Reviews & Tests

One spool or four: what owners report about both dryers, how far 70 °C gets you, and how each fits next to an AMS.

Textured PEI or a cold plate: materials, bed temperatures, care and which Bambu printers each plate fits.

Settings per printer family, the external spool route and what owners report. Not through the AMS.

What comes in the Bambu box, the nine tools we add and which maintenance steps need them. A roundup, no scores.

We printed 20+ models across 3 printers to test consistency, adhesion, and color accuracy. Spoiler: it's still our top pick for everyday PLA.

Cardboard spools, matte finish, good print quality. But is it better than eSUN, which costs a few dollars less per kilo? We compared them side by side.

We weighed spools before and after to measure real moisture removal. Tested with Nylon, PETG, and PLA in a humid environment.

100 prints on each plate. We compared adhesion, release, wear, and flatness. The result might surprise you.

Faster than the P1S, but no longer cheaper: $449 vs $349 in the Bambu US store (checked November 3, 2026). An owner we know tested ABS, ASA, and PETG over 2 weeks of daily use. At $100 less, the P1S remains the budget pick and the P2S the performance pick.

It's one of the cheapest PETGs. We tested stringing, layer adhesion, and moisture sensitivity across 5 colors.