Getting a Bambu X1C + AMS (post controversy) - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: Just_Understand_It
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: June 16, 2025, 01:45:10 pm
content: Sorry if this has been done to death, but I’m still uncertain/confused.I’ve had a Prusa i3 (from something like 10 years ago). I built/added all sorts of upgrades (or attempted to), but it never really progressed beyond being a hobby/project in and of itself.Now I’d just like something that gives (excellent) quality and works “out of the box”.Ordinarily, I’d have gone and ordered the X1C — but of course I came across the vendor lock-in stuff.I *really* hate being forced to register devices to get them working, to have things go to the cloud, and subscription services etc. (eg. Never again any HP product).So that would indicate that Bambu Labs is an absolute no go.However, I’ve heard I can operate it in LAN mode (I’m not too fussed about monitoring the print via a smartphone app). But it appears one still needs to do some sort of authentication (once a year?)? Or can I just set it up once and leave it disconnected from the web, and never do firmware upgrades?

author: Lindley
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: June 16, 2025, 04:41:23 pm
content: Will also be very interested in the answers to your question as the Bambu A1 is one of the printers we are looking at, as in the post below, and also have found it hard to know exactly how they operate, though seems many other manufacturers are going down a similar route to some degree.

author: Just_Understand_It
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: June 16, 2025, 05:59:02 pm
content: Ok, after a bit more research (ie. reading YouTube comments :-) I’m just going to avoid the issue and get a Prusa Core One.

author: CatalinaWOW
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: June 16, 2025, 06:50:05 pm
content: I can't really answer your question. But have had an excellent out of the box and just use it with my Bambu X-1 over the last year or more. All in LAN mode, no obvious requirement to phone home. I have avoided the latest firmware update, but did the previous one which started the controversy.I hope your experience with the Prusa is good, as I strongly advocate 3D printing for anyone who builds or repairs things.

author: kripton2035
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: June 16, 2025, 06:56:33 pm
content: I use my bambulab x1c in lan mode, it is locked inside my home network and nothing goes out.with this setup, you can't get notifications on your phone about a status of print, but I don't need it.it is faster to send big prints in this lan mode, instead of going around the world and ending in your printer anyway.what I don't remember is if you still have to register the printer at the first startup.the x1c is really a great printer: clic print and forget the rest !

author: bson
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: July 17, 2025, 09:21:01 pm
content: Looking at an X1C to replace my aging CR-10S. In the end the CR-10 was too much of a project in itself, something I'm not really interested in. If I design and want to print a PCB enclosure, tool holder, tray, or something I just want to print it, not initiate another project. I'd say 75% of time was spent iterating on silly stuff like surface calibration.It sounds like the X1C pretty muchiswhat I need, and will just work out of the box (famous last words, I know). I don't really print huge volumes, so don't really care if I have to buy their marked-up mats. Is this what the lock-in implies? Or something else? Print notifications actually sounds nice... didn't think I'd ever care, but after we got our Miele washer & dryer set which does it I actually find it helpful. Similarly I think I might appreciate a printer telling me it's done or it's b0rked up, without me actively babysitting it.

author: sslupsky
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: August 12, 2025, 04:03:26 am
content: If you can wait just a but longer, and I realize this thread is a month old now, you should familiarize yourself with the new toolchanger from Bondtech. It looks like a big improvement. Bondtech des not make printers but I bet there are one or two vendors out there working on one that incorporates the new tech. Prusa may be one of them.https://www.bondtech.se/indx-by-bondtech/

author: Jeroen3
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 12, 2025, 05:40:50 am
content: Quote from: Just_Understand_It on June 16, 2025, 01:45:10 pmThis is funny, because at work I recommended to wait for the core one. But they got an x1c instead.The x1c arrived with a defective motor. So it literally did not work out of the box.(and we had to wait for spare (free) parts and repair this ourselves, two weeks delay)I saw some reviews of the core one having some mechanical artifacts, these appear to have been resolved.I will know end of the year, I plan to buy one end of summer.The x1c does not have artifacts, but using it feels very HP printer like. It sure sounds like one!But it prints fine and is reliable in output otherwise. We have it 8 months now.Few things:- the filament somehow breaks in the AMS or gets stuck otherwise now an then.- it needs almost 10 minutes "to get ready". So aquick printtakes at least 15 minutes.- poops, so many poops- the prime lines are difficult to remove