Bambu LabReleased September 2023

Bambu Lab A1 mini

Name: Bambu Lab A1 mini
Brand: Bambu Lab

A compact, very easy entry-level printer for beginners, kids and small desks printing PLA/PETG, with optional 4-color printing.

$219typical US price

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Bundles and current deals

Official US store typical price $219 (Black Friday sale $199 through Dec 1, 2026). A1 mini Combo with AMS lite $329 typical ($299 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: 5.8litres
Top speed: 500mm/s
Max colours: 4
Frame: Open frame

Will Wright’s take

Based on the specs and price

Great value

“The printer I'd hand to someone who's never printed before.”

It calibrates itself, it's quiet, and it's cheap enough that a failed experiment doesn't hurt. The 18 cm build plate is the catch, but most first prints are small anyway, and the four-colour combo is one of the easiest ways into multi-colour.

Buy the A1 mini if

First-timers, kids, desks and small apartments

Skip it if

You already know you want to print big things

How it stacks up

Against 41 other filament printers

Price$219#40 of 42, most expensive first

$179$2,299

Build volume5.8 L#41 of 42

5.8 L125 L

Top speed500 mm/s#25 of 37

180 mm/s1000 mm/s

Hotend temperature300 °C#15 of 42

260 °C370 °C

What it does well

Very low price for a fully auto-calibrating printer
Quiet (under 48 dB in silent mode per Bambu)
Simple 4-color upgrade via AMS lite combo

Worth knowing

Small 180 mm build volume
Open frame; ABS/ASA/PC/PA not recommended

Full specifications

Every number, in one place

From Bambu Lab, checked October 30, 2026

Price: $219
Released: September 2023
Technology: Filament (FDM)
Motion system: Bed slinger
Build volume: 180 × 180 × 180 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: 80 °C
Weight: 5.5 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, 2.4-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