Why does the price seem like it will be exceptionally high if we don’t know the price?
it could aso be that there are 2 versions of their new ams 
1 that would dry for example and one that would not
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True, I forgot about that. I mean Green is one of their main colors. Could be aesthetic? I doubt it though, but you never know.
Yes, I agree with you—I shouldn’t have stated it as a fact; it was just an assumption (it’s so easy to be influenced by rumors 
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Personally, though, I still expect the price to exceed €2000/$2000.
But maybe my perception is a bit clouded at the moment since I don’t yet see the real advantage of a possible hybrid device.
Let’s wait for the official announcement with anticipation—until then, it’s all just speculation (even though speculating is fun! ).
Yeah I think we are getting focused on the laser thingy, but the printer itself seems to be what many of us have been waiting for - larger build size and dual extruder, so that makes me happy. The AMS being also drying is also cool - the ace pro that came with my cheap anycubic kobra s1 already does this, so it’s not new but it’s welcomed
So on the printer side even though I would prefer two heads, I’m still happy with two extruders
So now it’s just a matter of releasing it @BambuLab , the cat is out of the bag, no point in withholding the announcement
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Where does this come from?
Best news is that I can now spend my vouchers on laser materials as well 
Eww… didn’t even notice the green panels. We are getting into the XL 2-head cost range (before the tariffs get calculated in and then get kicked in to overdrive). If I’m honest, I’m not nearly as excited as I thought I’d be previously. And that’s not even factoring in the authorization mess they plan to introduce. I’m slowly dowsing all my anticipation with a firehose.
Oh well, the details will be out in a week or two.
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This is a really good point you raise. And it does come with a much larger build volume. That maybe makes it the only non-kit two head solution currently on the market for those of us who want the biggest build area?
Unfortunately, Teaching Tech’s review (posted today) of the K2 Plus revealed a lot of problems with printing anything but PLA. He seems fully capable, so I’m not sure why we hadn’t heard about this earlier regarding the K2 Plus. Uncle Jessey had a lot of problems with his K2 Plus as well, which he thinks may have been fixed with a newly designed connection cable (also posted today). Business as usual for Creality, where these problems maybe get fixed in the next model (and new ones get introduced)? All of this is a pitty, as I had been thinking the K2 Plus was a contender, and now I’m starting to doubt it… I’m starting to think one just can’t know anything for sure until at least 3- 6 months after a printer gets launched.
As for the coloring, it could, of course, simply serve an aesthetic purpose.
However, one should take note of the lip surrounding the green-tinted section of the panel. This is likely designed to help achieve a certain safety classification for the enclosure, ensuring that reflected laser beams do not escape through a potential gap between the printer and the glass, preventing exposure to the user.
It would also be interesting to see whether a possible laser head could potentially be mounted into the gray insert above the printhead, similar to the Quick Swap tools of the Xtool M1 Ultra. (attached image, the black part on the right side of the head)
It could also be that Bambu is switching from glass to a plastic like Polycarb or Acrylic and they put a metal rim on the edge to prevent it from flexing. The laser seems most likely, but I’ll give Bambu the benefit of the doubt.
It looks as though the build plate can be inserted front-to-back. More uses between washes maybe? Haha
I’m loving what looks like an automated top vent, if that’s settable in the slicer like a fan, and/or has an auto setting where it opens/closes as needed, I’d love it. As someone who is now up to 5 X1Cs and has always run them with the door and glass lid on and shut for 100% of my prints, I’ve finally finally finally run up against a dreaded need to vent the top glass - printing very large boxes in Galaxy PLA, makes filament buckle in the extruder every time, but venting the top glass just an inch fixed it. I honestly HATE that I have to remember to do this and insert a mini riser in there before I print these for production, so this little addition is honestly fabulous if it’s real.
Looks as though maybe there’s some kind of remote panic button, or possibly a jogger for moving the printhead around?
Makes sense for a laser engraver. Gotta be able to stop it in a hurry.
After thinking about it, I’m not sure how I feel about a drying AMS. By definition, it will need to be an open air or vented box, meaning no more well maintained filament without a drying session. There is a possibility that they are using an expensive one way membrane, but the cost would create a problem. I guess it could be a simple cheap one way valve, but I’m not sure how well that would hold up or how well those would seal. I guess I’m in the traditional AMS club, would rather dry when needed and then add to the AMS, rather than always needing to dry (filaments other than PLA).
On the plus side, at least the lighting seems a whole lot better (with the door open). Maybe to compensate for the dimming that happens through the darkened door? At least the camera will benefit…
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I agree it worked out…I ended up buying one. I’m just curious what the overlap is between the 3d printing world and the laser engraving world. Also looking at that list of materials I see some things that would work with a cutting tip too, like a Cricut. So also the overlap between 3d printing and vinyl cutting. Last year I tried it all but I got tired of the other stuff so now the Cricut and two laser engravers are sitting dormant.
I know there must be some overlap because Elegoo released an engraver.
Also, a few days ago I saw one of the other vinyl cutters (Silhouette) came out with a delta style 3d printer.
I think as long as the engraver and cutter are separate and not baked in to the price this could still make most people happy with just the larger size.
Sorry, I’m just rambling now and a lot of this is me speculating.
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Honestly, I didn’t really care about the lighting inside, but I understand some people do. For me, as long as I can see what’s going on through the camera, I’m good.
I suspect the hardware cost will be separated, but the development cost are going to be shared across the entire line (laser package or not).
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What’s the advantage of it being combined into an all-in-one though? Normally a monolithic anything isn’t as good as the best-in-breed separate components…
Maybe they’ll go all the way Snapmaker and include a CNC toolhead as well. It would be a good reason to have a toolhead jogger.