Hello people of the internet, I will get a new printer next month, initially I was planning on getting an X2D with the AMS, but I’ve been reading and some users are having a lot of headaches with it.
I mainly want the new printer to print multicolor, and at first the X2D seemed very interesting because of the dual nozzle, however I’ve read that some people are having issues using the Bowden extruder, that it needs a lot of configuration.
The other printer I’m starting to consider is the P2S because it seems its easier to use and less things can go wrong, but im not sure if the “complexity downgrade” is a good idea.
I’ve been on this hobby for a couple of years, starting with an old prusa and then an A1 mini. What i liked about the bambulab is that it required minimal configuration.
What do you guys think? Is the X2D much harder to use and more problematic than a P2S? I don’t plan on using engineering materials, i mainly use pla and some petg (but who knows?). Is avoiding some manual configuration worth in exchange for the dual nozzle?
If possible I would hold out awhile longer and at least see if Bambu announce any new printers in the next month. If they do a P2S size Vortek printer, a bit more expensive but probably worth it.
I do have a few P2S that do multicolour and they are quite reliable and not too complex to fix common issues, but they produce alot of waste.
I have the X2D and had my fair share of problems.Here is the thing though, i also had old skool printers that makes this a dream (imagine trying to level turning knobs by the smallest amount and using a piece of paper to guestimate its level to the nozzle). This tech isnt 100% yet from any brand or any model.
part of the 3d printing world is something you must learn and adapt to many situations. your humidity levels in your house, your temp in your house, how you store, what to do and how to investigate when they go wrong (and they will). some of the time, it isnt the fault of the printer. Things like a crappy roll of filament can give your hours of nightmares. i just had that with 3 nozzles being taken out by a crappy filament clogging them. And that happens with decent brands of filament too, not just cheap ones.
All in all, both will be fine, i would say play to your budget more.
In this case the price difference isn’t much of an issue. But I would be willing to spend a bit more if they release a multi head one like the other user said
My X2D is my first plastic printer, so I can’t compare to the P2S, but I can say that no in-depth configuration was needed to get it working well. I just went through the standard assembly and setup procedure (which is 100% described in the online manual), and it worked great.
There are a few highly recommended printable add-ons. 1) A cover glass riser. 2) Fan outlet deflectors. 3) Poop basket (which is commonly needed for many printers).
However, there was a substantial learning curve for using Bambu Studio. I’ve been printing regularly for 4 months, and I’m still learning many of the settings in Bambu Studio.
If you are interested in multicolor, have you considered the U1? I think I would prefer my X2D over the U1 because the AMS 2 Pro makes filament swapping and drying so convenient, but just tossing that out there.
Hi, I bought a X2D 1 week ago after a month of thinking which one I should buy, and I had the same concerns about the various forum threads. At the begining of my journey I decided to take a P2S, but then I came to the X2D. And during various internet searches I was not sure which one to buy. Creality, Anycubic, Snapmaker came to my mind, but at the end I ended up with the X2D again, and I’m glad I did it. It’s a fantastic device, even with the 2nd bowden extruder. I’m printing now a lot of stuff since 3 days and I’m really more than happy. This is my first private 3d printer, but I started a lot of years ago with a Zortrax m200 which was a nightmare sometimes feeding the filament into the extruder. The X2D is really a good choice in my opinion.
I am trying to resell the X2D I bought to experiment with. I’m too much of a perfectionist to tolerate the main vs aux setting tuning. Additionally I didnt find it to be flexible enough for modern multimaterial including TPU, as the TPU basically must be on the main for good quality, and must not be AMS’ed during a print or youll frequently jam… leaving you to tune a bank of AMS materials thru an ender 3 extruder. No thanks.
To be fair, I never encountered a single “multi nozzle” hardware calibration issue, at all. Offsets “just worked” and every swap always succeeded. And it is VERY fast to switch, which makes it overall a very fast printer.
[ opinion that i refuse to spend more time on disproving ] I also deeply suspect that Bambu is playing games in their firmware with “bambu pla” vs “generic pla” pressure advance autocalibration, making the generic purposely less auto accurate. It obeys faithfully when you manually do the test and set it; but automatic noticably works better when the software thinks you are using genuine, even if you are NOT, all other subfilament settings held constant. [/opinion]
Of your choices, I’d select the P2S+AMS2. The built in light-duty dryer into the AMS2 is actually pretty awesome and an underrated thing - saves benchtop space. Qidi box does it too.
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