1000 * $40 would be $40,000, not $4,000
yes… i read 100 vouchers… upsi 
yes, did you read any of the other threads (or even this one?)
Either air assist or sensing probe to measure distance to the material to be cut/engraved.
15:00 CET is Central European time, not US Central. It is 10am ET.
Yes I understand this. 25char
Maybe the front cover slides off (better than the magnets on the P1S) and the laser/cutter can slide on in place of it?
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I’m guessing based on the rendering, that front faceplate slides off, and you snap on the tool.
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I added a enlarged image that looks like its extruding
I think they are good at keeping secrets, everything we’ve seen was leaked on purpose to build hype, it happens every time there is a big product release these days
The only difference is how well the company deliberately “leaking” the info makes it look like an accident
I’d imagine, just like the recent elegoo printer, Bambu have been dropping these $3-4k price hints through this forum and other social media so when they say $2499 and $2999 everyone says oh wow so cheap!
Marketing 101 these days
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Here’s a superimposed picture of the laser sitting on top of the regular print head. They line up with the print nozzle that’s shown in the picture.
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It looks fancy, I liked it 
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Unless its a dookie laser, the 40w laser alone will prob command like $800. Theres A LOT of variation in the a quality of diode lasers (regardless of the wattage) I’ve noticed. One $250 40w laser prob isnt going to compete with a $800 one so I’d def need to see some reviews of the actual laser performance to even consider it, though if I want one tomorrow, I guess wont have a choice but to get it with laser. Then again I also imagine it’ll ship with only the 10w as to keep cost lower for initial release.
well 2999 is 3k 
but yeah if it would be 2.5k that would be nice, let’s see, it makes sense for the non-laser version 
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It looks like the base model will be laser free and judging by the photos it’ll be a straight upgrade path, so you might be able to just get the printer and wait for those reviews for the laser
Apart from the A1 the first release model for all of their printers has been pretty solid, even if you look at the iterations with the X1 > X1C… the X1 was still good, I’d be happy getting the base model for home, but I have no interest in the laser
Bambu studio ( seperate plates ? )
My question is is there anything preventing them from releasing a better laser module that uses a different wavelength down the line? I’ve seen comparison pictures of blue vs infrared lasers in marking 3D prints and the infrared laser performs much better. Seeing as the laser is a separate module, have we seen anything hardware wise that would prevent a better module from being installed? Are there other considerations that would need to be taken care of first?
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So would that be base model with the additions of what the laser model has or just without the laser? To my understanding there was air filtration kit that would be able to be added down the road, but I had figure their initial release would be that of the laser capable models (with it built in). I didnt think the non laser version was gonna be in this initial release