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Hello, I am a complete beginner to 3D printing and have never owned a 3D printer. I have been looking at the Elegoo CC2($910) or a base P1S(No AMS, $758). The prices I have provided are for South Africa and unfortunately I have had a ton of issues trying to find a P1S combo in stock, both of our official resellers are out of stock.

I am mainly gonna be printing PLA, PETG and PLA but having the option to do ABS, ASA, etc is a big plus and I personally just prefer the look of an enclosed printer. Based on reviews and what the community have said, I am drawn to the Bambu Lab ecosystem, their reliability, part availability and ease of use.

I 100% plan on doing multi color printing, so I will be buying an AMS separately if it comes to that (I would need to save for it separately however since it's $534 on its own whereas the combo would be $971)

I hope this is enough information, please feel free to ask any other questions. I am open to other suggestions but just keep in mind that we have a bit less options in SA (Creality is very popular here). Thanks in advance!

Hello,

I am planning on purchasing a 3D printer. I was looking at buying a Bambu Lab A1 Combo and wasn't able to find it locally (PE) and found Build Volume. I've tried sending emails with questions and have not gotten any response back yet. Has anyone here ordered a Bambu Lab (or any other printer) from them? How was the experience?

Hello,

I am a complete beginner to 3D printing. I have narrowed down my options to:

Creality Hi Combo (~$550)
Creality SparkX i7 CFS Lite Combo (~$600)

These prices are converted from my currency (ZAR, South Africa)

As this is my first ever 3D printer purchase, I'd honestly just want a pain-free experience. I don't currently plan on printing anything with ABS so an enclosure is not important. The main filament types I'd be printing in are TPU, PLA and PETG.