1s
    Bambu Lab P1S 3D Printer is listed at $899 on their website

    Am I looking at the same above whereas Amazon has this for P1S $959.20? I was thinking about 3D printer earlier this morning…

    • Yep same. Add shipping on top to Bambu and you're basically the same as Amazon.
      Not sure why this has so many upvotes tbh. It's been this price for months and it's more expensive than from bambu. Sure some might prefer that, but I don't see it being any sort of 'deal'.

    • Bambu store price excludes shipping cost and card merchant fee (if applicable)

  • +4
    Jump on the eBay filament deals for Jayo/Sunlu

    Pair this with this current eBay deal on filament.! Even though the seller(s) jack the prices for the "Buy 3, pay 2" and "Buy 10, pay 6" deals, it still works out cheaper than anything I've seen on Amazon. Though Amazon prices are sometimes discounted too. FYI the Sunlu reels now are compatible with the AMS Lite, so you won't need to print adapters if buying from that particular seller.

    Tips for newbies like me

    I bought the A1 with AMS Lite (called the "A1 Combo") a few weeks ago during the initial sale as a total newbie and am pretty happy. A few tips for anyone looking to take the plunge:

    • if you think you might use fancy filaments like marble and wood (I've made a marble plant pot already), buy a "hardened" 0.4mm hot end (the bit that melts the filament so it can be printed) from the Bambu Labs site as these filaments contain actual bits inside that can wear down the default hot end. As Bambu Labs charges postage for all orders, I'd also suggest getting a 0.6mm (for more demanding filaments) and maybe 0.2mm hot end (for better looking prints) since you're paying the $8 anyway.

    • I would absolutely get the AMS Lite package as it is much cheaper than buying separately later. I have just printed a Ghostbusters ghost trap for my kid and the AMS Lite made it so much easier than trying to change the filament manually. I tried the latter once when I thought I would experiment with the external spool only and it was a major PITA.

    • there is IMHO very little reason to buy Bambu Labs filament, as they're quite expensive compared to Sunlu/eSun/Jayo etc. Their main advantage is they have a QR code on them that the AMS system can read, but it's super easy to do this manually anyway.

    Do you need a dryer?

    You will read and watch a lot about buying a dryer (basically a specialised dehumidifier that dries your filament because they tend to absorb moisure, which screws up your prints) for your filament. Despite being a Class 1 Gear Acquisition Syndrome mutant, I have somehow resisted this because I'm not yet convinced I need one. If you live in a humid area rather than in a high rise in Sydney's east, however, it might be a different story.

    My initial hypothesis from reading many opinions is that printing "simple" filaments like PLA (the main material), I don't need to use a dryer - just keep my filaments in vacuum sealed bags (easy to get on AliExpress or Temu, even come with a little reverse pump to suck air out).

    I have just bought some Sunlu TPU filament (for making softer stuff like say, child bumpers for table corners) which apparently absorbs moisture much more readily, but I will likely try using just my oven, which can drop to the quite low temperatures of 50-70 degrees needed (older ovens often can't!). If that fails, I'll probably buy one of the smaller ones. The massive Sunlu S4 looks amazing but I just don't think I will need to dry four rolls of filament at once, and I'm already tight for space despite top mounting the AMS Lite unit!

  • +4

    You will read and watch a lot about buying a dryer (basically a specialised dehumidifier that dries your filament because they tend to absorb moisure, which screws up your prints) for your filament. Despite being a Class 1 Gear Acquisition Syndrome mutant, I have somehow resisted this because I'm not yet convinced I need one. If you live in a humid area rather than in a high rise in Sydney's east, however, it might be a different story.

    I have seen a huge wave of dryer paranoia with Bambu owners. They go on and on about how vital it is to own one and to use one.

    They completely ignore that historically, the vast majority of 3D printers leave the spools sitting out in the open air for day, weeks or months. And they work totally fine without obsessive drying. I've got a spool of PLA that's been sitting out for six months now- I use it once in a while because the colour is weird. I have never dried it.

    Personally, I think it's because so many Bambu owners are totally new and inexperienced, so they latch on to random ideas easily. Instead of worrying about manual bed levelling or dodgy electronics like Ender owners, they have to find something else to worry about- 'wet' filament.

    For PLA and ABS dryers are rarely useful. They might be useful for PETG if you leave the spools sitting around unused for many weeks. Dryers are useful for TPU, polycarbonate, etc.

      • I've seen that before. This is exactly the kind of simplistic paranoia that I'm talking about- that's a table aimed at utter noobs.

        'Recommending' drying for PLA or ABS, saying that drying is mandatory for wood PLA, this is simple ass covering to reduce customer service calls that's a huge waste of time for the user.

        Anyone who's experienced with printing should have a better idea than that table.

  • Would the A1 mini be the kind of printer I would buy to print toys like this?

    • +1

      The A1 mini should print that fine.

      I have a P1S, which is awesome.

      From all accounts the A1 mini and A1 are very reliable and fast. They are not enclosed, so some filaments will not print with them, but most people primarily print PLA, which is a great filament, and does not require an enclosure.

      The difference with the mini is it is smaller and prints a smaller volume. The mini volume should let you print many little toys. My first printer had a print volume considerably smaller than the A1 mini, and it was fine for most things I wanted.

  • Amazon pricing is priced up significantly over the official website even after the 20% discount on Amazon and adding postage on the official website, the Amazon price is more expensive.

    • by like 10 bucks

      • this is ozbargain.

        • Yes, but I also got next day delivery from Amazon vs Bambu 2-7 day shipping.

          • @Whodis: Also returns probably gonna be easier. I am thinking of getting my Mum an A1 mini for her birthday, if I go with Amazon and she doesn't want it I can just return.

  • I bought an A1 mini at 22% off last night but that deal seems to be expired. $10 cashback from CBA Yello takes it to $350 for a minor saving compared to the Bambu sale.

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