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Printer Bambu Lab X1 3D printer Bambu Lab X1 Snapmaker U1 3D printer Snapmaker U1
Verified by SimplyPrint Compatible
Connection methods
  • SimplyPrint Client: Verified by SimplyPrint
  • SimplyPrint Client: Compatible
  • Klipper (Moonraker): Compatible
What you need to connect it
  • SimplyPrint Client: A computer or Raspberry Pi on the same network that stays on, running the SimplyPrint Client
  • SimplyPrint Client: A computer or Raspberry Pi on the same network that stays on, running the SimplyPrint Client
  • Klipper (Moonraker): Nothing extra: the printer runs Klipper as it ships
Not confirmed yet Not confirmed yet
May 2022 2025
Made by a company from China China
256 x 256 x 256 mm 270 x 270 x 270 mm
Unknown Snapmaker U1
Bambu Lab AMS, Bambu Lab AMS 2 Pro, Bambu Lab AMS HT Snapmaker U1
Fully enclosed Partly enclosed
Yes No
PLA, PETG, TPU & flexibles, ABS & ASA, Nylon (PA), Polycarbonate (PC) PLA, PETG, TPU & flexibles
Unknown 500 mm/s
Motion system CoreXY CoreXY
Yes Yes
1 4
Unknown Yes
Unknown No
300 °C 300 °C
Up to 110 °C Up to 100 °C
Wi-Fi, SD card Wi-Fi, USB
Prints from microSD card Unknown
Yes Yes
Yes Yes
256 x 256 mm 270 x 270 mm
Nozzle it ships with 0.4 mm 0.4 mm
Filament diameter 1.75 mm 1.75 mm
Firmware it ships with The maker's own Klipper
No No
SimplyPrint's rating of the brand, from public sources. How we rate Mostly closed 2.3 of 5 for Bambu Lab · Why Mostly open 4.1 of 5 for Snapmaker · Why
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Brand's spool tags (NFC) Whether its multi-material unit can recognise any filament Closed: the maker's own spools Bambu Lab's tags are encrypted: only Bambu Lab's own spools are recognised automatically. SimplyPrint reads them through the printer. How it works Closed: the maker's own spools SimplyPrint reads Snapmaker's spool tags through the printer, but can't write them.
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