Hello - I received my 1st Bambu P1S Combo Jan 17, 2026 and got hooked. I received my 2nd P1S Combo about 3 weeks ago. I keep them running 24/7. The stuff we print sells well. But now I’m looking at the H2C and am wondering if it is a good fit for what we do, or if there’s a better machine that I haven’t looked at yet.
We print 3 and 4 color items and Rarely print single color. When using single color we generally use rainbow or gradient. We only use PLA (PLA basic/silk/rock). The exception is when we print filament spools or cardboard adapters for which we use PETG. I don’t see this changing any time soon. There are a half dozen or so prints that require 5 colors but I can’t print them with the P1S unless I add another AMS … which I’m not sure I want to do. Seems like I would be adding more trouble.
We are Brand New to 3D printing and would like to be sure we’re buying what we need. I’ve read through a few posts and I’m pretty sure the H2C is the way to go. Testing the H2C vs P1S in Bambu Studio, the H2C will save an incredible amount of time and filament. In one case is saves 246 color changes and the time drops from 18.5 hours to 11.5 hours. So for me, the H2C is the way to go.
Any thoughts or advice would be Greatly Appreciated!!
Also - I hope I’m posting this question in the right place.
Hello, I purchased two H2D printers in the last four months and have since converted one of them to an H2C. You will love the H2C. It will save you a bunch of time and filament. If you are printing a lot of the same colors, you can assign a certain color to one hot end and it will save a ton of purging. You still have to deal with the prime tower though… But I think it’s well worth the extra cost. It’s an excellent printer! I am still very new to 3D printing though.
They save time and filament but the 10x price and the same useful lifetime doesn’t make the math quite as slam dunk as you may expect. If you could walk out the store with a complete setup at 1200-1500 it would be a much different story than the current 2800-3500. This aspect is what makes the snapmaker u1 so enticing.
That totally depends on how time translates into money if you are running production. If I can produce 1.5 times more with less filament, that math is quite easy.
If you compares with P2S, the fact is all H2 series have some features that P2S does not have.
If your are comparing between the H2 series, H2C is only about saving time and filament in multi color. If I have to increase production someday, I would add another H2S / P2S for single color and small parts. (Looks like you already in mass production)
If you have the budget, and need multi color printing, H2C is the go to. Otherwise I would suggest to stay on P2S. It will be a very long return period to justify the 2000 price diff.
I’m like that too I usually print 2-7 colors, and I did a test to see how much I would save on filament yearly, and the result for a basic 4 color print I would save $600 a year! and that’s only on a 4-color print.
H2C was definitely the right choice for me. It runs constantly, produces great prints with next to no problems and is not a constant “tweak this tweak that” like previous printers. I would definitely buy it again.
How is the U1 going? I am considering it for multi-color PLA printing. From time to time I checked on it but most of what people have been sharing are mods and some occasional prints to showcase the mods. Have a good percentage of users reached 1000s of printing hours without frequent tweaking and fixing?
I still use my P1S for single-color prints. It’s currently the best bang for the buck and much cheaper to run for long print hours compared to the H2C.
They complement each other very well, but the H2C is a must-have. Before buying it, I sliced a few 4-color models for both the H2C and U1. Surprisingly, there was no difference in print time—in my case, the H2C was actually a few minutes faster.
I also occasionally print engineering materials, so having a heated chamber was important for me.
Get it from Best Buy or Micro Center so you can easily return it if it turns out to be a lemon. You have a two-week window to put the printer through some tests. I am not so sure about the extended 4-year warranty though.
