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After printing 40,000 whistles, this is the 3D printer I’d buy

I've been wanting to try 3D printing, people tell me. Which printer should I get? I finally have a fairly easy answer: the Bambu Lab P2S Combo. The auto-loading, fully enclosed touchscreen printer is one of the very few I can recommend. It's the only one I'd buy for myself. It's on sale for $649 […]

After printing 40,000 whistles, this is the 3D printer I’d buy
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The Bambu P2S Combo. | Image: Bambu

I've been wanting to try 3D printing, people tell me. Which printer should I get?

I finally have a fairly easy answer: the Bambu Lab P2S Combo. The auto-loading, fully enclosed touchscreen printer is one of the very few I can recommend. It's the only one I'd buy for myself. It's on sale for $649 through December 1st, but I'd vouch for it even at its normal $749 price.

I've spent an entire year testing the P2S alongside several competitors, printing 40,000 whistles for ICE whistleblowers along the way. After racking up 6,770 hours of print time across four different printers, I'm sure of my recommendation.

Bambu Lab P2S Combo

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Originally published at The Verge

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