There is stringing on that new bambu printer, so it seems to still be a FDM printer, see: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=StRvjn-aYns
Also notice how small example prints are. That’s a good hint on size capabilities of the printer.
Summary that I wrote on reddit on what we know about the printer:
What we know or don’t know is:
- it’s smaller than X1C (plate leak was one thing; the second thing is that it was shipped in X1C box to youtubers (like https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pts9J8p6cq8) and “That’s the shipping box. Real box was inside with extra bubble wrap.” comment of new printer owner. Also the printer is behind these people on the table https://twitter.com/jonathanalevi/status/1696021486866137387. Cannot be as big as X1C.
- it is going to be a cheap option “for everyone” - see comments of another person who has the printer: https://twitter.com/jonathanalevi/status/1701216854209868029
- X1C is still flagship model; comment from the same guy (who as I wrote has the printer) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=StRvjn-aYns
- what type of the printer we don’t know (bed slinger “full” frame type or cantilever frame type are some common guesses). Depends on what you see here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9XrUq1lDwnw&t=85s (1min 25s)
- how colours mixing is achieved we also don’t know (by different colour filaments or by transparent filament and ink injection or other method… probably the first still but that’s just pure guess)
- is is very, very quiet: https://twitter.com/jonathanalevi/status/1701216854209868029 (again, the same guy who owns the printer)
- there are probably 2 variants of the printer, one being “special” due to some transparency (in case/hotend, that’s a mystery). Second variant could be just unit for shows/youtubers. https://twitter.com/CNC_Kitchen/status/1701294103793660140
- another guy who has this new printer says “cool your expectations” and “Everyone needs to take their expectations down 50%. Maybe more. I think this may hurt Bambu by everyone thinking this thing is going to be crazier than it is then be let down.”, so it won’t be mind blowing https://twitter.com/3DPrintGeneral/status/1701347877212000499
- there is name “A1 mini Combo” registered under GTIN 6975337034155 which belongs to “Shenzhen Tuozhu Technology Co., Ltd.” which is bambulab headquarter Search by GTIN | GEPIR , Global Affiliates - Bambu Lab
- if we look in gds.org.cn we will find “Specification:385x430x500, plastic+metal+printed circuit boardnet weight: 10kg” for that GTIN. Packaging size?