Bambu Lab
A1
$299.99
Creality
Based on 115 Reddit mentions
$719.00
Sentiment summary across the product areas Reddit users mention most.
Original Reddit posts and comments behind this analysis.
I wish they would just fix all the current printers and stop with all these new releases. This ia just carbon copy of the A1 under as new creality name, and they use customers as beta testers. I have a K1 , K1 max that i have to tinker with to make work and a Ender 3 v3 Se that was my kids xmas gift
...flyboypr77 in r/Creality
January 8, 2026 3:01 PM
9
After digging a bit, i gotta be honest - I'm not super hopeful. The fact they put "K1 series 2025 models (such as: K1 C 2025 & K1 Max 2025) do not support Root access" Specifically on their website pretty heavily implies that root access isn't coming. And you're right - the comparatively open softwa
...Daurock in r/Creality
December 9, 2025 4:43 PM
7
My K1Max drilled a square in my plate at the start of a gridfiinty bin print. Luckily I stopped it doing what happened to yours. Also under warranty. Last I heard from Creality was they will replace the "strain gauge and adjustment plate". Not the build plate though as it is older than 3 months and
...timokawa in r/crealityk1
December 18, 2025 8:17 PM
6
Qidi seems like they're still figuring things out, especially design wise. Due to my experiences with Creality (12 heavily modified Ender 3s + K1 Max), and watching them rush printers to the market to seem like they can compete with Bambu.... It would take something really special for me to ever eve
...Kingsidorak in r/BIGTREETECH
September 6, 2025 1:34 AM
7
This happened to me too. I started a print, then canceled the print before it finished calibrating. Made a minor change and sent the new job to print and it damaged my plate exactly as in OP's photo. Thought it was a random failure and stopped using the printer until I got a replacement plate. Happe
...CHR0N0MASTER in r/crealityk1
March 6, 2026 7:05 AM
3
I’m glad I didn’t hold out for the CFS-C for my 2nd printer and just bought a 2nd CFS v1 with extruder upgrade kit. What’s clear is that software and firmware isn’t a strong point. It took some effort to get the CFS working with OrcaSlicer and playing with KAMPS nicely. If you’re prepared to do the
...korutech-ai in r/crealityk1
March 29, 2026 8:02 PM
2
Yo iría por la A1, las he visto durar mucho más con mucho menos mantenimiento dentro de lo que es la comunidad y la calidad es muy superior a las Creality, la V3 nunca tuve y no creo que sea mala máquina pero la facilidad de uso y la dureza de la A1 ayuda mucho, tiene más sensores para detectar erro
...numero908 in r/Impresion3DArgentina
March 27, 2026 3:50 PM
2
Found this thread via google I know it’s a bit older. I got a K1 max end of last year in October 25 used for 450€ included the sunlu S4 dryer. I got a lot of hussle with it especially with the X axis vibrations. At the moment it runs I changed belts, extruder and nozzle. The counter said 330hr but I
...Lamumba1337 in r/Creality
April 5, 2026 5:44 PM
2
Welcome to the.... crew? Crowd? Grumpy old people? Because its a K1, there is an older and newer model. The trick is to find out what you have. QUALITYThe K1C, K1SE, and Newer K1s, and K1 Maxs have a smaller X/Y pully. Its a 20 tooth over the older 40 tooth. It was changed to help with VFA. The step
...Numerous-Ad561 in r/crealityk1
December 6, 2025 6:04 AM
2
Welcome welcome! I, too, am an Ender 3 survivor. While the experience of building it and dealing with all the fiddley settings was valuable, I can say that I have had my Bambu X1C for a year now and only now is it politely asking me to perform maintenance on it. And it still works better than my Cre
...whispie in r/BambuLab
December 11, 2025 1:17 PM
2