Just a few years ago, around $500 would get you a 3D printer you'd likely have to spend hours assembling and calibrating—and then, you'd have to pray for a decent print. As the excellent Bambu Lab A1 ...

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For a couple of years now, I’ve been trying to find an excuse to buy a decent 3D printer. Friends and fellow Ars staffers who had them would gush about them at every opportunity, talking about how ...

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The A1 is a small footprint printer that Bambu Lab hopes will bring more people into the 3D printing fold. James Bricknell Senior Editor James has been writing about technology for years but has loved ...

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With the rising popularity of 3D printing comes a bumper crop of inexpensive printers, some available for less than $200. Many of these, however, are difficult for beginners to assemble, calibrate, ...