Bambu Lab · FDM
A1 Mini
First-time buyers who want prints, not a project.
$199approx. USD
- 180 × 180 × 180 mm
- 500 mm/s
- Open frame
- Multi-colour
Ease10
Speed8
Materials4
Openness3
Value9
Creality · FDM bedslinger · 2024
Creality Ender 3 V3 KE review
The Ender 3 with Klipper firmware and a 300 °C hotend bolted on. Four times the speed of the original for barely more money.
Best for: A cheap, fast, no-nonsense second printer.
The PIF Score
6.2PIFEase6
Speed7
Materials5
Openness5
Value8
Five axes, each out of ten, averaged with no weighting. How we score.
What we like
- Klipper speed at Ender money
- 300 °C hotend handles more materials
- Wi-Fi and camera support
What we don't
- Open frame
- Creality's Klipper fork is locked down
- Fans are loud
True cost
What it really costs to own in your country
Pre-filled with typical local rates. Change anything to match your own use.
Running cost / year—power · filament
Per print hour—incl. upkeep
3-year total—printer + running
Assumes ~110 W average draw while printing and a small yearly allowance for nozzles, plates and PTFE. An estimate for comparing printers against each other, not a quote.
Full specifications
| Type | FDM bedslinger |
| Released | 2024 |
| Build volume | 220 × 220 × 240 mm |
| Max speed | 500 mm/s |
| Hotend max temp | 300 °C |
| Bed max temp | 100 °C |
| Nozzle | 0.4 mm |
| Bed levelling | Automatic |
| Enclosure | No |
| Multi-material | No |
| Connectivity | Wi-Fi, USB |
| Recommended slicer | Creality Print / Orca |
| Typical power draw | ~110 W while printing (our estimate) |
Specifications are the manufacturer's published figures. "Max speed" is a peak that no printer holds across a whole part, so use it for comparison and don't expect it in real print times.