Hey there!
I’m currently running a small farm of six Ultimaker 2+ printers. I ordered a Bambu P1S, and it just showed up today. Printed a Benchy and ran a few calibration tests. My Ultimakers are getting pretty old—they’re running close to 24/7 and have almost 30,000 hours on them. They still work great, but they’re definitely starting to feel outdated.
Over the years, I’ve taken the Ultimakers apart more times than I can count, fixed whatever needed fixing, replaced parts, and they’ve just kept chugging along.
The Bambu P1S is a whole different beast—very closed system, with a lot of proprietary stuff inside. I’m wondering how well they hold up over time.
I know the P1S has only been out for about a year and a half, but is anyone here running theirs almost constantly, like 24/7? How do they hold up after thousands of hours of use?
If I keep up with maintenance and replace parts as needed, do you think it could last 5,000 hours? 10,000? Maybe even 20,000 or more?
I’ve got until the end of the Black Friday sale to decide if I want to go all-in on the P1S. I’m loving what I see so far with it brand new, but I’m curious what to expect down the road.
P.S. I guess Black Friday is the best time to buy a bunch of P1S’s, and I shouldn’t expect similar pricing until next year’s Black Friday, right?