Bambu LabReleased December 2023

Bambu Lab A1

Name: Bambu Lab A1
Brand: Bambu Lab

A full-size, beginner-friendly open-frame printer for hobbyists who mainly print PLA/PETG and want easy 4-color printing on a budget.

$299typical US price

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Bundles and current deals

Official US store typical price $299 (Black Friday sale $259 through Dec 1, 2026). A1 Combo with AMS lite $399 typical ($359 on sale).

Build volume to scale, in mm, beside a 20 cm cube. Every printer on the site is drawn at the same scale.

Build volume: 16.8litres
Top speed: 500mm/s
Max colours: 4
Frame: Open frame

Will Wright’s take

Based on the specs and price

Top pick

“My default answer for a first printer under $300.”

Same easy, self-calibrating experience as the A1 mini, but with a full-size bed. For PLA and PETG there's very little to complain about at this price. Just know it's an open frame, so it's not the machine for ABS or nylon.

Buy the A1 if

Beginners who want room to grow

Skip it if

You plan to print engineering filaments

How it stacks up

Against 41 other filament printers

Price$299#35 of 42, most expensive first

$179$2,299

Build volume16.8 L#27 of 42

5.8 L125 L

Top speed500 mm/s#29 of 37

180 mm/s1000 mm/s

Hotend temperature300 °C#19 of 42

260 °C370 °C

What it does well

Full 256 mm build volume at a low price
Fully automatic calibration and quick-swap nozzle
Quiet (under 48 dB in silent mode per Bambu)

Worth knowing

Open frame; engineering filaments only for small parts
AMS lite limited to 4 colors

Full specifications

Every number, in one place

From Bambu Lab, checked October 30, 2026

Price: $299
Released: December 2023
Technology: Filament (FDM)
Motion system: Bed slinger
Build volume: 256 × 256 × 256 mm
Top speed: 500 mm/s
Acceleration: 10,000 mm/s²
Max colours: 4 with AMS lite
Frame: Open frame
Hotend, max: 300 °C
Bed, max: 100 °C
Weight: 8.3 kg
Noise: 48 dB
Materials: PLA, PETG, TPU, PVA
Features: full-auto calibration (bed leveling, Z offset, vibration, flow), active motor noise canceling / silent mode, low-rate 1080p camera with timelapse, 3.5-inch touchscreen, Wi-Fi, quick-swap nozzle, built-in filament cutter, filament runout sensor, filament tangle sensor, power-loss recovery, optional A1 Series AMS Hub accessory for connecting AMS / AMS 2 Pro / AMS HT units