Or it the H2C maybe “old tech” and a real tool changer is around the corner?
I really do not see Bambu Labs replacing the H2C anytime soon and the combo deal of $2149 may make me bite.
I have also been considering a U1 Snapmaker. I do not like the odd too filament tubes, but that may be the wave of the future. Again, I do not see Bambu going that way anytime soon.
Thoughts?
those extra filament tubes that you dont like are literally the key to making the u1/indx/etc faster in multicolor than the h2c, food for thought
Thank you, and it is not that I don’t like them, they are just weird (coming from a Bambu user). The “Cap” should be available soon and I think someone has a cap for it on Amazon already. Heck, I could buy two U1’s and have money left over for filament or spare parts, for the price of a H2C. Then again, the H2C is a much larger format printer. I already have two large format printers (H2S, and K2 Plus - ugh). I also would have to make room for an H2C (or U1).
I just like Bambu Labs, but the H2C seems so 2025 now and not how the industry is going. Snapmaker and Flash Forge may have beaten Bambu is the multi head changer design.
I have gone ahead and ordered the H2C in the sale, have one which I bought at launch and aside from one major nozzle clog on the left nozzle it’s been going nearly everyday with top print quality, it is my go to machine for everything.
I have a couple U1’s too so weighed up buying two more of them but one of my U1’s was problematic out of the box with print quality issues I’ve yet to resolve so I feel safer spending more on one H2C.
I know there will be more multitool head printers coming out, the Prusa 8 toolhead looks nice but I don’t get on well with their slicer and not sure how well supported it will be in Orca, if I have the money spare it would be the alternative I’d most like to try though.
“I know there will be more multitool head printers coming out, the Prusa 8 toolhead looks nice”
…and you have to take out a mortgage to get one. 8 heads is probably too much for most of us.
So, the H2C, with all its complexity has been reliable for you? Good to know. We’ve all had clogged print heads. A few months back I had a major clogged/blobbed print head on my X1C using ABS and it melted the majority of the front cover (with the part cooler fan) - lol. Never had that happen before. That was one of the many, many parts I bought early on that I didn’t have for the X1C. I think it is $15. I should have bought several to keep. Soon parts may start becoming hard to get for the X1C. Anywho, I do like the Bambu infrastructure. I don’t care about all the hullaballoo with the software argument and will keep using Bambu Studio dumb and happy. So maybe, the H2C is right for me. I do trust Bambu. Their Wiki is far better than Creality’s, or anyone else’s Wiki. They put a lot of time and effort in to their WIKI before releasing a printer. Finding a fix for a problem is 90% of using the printer.
Indeed the Prusa 8 head will be expensive. The H2C has been reliable for me, one of the concerns I had in general with multi nozzle machines was nozzle clogs being a nightmare, my A1’s need regular cold pulls or they just start clogging (one is clogged now) but I have been surprised that the Induction nozzles have not clogged once yet. Was that issue you had due to the poop getting built up and not clearing out the chute?
I think the H2C should be well supported for quite some time, it’s still early in it’s life cycle so support wise it’s a good time you would think.
Agree with the Wiki, it’s usually good enough to self fix issues without going to support.
Bought a H2C when it came out and it’s a perfect printer, multicolor options 7 nozzles available print everything.
You can print with pla to abs, asa and cf, gf filament.
Heated chamber and the ability to have a laser and cut module.
Don’t forget the big print volume and BL cheap filament and parts
Ultimaker is more like a toy 
A 8-head printer with 300 cubic mm build volume is launching soon on Kckstarter. Prusa might be in trouble.
I will keep an eye out for it, sounds promising.
Setup my 2nd H2C yesterday and wouldn’t you know it, first print error throughout the night on the left nozzle, extrusion issue clog/tangled spool, spool was not tangled and resuming it seems fine, hopefully a one off.
Considering that Bambu Lab unveiled H2C less than a year after the release of H2D, immediately following the launch of a competitor’s product, it might be advisable to wait until other competitor products are released before purchasing H2C.
Bambu Lab has a strong tendency to be overly conscious of and try to keep competitors in check, and it appears they release new products by gradually unveiling pre-developed technology whenever a competitor launches a new product.
I love my H2C. Great printer. Very versatile. Admittedly, it’s not my only printer. It fills that multicolor spot amidst the other printers. Amazingly efficient and effective at that. I don’t run a 3D business so having it an hour or whatever slower than a four color U1 means nothing to me. The H2C printing in seven colors does, though. And with the AMS’s attached - some ridiculous number of colors available. Yes indeed. A seriously great printer.