27th-Jun-25, 08:50 AM
The Ender 3 V2 Neo has done a good few bits for me, but even though its not used daily, after a couple of years there are problems, The temperature sensor for the nozzle has been intermittently wayward for nearly a year, and the SD card reading has become unreliable, even corrupting a card so much I needed to reformat it in the PC several times.
As I approach another railway build where I will be wanting more stuff printing, I thought I should invest in a new one. At first I was going to stick with Creality despite the short lifespan of my unit, but after ordering an Ender V3 , I had my eyes opened to Bambu. After some research I decided to cancel the Creality, and ordered a Bambu A1 in their anniversary sale, along with a 0.2 and 0.8 hot end. price was comparable to what the Ender 3 cost me 2 years ago.
It arrived yesterday so assembly and a few ready made prints to start, and then a couple of my own designs.
I am blown away by how much things have moved on in 2 years !
I expected a little faster , but this is crazy watching it fly around, and add to that all the convenience, sending files over wi-fi to the printer direct from my PC, firmware updates likewise, and the prints, despite the speed, are far crisper. Colour me impressed with Bambu
The assembly was a little more involved than the Ender was, but all clearly explained (read instructions as most of the you-tube videos are a little outdated ... they have changed one or 2 bits around since the model was initially released). But as far as a "Plug and Play" printer is concerned - for someone like me that wants the print to be the goal, not tinkering and tweaking to get it, it is perfect.
I wouldn't hesitate to recommend to someone who wants their first printer, or indeed to add to their farm !
I only bought the single filament input version as its all i need, but they also do a 4 colour/filament spool version.
As I approach another railway build where I will be wanting more stuff printing, I thought I should invest in a new one. At first I was going to stick with Creality despite the short lifespan of my unit, but after ordering an Ender V3 , I had my eyes opened to Bambu. After some research I decided to cancel the Creality, and ordered a Bambu A1 in their anniversary sale, along with a 0.2 and 0.8 hot end. price was comparable to what the Ender 3 cost me 2 years ago.
It arrived yesterday so assembly and a few ready made prints to start, and then a couple of my own designs.
I am blown away by how much things have moved on in 2 years !
I expected a little faster , but this is crazy watching it fly around, and add to that all the convenience, sending files over wi-fi to the printer direct from my PC, firmware updates likewise, and the prints, despite the speed, are far crisper. Colour me impressed with Bambu
The assembly was a little more involved than the Ender was, but all clearly explained (read instructions as most of the you-tube videos are a little outdated ... they have changed one or 2 bits around since the model was initially released). But as far as a "Plug and Play" printer is concerned - for someone like me that wants the print to be the goal, not tinkering and tweaking to get it, it is perfect.
I wouldn't hesitate to recommend to someone who wants their first printer, or indeed to add to their farm !
I only bought the single filament input version as its all i need, but they also do a 4 colour/filament spool version.
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