Bambu wants $39.95,
Amazon wants $21.99 and is double sided smooth and textured.
Will the Amazon (says for Bambu x1, P1) fit OK? Anyone tried it out?
the high Bambu cost plus 3 different local taxes, and shipping makes it REALLY expensive!
I am not replacing the Bambu plate because of defects, but because it leaves a cool textured surface on whatever I print, adn THAT is UGLY!
You can cut out the middleman and go straight to aliexpress. That’s where most of the amazon listings come from anyways.
I’ve used third party standard plates on my creality machines, and actively use third-party “embossed pattern” plates on my A1’s. They work fine. The ones I have were from noname aliexpress vendors.
I do feel that the patterned ones are more susceptible to scrapes and damage. For example I have a “carbon fiber” imprint plate that was irreversibly damaged with a plastic scraper (not a iron blade!) on one quadrant that I now have to avoid using lol.
I’m not sure the durability difference is from vendor cheapness or from the reality of what that imprint sticker is made of.