>>31683
You have to scroll down and around. What they are doing is the page you land on for the A1-mini has the package deal of the A1-mini + a four color printing optional accessory.
They have a retarded number of scripts on the page and you have to scroll around to find the $200 A1-mini alone. Maybe this link will work,
https://us.store.bambulab.com/products/a1-mini?variant=41513493627016
The extra colors are not a bad deal at all. In fact a huge bargain. I could see having an additional color being an asset. Especially if you use one color for base and then a water soluble filament to make voids. One use for the multi-color is to to print spots with the .2 mm nozzle. So you print a translucent white but below. or next to, print various shades of red or pink. Like magazine printing from a distance you have a mixing of the colors to make shades. So with a white, black or brown, red or pink, maybe a yellow for Asians you could have realistic skin tones. If you can at all afford it I would recommend the multi-color kit, even if you see no use for it immediately. I read they were difficult to acquire if you don't get them together.
But you can get around with just one color. My sweet spot for buying these is $200, maybe $250.
Look at this video from a long time 3D printer user on the Bambu A1-mini who has used all sorts of printers. It's good and look at the comments.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vBQ-QfcY3Qs
I've been also looking at resin printers. I don't know how good these are. Brief reviews seem to be ok. The specs though are extraordinary. Here's a list I made.
Egloo Saturn 2-4K
Saturn 2
$263.00 USD
$209.99 USD sale price
10-Inch 8K Mono LCD
pixel size
28.5um (.0285mM)
(0.001122047 in.)
Slicer Software CHITUBOX Technology
Layer Thickness 0.01-0.2mm
Printing Speed 30-70mm/h
Z Axis Accuracy
0.00125mm
XY Resolution (7680*4320)
0.0285mm
Build Volume
218.88mm (L)*123.12mm (W)*250mm (H); 8.62in(L)*4.85in(W)*9.84in(H)
(8.617323 in. x 4.847244 in x 9.84252 in ^3)
Egloo Mars 4-9K
$250.00 USD
$199.99 USD sale price
7-inch 9K mono LCD, 8520x4320 resolution
XY precision
18um (.018mm)
(0.0007086614 in.)
Build volume of
153.36x77.76x175 mm^3
(6.037795 in. x 3.061417 in x 6.889764 in ^3)
pixel size
18um
(0.0007086614 in.)
PRINTING SPEED
30-70 mm/h
LAYER THICKNESS
0.01-0.2 mm
0.0003937008-0.0007874016 in.
XY RESOLUTION 18 µm (8520x4320)
Z-AXIS ACCURACY
0.02 mm
(.0007874016 in.)
Saturn 4-12K
10-Inch 12K Mono LCD
$399.00 USD
$299.00 USD sale price
10-inch 12K Mono LCD
Print Size
218.88x122.88x220 mm^3
(8.617323 in. x 4.837795 in x 8.661417 in ^3
resolution of 11520x5120
XY resolution
19x24µm
(0.0007480315 in. x 0.0009448819 in.)
Slicer Software Voxeldance Tango & ChituBox Technology
Layer Thickness
0.01-0.2mm
(0.0003937008-0.0007874016 in.)
Printing Speed MAX
70mm/h
Z Axis Accuracy
0.02mm
(0.0007874016)
XY Resolution (11520*5120)
19*24um
(0.0007480315 in. * 0.0009448819 in.)
Build Volume
218.88mm(L)*122.88mm(W)*220mm(H)
(8.617323 in. x 4.837795 in x 8.661417 in ^3)
Layer Thickness 0.01-0.2mm
(0.0003937008-0.0007874016 in.)
Let's start with the Egloo Saturn 2-4K. The resolution is
28.5um (.0285mM)
(0.001122047 in.)
This is very close to ten thousandths of an inch which is considered good accuracy for machine work. Even if the resolution is actually twice that due to manufacturer inflation, it's still good enough for us, at $200.
The Egloo Mars 4-9K
$250.00 USD
$199.99 USD sale price
7-inch 9K mono LCD, 8520x4320 resolution
XY precision
18um (.018mm)
(0.0007086614 in.) is so close to ten thousands of an inch. If it's even close to specs then it's production level.
The more pricey ones may be accurate to ten thousands of an inch even if they are lying a little about the resolution, and only $100USD more. So we're talking about production level models. In my mind you use these for molds, or make molds from them.
So you rough out designs in the Bamboo and when you have what you want, resin print it for mold production. Linking these together means any size you want can be done with extra time as the deficit.
If fact for most needs the Bambu with a .2mm nozzle, and good deal of time, would be good enough. I expect that you could easily get .6 mm resolution with a .2 mm nozzle even with glitches. Maybe better.
The new printers are really getting exciting. Cost and capability wise. The possibilities are endless.
BTW do you know if we will "ever" be able to upload pictures and files directly here??? And what would it take t do so?