3 screws to swap out each hotend. Pretty understandable, given the space constraints, but it’s not visible anywhere on Bambu’s pages
Not true…you are comparing Apples to Oranges…a more realistic comparison would be the origical cost of the X1 with a AMS was $1199 and the new X2 is $789…so they are keepiing cost down…IMHO…
And if you really want to break it down we can just divide the $789 by 2 tool heads = $394.0 and then multiply that by 9? = $3550.50…which sounds more like a Prusa…
How do either of you know the number of parts or the bill of materials or the production cost for the H3C?
Sure but is this really a big deal? With few nozzles and filament slots it could be an issue but with 9? It either will require purchase 2 filament rolls or just respool half of one on an empty spool.
I wouldn’t consider this a major disadvantage over all the advantages of the H3C. But I really don’t need a H3C, I am not a heavy multicolor printer nor do I need time savings in my prints and when the H2C firmware allows 2 different nozzle sizes in one print, it will fully fill my needs 
It is, that is why I am confused why the decided to separate it instead of renaming the lithophane kit.
I am thinking I am keeping the H2D for abrasive filaments as I have all TC nozzles, and with the TPU assist standard 1 TPU is file. That said this seems pretty dam tempting as a second and primary
And you will be fine then with the other Bambu printers be it be a A1 up to a H2S. I on the other hand, I can see the uses of the new features. I sold a used H2S with AMS in 2 hours. I had people lining up for it. I don’t do much killer color printer, but see use different filaments or hotend sizes could be useful.
For me, the P2S came 2 days after I ordered them, so depending on where you are it could be quicker.
4500+ hours on the H2,
#1 & #2, only happened when I messed up and had broken glass fiber pieces left in the tubes
#3, never had it
#4, never heard of this
Not sure the old AMS is the problem here
Someone, cannot remember who, might have been @CarbonForge said that it could enable a print to continue in the case of a jammed nozzle.
If it could automatically recover, that would be a huge thing for print farms or long prints with expensive materials, but it requires further technological advantages in detecting print failure at the nozzle end before everything is noodles or fallen over.
I’m not really much of a multi-color guy. I mean, I think this stuff is really neat, and I’m exploring some different things now. I’m more excited by the multi-material stuff at the moment though.
I just don’t feel it’s a costly trade off.
Yeah true if mixed hard/TPU or multi-TPU I think it’ll be H3C’s biggest practical advantage esp since H2s had it janky. It’s something I’ve wanted to incorporate but my CO2 and UV lasers cut flexibles I need at a fraction of the cost.
Already ordered mine! 
I mainly design functional models for MakerWorld, so I’m really looking forward to experimenting with rigid bodies, soft TPU grips and fine details in the same print.
Dedicated material paths and mixed nozzle sizes with different layer heights are the features I’m most excited to put to work on workshop tools and practical accessories.
Will MakerWorld profiles clearly show the required PrintTools, nozzle sizes and materials? That would make sharing these projects—and printing them successfully—much easier.
Can’t wait to get it into the workshop!
Makes me wonder if they did that for better cardboard filament compatibility
i so hope they reveal the P3C soon aswell
i am very tempted to get that one
It uses a transparent black which is not in the lithophane set. Which is why it is called CMYKW instead of just CMYK.
Forgot to mention:
Birds eye camera. No matter which orientation it’s at, it will ALWAYS be SLIGHTLY off, and whenever you map the cuts onto the scan of the cutting mat, its NOT reliable for accurate precision work, ofc this only applies to those that really need perfect accuracy so if you’re just slapping a leather label on a flat surface you wouldn’t need that.
If you do, some go to the extremes of trying to find this exact deviation using 𝓂𝒶𝓉𝒽 but most would rather just cut out larger stickers with the machine and trim it themselves manually afterward. The problem with the H3C’s one is that it’s at a different angle as the other H machines, so that has yet to be figured out.
Or you can put them in an external AMS.
Nope (in multiple ways).
My comparison was between the launch printer, the first flagship to the current one.
The X1 was a single nozzle printer which could use an AMS, but that was a single nozzle. The H3C is a tool changer and as such requires multiple filaments simultaneously to take advantage.
Suggesting a minor revision to a specific model does nothing to compare between flagships, it only compares one with another almost identical thing.
This is not how the tech industry operates.