We know it’s a CO2 laser and only a couple of days before it’s unveiled at september 22.
Anyone thinking about getting one?
No, because it’s Bambu.
Well, you would get this new product delivered much faster than if it was Prusa. 
Yeah, I know that some of you don’t care about ethics in business or supporting European companies. 
That’s an incorrect conclusion that disregards the complexity of the world we live in.
You are free to enlighten me. 
No thanks. That’s just going to make me sad and bring up topics avoided here.
Yeah, this topic is about the CO2 laser.
I think it might have some kind of conveyor belt.
Still no because it’s Bambu. If I had the money I think I would buy an X-Tool (thought that might just not be better at all…).
I think the X-tool looks very good but also very expensive.
I can’t really guess the price on the R1, maybe mid-range?
I’m sorry, but so is that! (which is why we don’t bring up certain topics here!)
On a broad scale, isn’t supporting products from a multitude of sources far better for our future than allowing all production to be corralled into one geo-political area?
That’s a rhetorical question - not intended as “the last word”, but definitely not for debate here. Hopefully it’s a question that promotes thought on the subject not discussion!
Price is probably really good as they plan to monetize you later on by making it only work true the cloud and then when they got a good market share from Xtool, they will look for other opportunities to make money of you.
Or it is super expensive because they realized if people still buy their products they can do whatever shit they want, because they obviously don’t care. As long as it looks cool, and kinda works.
Rumored specs so far…
Not sure bambu will manage to get a space into dedicated laser cutters..
Making a 3d printer that doubles as a light duty laser engraver/cutter is a thing… but for dedicated, cnc-like laser cutting jobs, xtool has quite a massive headstart…
Having a second “brand” that enters the market can only be a good thing though…
This German page has got pretty good info on it and is transparent on what is known and what is speculation.
I like it but I don’t love it. Probaly not going to get one.
At the risk of getting cancelled, I’m going to say that walled gardens (and SaaS, while we’re at it) are evil. Theoretically, they are safer for the user, since the contents are supposedly vetted and checked by the owners of the garden. But in late stage capitalism, it almost always devolves into a pit trap full of captive consumers who are forced to use the products dictated by the gardeners, all under the gardeners terms. Sure, some of them are guilded cages, but cages nonetheless.
This is why I, personally, won’t buy a Bambu, or an Apple, product. But I understand why people buy into them, as they tend to be convenient, and often things just work.
This is all just a result of capitalism, and companies interested in only maximizing profit, not maximizing consumer benefit. I think part of that is the lack of metrology around consumer benefit versus the plethora of accounting techniques of counting every penny/farthing/ducat extracted from the faceless rubes.
Yes, I’m a grumpy old progressive, and I’m tired of watching the world burn, and not mentally or financially stable enough to do more than grumble and grouse about it…
Yes. SaaS is almost as bad as HaaS. It is ruining everything.
Unfortunately, it has been worked out and it is often the most profitable and tolerable way to develop things. So it is really common. Companies know they don’t have to please every customer. As long as enough keep up with the service, they will keep doing it.
It feels like you are talking about the company, not about the product.
Watched a couple of reviews and there is a conveyor belt which seems slick.
Haven’t looked at their laser, but their printers work in a pretty tight proprietary ecosystem, with very little consumer choice. So yeah, it is about the company as much as the machines.