Quick start guide: https://store.bblcdn.com/s1/default/291f675532bc4776b666d4fb86dc685e/Product_Manual_Smoke_Purifier.pdf
And so the money pit begins 
I’m in so much trouble with my partner now haha
I’ll be venting out the window for time time being
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I wonder if this will help with the musky devil’s lettuce type smell that keeps going on in my room 
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omg its not even inlcuded that expensive hahah jesus
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Far as I can tell (from one reviewer saying the air purifier doesnt kick on automatically) i’m assuming its a stand alone device meaning it has no auto integrated features that make it specific to this printer…which brings me to thinking, what might be a cheaper but just as effective alternative, cuz there has to be some.
It’s a good deal cheaper if anyone trusts a no-name Amazon brand:
https://www.amazon.com/WalkCleaner-smoke-extractor-Filtration-Purification/dp/B0DC7PG345
I wish this one was cheaper, but I must say it works flawlessly. I don’t smell a single thing (be it from cutting wood/acrylic/…) and various reviews online show that the exhaust air is extremely clean:
xTool SafetyPro™ AP2 Air Purifier with SuperCyclone System
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It’s just an optional air purifier, the printer has one built in. You expect them to give you a $600 filter for free?
Looks like the first purifier from XTool.
I hope people recognize that lasers are not a joke - and the built in filter is for sure not suitable for everything. Good filtration systems are big, heavy and expensive.
But … its just the own health, Maybe a dirt cheap from amazon will also do the thing 
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i dont see it being free when i pay 5k…
Where are you getting 5k from LOL? The most expensive model is 2.7k and the regular one is 1.8k. The printer comes with a built in filter. If you happen to want a better filter then you are free to buy one yourself. I think you are underestimating the production cost on these, 1800-2700 for a printer with this many features is insane. Bambu probably doesn’t profit more then 1k on each of these so including a filter like this will dig into their profits.
The most expensive package is $3,500, without high flow nozzles, external filter needed for the laser, if you dont want to poison your neighbor, rotory tool, ams HT, vision encoder etc. Probably 5 grand to do everything it can do in the ad
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I agree and I do understand where one could get 5k from, however I believe @Kenny89 is talking about the non laser variant since the laser one isn’t for sale yet. Also can you tell me more about the rotary tool, I haven’t heard of them releasing one.
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halfway down the h2d store page
Hoping they also do something like
On a side note, hopefully we get to where game systems are. They can sell at break even or even a loss because they recoup money elsewhere. In bambus case it would be all the filament purged down the drain and all other consumables. You can easily print more money in filament, in one year, than these printer cost. Especially a heated one.
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And also, the filters need to be replaced fairly often and they aren’t cheap, either.
I’ve had a CO2 laser cutter for a few years now. I exhaust outdoors. I live far enough away from my neighbors they might get a slight whiff but I won’t be poisoning them. But just the same, when I cut something particularly noxious, I wait for a day when it’s cold and raining to do it.
You can’t be too careful with the byproducts from laser cutting. The smoke can be very hazardous, even when cutting stuff you wouldn’t expect to be. Some MDF board (material I like to use for quick prototyping because it’s cheaper than hardwood or acrylic) is made with Formaldehyde and you don’t want to breath that. If you make the mistake of putting vinyl in your laser cutter, it produces Hydrochloric Acid which is not only bad to breath but will also corrode your laser cutter mechanics and electronics. Even some plywood adhesives are bad.
There are lots of companies that specialize in laserable materials. Easy to find with Google. Buy stuff from them, don’t just put any old thing you can get in the chamber in to the chamber.
There are also plenty of “can I put this in my laser cutter” webpages out there.
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Would this filter also work to remove the VOCs from printing toxic filaments to where we could operate the printer indoors?
Does anyone know if you must still vent outside when using the purifier? It’s shown this way in the documentation but I’ve seen some videos (such as the Tested channel) where they don’t appear to be venting outside.
It’d be really nice if this is the case. If I need to vent outside either way, I’m not sure if there would be as much utility in the purifier?
I think the idea is you don’t have to, but it’s still recommended though, I’m guessing when the filters inside are brand new it’s fine, but as they age a bit, it’s probably best to still vent out
edit/ and if you have neighbours you still want to vent out to through the filter not directly the fumes, in some residential areas that would even be forbidden and you’d be risking a heavy fine
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Ok thank you - that makes sense. I don’t live around anyone so venting outdoors wouldn’t be a problem. However, it’d be much more convenient not to (as long as it’s safe).
I saw on the xtool site that they indicate that the level of purification offered by the Bambu purifier is acceptable for venting indoors.