Bambu Lab
A1
$299.99
Creality
Based on 65 Reddit mentions
$439.00
Sentiment summary across the product areas Reddit users mention most.
Original Reddit posts and comments behind this analysis.
Does anyone know how much the new features diverge from OrcaSlicer? u/Creality_3D don't lock your printers, give us true open source! That's the only reason i'm not going to Bambu. I was about to buy ANOTHER K1C (2025 Edition this time) just to find out you locked the printer hand you have binary bl
...BenchyPrinter in r/Creality
December 30, 2025 8:56 PM
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Creality appears to be trying to move towards a subscription model. What are your sources for this statement? i'd love to hear from you again, this is FUD. Edit: this dumbass then referred "Creality Cloud" as if "Creality" and "Creality Cloud" are the same. Creality Cloud is completely free to use w
...BenchyPrinter in r/3dprinter
February 22, 2026 2:05 PM
4
Creality just need to give us root access because they don't what they are doing with the cfs-c and their customer service don't even know that the cfs-c is compatible with all k1 as long they have the the unicorn nozzle print head.
Victorythagr8 in r/Creality
April 8, 2026 3:30 PM
3
my 2 month old K1C was my first 3D printer and i did learn some stuff i wasn't told before. might not be the biggest or best tips but its something lol when retracting filament, i always take off the PTFE tube, unlock the extruder and pull from the top. I used to just pull from the spool but the PTF
...bedwvrs in r/crealityk1
May 28, 2025 8:19 PM
5
If you look at replacing the main board you will also have to replace the toolhead board as it won’t work with the new mainboard. Honestly if you thinking about doing this the best machine for these types of upgrades is a creality k1 series Edit to add https://github.com/FYSETC/Catalyst_Kit
Spinshank in r/AnycubicKobraS1
March 25, 2026 9:27 PM
3
Buy a Creality K2 and replace the firmware with Klipper, moonraker and mainsail or fluidd , install KAMP and either setup a VPN at your home or do as i did, use Obico (preferably behind cloudflare tunnel) If budget is smaller, search elsewhere, for now, newer K1C 2025 models are not rootable, which
...BenchyPrinter in r/3dprinter
January 5, 2026 11:14 AM
3
I changed and updated my extruder to good gears and all that on my k1c and this is what I've found with certain filaments like petg and exocit pla, you have to do lid open printing, is the short answer. When printing fully enclosed the machine heatsyncs, extruder gears warm up, and instead of grabbi
...Daltonthagod35 in r/crealityk1
September 28, 2025 7:27 PM
2
Most people aren’t actually buying separate lids. They usually keep the original top that comes with the Creality K1 and just print a riser to lift it up. A lot of those risers you see are from Printables or Creality Cloud, and the lid sitting on top is still the stock one. Fully custom lids do exis
...mahrita in r/Creality
April 14, 2026 1:45 AM
1
we mostly run stuff like the Creality K1C 3D Printer and a few larger K1/K2 series machines. main reason is they’re pretty reliable once dialed in, and they handle tougher materials well, which matters more for functional parts than just looks. also nice that they’re more open to tweaking compared t
...suky123X in r/MechanicalEngineering
April 17, 2026 2:32 PM
1
The original K1 max would not work. I upgraded to the 2025 versions on the PCB board and hot end. Works great now. I think there's something different about the pcb board other than the connectors for the hot end. Creality 2025 K1 Max/K1/K1 SE/K1C Hotend Upgrade Ceramic Heating Block, Official New V
...Warm_Win2370 in r/crealityk1
December 4, 2025 4:52 PM
1