While true the same could have been said about the FDM market when Bambu got into it.
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FDM printers before Bambu Lab did not have great user experience for people who just want to print. These printers might have had great user experience for tinkerers.
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The FFF market (dont make Stratasys mad) was kind of a mess in comparison to how it is now.
Bambu did a great job improving the user experience. That is really it besides the AMS system. Xtool still doesn’t have a very nice user experience.
Bambu Lab is also the first one that takes quality build seriously and that leads to longevity in their printers (think 10k printing hours) . Printers before Bambu Lab era were built fast and cheap because they were meant to be taken apart and rebuilt by their tinkerers customer base.
Anyone thinking about the recycling market that appears to be opening up ?
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Could there be more than just a contest ?
I don’t think so, the ease of use that bambu brought to the table and the quality and reliability of the x1c didn’t really have any rivals in the consumer focused space, prusa was a different thing in my opinion, and then was either low end or diy setups only for the enthusiasts
Xtool is on the laser space what bambu was/is on the FDM one
Edit/ I would like to see bambu make a 3d scanner though 
even though there are good scanners out there the software falls short, if bambu could bring its full ecosystem experience to 3d scanning it would be awesome
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I wouldn’t mind seeing Bambu do a stand alone laser unit. Especially if they did like a fiber laser unit.
I haven’t got to mess with my laser unit as much (I’ve been laser focused on my other projects), but it’s an interesting and fun tool. It feels a little weird having it in a H2 like it is. Like I’ve got a skyscraper, but I’m only using the top floor. I guess at least it’s the penthouse.
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Yes but this is looking back at it. At the time, status quo and expectations were $200 printers. It was a race to the bottom. That is a tough market to break into as a startup with no history of quality and reliability. Look at the multitude of failed kickstarters from that era.
Very true, but on the laser space that’s exactly where xtool is, so it would be competing for the same customers.
I have no doubt that in the hardware side bambu can catch up very quickly, but on the software side it’s another story, and you can see it by bambu suite, it works alright, but it’s pretty basic
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An open air mini enclosed printer, it could be named the Q2 mini and end all bed slingers. And maybe even a bigger version, the Q2, having the same benefits,and ending all bed slingers forever.
I would like to see a better filament routing hub for the H2C and any others. Sure i can use 5 different right nozzles but it still has to pull the filament almost all the way back to the roll for color changes. Just a hub mounted on the back or top that can direct my 4 colors off my right nozzle AMS and 4 colors of my left nozzle AMS. They say you can hook up more AMS units but what’s the point your still waiting for ever during color changes even if your using different nozzles for different colors. Just something when the filament only has to be pulled just out side the nozzle tubes.
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i think they are gonna make a tool changer 3d printer lol
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Like a vortek alternative?
I would be surprised if we see full spectrum in Bambu Studio anytime soon. Because why would someone buy a dozen AMS units if they only need 4 colors? Bambu will keep marketing as the ‘quality and convenience’ option while hoping the toolhead changers don’t catch up.
I think that until the lawmaking frenzy in US states against 3D printers is done, and we know how tight regulators are wanting to go, if they just don’t go for outright bans, who knows.
It would be nice to see a H2C with double-Vortek system, perhaps a modified AMS that has six ports to match it, or a dual-AMS setup so all twelve can be easily used. Larger printers are mentioned, but the larger they get, the more issues with flex, ringing, and other items appear, so those become increasingly difficult to engineer. Belt printers are a niche market.
Ok, so in the End the X2D come…
But what I can expect for christmass? I’m saving point to buy the h2c but maybe I can expect something better? but what?
I’m being facetious but their next printer will have a credit card reader and you will need to pay per print.
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This prediction aged well
We aren’t going to see anything replacing the H2C for a while, there was a 3 year gap between the X1C and the H2D
cool i wonder when is the next x series printer is coming