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Printer Creality CR-X 3D printer Creality CR-X Bambu Lab A2L 3D printer Bambu Lab A2L
Compatible Verified by SimplyPrint
No price listed
$469.00 Price at Bambu Lab Store, checked October 23, 2026
Connection methods
  • OctoPrint: Compatible
  • SimplyPrint Client: Verified by SimplyPrint
What you need to connect it
  • OctoPrint: A Raspberry Pi running OctoPrint, plugged into the printer with a USB cable
  • SimplyPrint Client: A computer or Raspberry Pi on the same network that stays on, running the SimplyPrint Client
In use with SimplyPrint 50+ printers use SimplyPrint
2018 June 1, 2026
Made by a company from China China
None listed yet
300 x 300 x 400 mm 330 x 320 x 325 mm
Unknown Bambu Lab AMS Lite, Bambu Lab AMS, Bambu Lab AMS 2 Pro, Bambu Lab AMS HT
Open frame Open frame
PLA, PETG PLA, PETG, TPU & flexibles
Unknown 500 mm/s
Motion system Bed slinger Bed slinger
Unknown Yes
Unknown 1
Unknown No
Unknown No
280 °C 300 °C
Up to 100 °C Up to 80 °C
Unknown Wi-Fi, SD card
No Yes
No Yes
300 x 300 mm 330 x 320 mm
Nozzle it ships with 0.4 mm 0.4 mm
Filament diameter 1.75 mm 1.75 mm
Firmware it ships with Marlin The maker's own
Yes No
SimplyPrint's rating of the brand, from public sources. How we rate Mostly open 3.6 of 5 for Creality · Why Mostly closed 2.3 of 5 for Bambu Lab · Why
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Brand's spool tags (NFC) Whether its multi-material unit can recognise any filament Open: tags for any filament SimplyPrint reads Creality's spool tags and writes them for any filament, so every brand works like Creality's own. How it works 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
Where to buy Not sold by our partner stores
$469.00 Price at Bambu Lab Store, checked October 23, 2026
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