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Bambu Lab
Bambu Lab A1 mini
The easiest way to start printing
A compact, fully automatic desktop printer. Auto bed levelling and flow calibration mean there is no tuning to learn — this is the machine we hand to complete beginners. Add the AMS lite for four-colour prints.
- Build volume
- 180 × 180 × 180 mm
- Motion system
- Cartesian (moving bed)
- Max speed
- Up to 500 mm/s
- Max acceleration
- 10,000 mm/s²
- Lead time
- 3 Days
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Why this machine
- Desk-friendly 180 mm cube build volume
- Full-auto bed levelling and flow calibration — nothing to tune by hand
- Up to 500 mm/s with active vibration compensation
- AMS lite add-on unlocks four-colour and multi-material printing
- Quick-swap nozzles — change the hot end in about a minute
Specifications
| Build volume | 180 × 180 × 180 mm |
|---|---|
| Motion system | Cartesian (moving bed) |
| Max speed | Up to 500 mm/s |
| Max acceleration | 10,000 mm/s² |
| Hotend | Up to 300 °C, quick-swap |
| Heated bed | Up to 80 °C |
| Enclosure | Open frame |
| Multi-colour | AMS lite (4 spools, sold separately) |
| Materials | PLA, PETG, TPU, PVA |
| Connectivity | Wi-Fi, Bambu Handy app, microSD |
How it compares to the rest of our line-up
Every machine we sell, on every spec any of them publishes. We would rather you bought the right one than the expensive one.
| Spec | Bambu Lab A1 minithis page | Bambu Lab A1 | Bambu Lab P1S | Bambu Lab H2D | Bambu Lab H2C |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Build volume | 180 × 180 × 180 mm | 256 × 256 × 256 mm | 256 × 256 × 256 mm | ~325 × 320 × 325 mm | ~330 × 320 × 325 mm |
| Motion system | Cartesian (moving bed) | Cartesian (moving bed) | CoreXY | CoreXY with dual-nozzle IDEX | CoreXY with Vortek 8-hotend swap |
| Max speed | Up to 500 mm/s | Up to 500 mm/s | Up to 500 mm/s | Up to 1000 mm/s | Up to 1000 mm/s |
| Max acceleration | 10,000 mm/s² | 10,000 mm/s² | 20,000 mm/s² | 20,000 mm/s² | 20,000 mm/s² |
| Hotend | Up to 300 °C, quick-swap | Up to 300 °C, quick-swap | Up to 300 °C | Up to 350 °C | Up to 350 °C |
| Heated bed | Up to 80 °C | Up to 100 °C | Up to 100 °C | — | — |
| Enclosure | Open frame | Open frame | Fully enclosed, chamber temperature monitoring | Enclosed with a heated chamber | — |
| Multi-colour | AMS lite (4 spools, sold separately) | AMS lite (4 spools, sold separately) | AMS (4 spools per unit, up to 4 units) | — | Up to 7 colours, ~58% less purge waste |
| Materials | PLA, PETG, TPU, PVA | PLA, PETG, TPU, PVA | PLA, PETG, TPU, ABS, ASA, PC | PLA, PETG, TPU, ABS, ASA, PC, PA and CF composites | PLA, PETG, TPU, ABS, ASA, PC, PA and CF composites |
| Connectivity | Wi-Fi, Bambu Handy app, microSD | Wi-Fi, Bambu Handy app, microSD | Wi-Fi, Bambu Handy app, microSD | Wi-Fi, Bambu Handy app, microSD | Wi-Fi, Bambu Handy app, microSD |
| Multi-material | — | — | — | Dual independent hot ends; AMS-compatible | — |
| Extras | — | — | — | Optional laser and cutting modules | — |
| Chamber | — | — | — | — | Heated, up to 65 °C |
| Inspection | — | — | — | — | AI-vision quality control |
— means that machine's spec sheet does not list the figure — not that it cannot do it. Ask us and we will check.
The A1 mini is the printer we recommend when someone asks where to start. It calibrates itself — bed mesh, flow rate, resonance — before every print, so the first thing a new owner does is print something good rather than spend a weekend levelling a bed.
Who it suits
Students, hobbyists and anyone who wants a second machine for small parts. The 180 mm cube covers the overwhelming majority of desktop prints, and the open frame keeps the footprint small enough for a shelf.
What it will not do
The open frame means no heated chamber, so ABS and ASA will warp and carbon-filled filaments will chew through the standard nozzle. If you need engineering materials, look at the P1S or the H2 series instead.
Buying from ZeroCore
We run Bambu machines commercially every day. Ask us anything about slicer profiles, material choice or maintenance before you buy — and if you would rather we just printed the part for you, get an instant quote.
Other printers we sell
Bambu Lab A1
Full-size, fully automatic
Price on request
Bambu Lab P1S
Enclosed CoreXY workhorse
Price on request
Bambu Lab H2D
Flagship dual-nozzle large format
From S$2,499