I wouldn’t worry so much and take a large plastic box that the A1-AMS fits into. The edges of the box under the lid can perhaps be sealed with some kind of sealant to make it more airtight. Stuff the box with desiccant, just like the AMS of the X1. Drill 4 holes in the lid of the plastic box to lead the tubes of the filament rolls out to the top. That’s it.
Compared to the X1, you have practically no disadvantage if you only want to print simple filaments, because the printer is open. And some filaments, according to Bambulab, should also print with an X1 and X1C with the printer open.
So the criterion would be whether it needs a closed printer or not.
All the best!
PS: I can also add to what @3dsurfr wrote: It is always amazing when you use a material yourself what differences you notice from the expectations you had. These expectations, which are shaped or sold by various Youtubers and others.
I have ended up printing most of what I have used in practice from PLA. Robust housings for outdoor use, printed from PLA, but then coated with a clear varnish. Lamp holder on the bike, printed from PLA. It all holds if you construct it right and choose the right settings. And if it doesn’t have to last indefinitely. You also have to know that there are quite unbeatable PLA filaments. I compared one with newer PLA from Sunlu, because Sunlu advertised theirs with strength and partly better than PLA+. I returned 4 out of 5 rolls of this Sunlu PLA because it didn’t live up to expectations. I printed gears from the simplest PLA with the Anet A8, where the walls of the teeth were only 0.4mm thick, so they only consisted of one wall. They survived the mechanical stress for the intended use for 5 years, now the teeth slowly started to break out. I printed ABS once. It was no more stable than my comparative PLA. But it was more stable against high temperatures. But it’s harder to print, objects warp more easily when they cool down.
A lot depends on what you personally value. And as I said, object properties can easily be changed by the printing options (more or less walls, different filling, more or less filling) and others in the construction (stronger parts on the object that are stressed).