Latest Update on the BambuLab H2D Review

BambuLab H2D

March 25, 2025

We received both the standard 3D printer version and the laser version of the H2D from BambuLab in mid-February. Since this is such an important release, possibly the most significant machine in the 3D printing world over the next two years, we are taking extra time with the video. There is a lot more to cover than usual, and we are still conducting in-depth testing. The full review is expected to be released around April 20.

If you are planning to order and want to minimize waiting time, we highly recommend the H2D with AMS (non-laser version), priced at $2,199. It offers the best value among all three configurations and is likely the top-performing machine currently available for single-color, multi-color, and dual-extruder support material printing. In terms of both speed and print quality, it leads the pack. So far, it stands out not just as one of the best, but as the best 3D printer we have tested. I expect to see a new round of catch-up from other brands ...

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Recommendation List updates:

Introducing Aurora Tech Channel's highly anticipated 3D printer recommendation list! After countless hours of research, testing, and analysis, we have carefully selected the top contenders in each category. We understand that the 3D printing market can be overwhelming. Instead of featuring an extensive list of 3D printers, we have chosen only the very best in each category, with just one spot available for each. As experienced 3D printer users, we know that if we had to buy only one machine in each category, it would be the one we choose.

Unlike a kindergarten talent show where everyone gets an award, we take a far more rigorous approach. Since 2021, we have tested nearly 200 machines, and as of today, fewer than 10% have earned a spot on our recommendation list. It’s important to emphasize that our recommendation list is entirely independent. There is NO WAY to pay for a SPONSORSHIP to secure a place on the list. Each recommendation is based solely on our firsthand experience with the machine, and no amount of money can influence our decisions.

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3D Printer (FDM) Recommendation List

#1 The Most Advanced fully-enclosed High-Speed 3D Printer (Regular Size)

BambuLab X1 Carbon AMS Combo $1449 Historical Price Chart

Review date: May 29, 2022 / Jun 13, 2022

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Evaluation Scores
Print Speed 8/10
Surface Quality 8.5/10
Print Accuracy 9/10
Retraction Handling 9/10
Technology 9/10
Hardware / Build Quality 9/10
Workflow / UI 8/10
Service / Support 8/10
Material Compatibility 8.5/10
Value 7/10
Total: 83.5/100
Features:
  • CoreXY, Fully enclosed 256x256x256mm
  • Micro-Lidar for auto pressure advance calibration, dual auto leveling
  • Carbon rod(X), Linear rods(Y,Z)
  • Strong extruder, high-flow hotend, 300C Nozzle / 110C (220V) 120C(110V) heater bed
  • AMS multi-filament system, Network / Cloud printing

#2 The Most Advanced fully-enclosed High-Speed 3D Printer (Mid Size)

Creality K2 Plus with CFS Combo $42.13 Historical Price Chart

Review date: Nov 19, 2024

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Evaluation Scores
Print Speed 9/10
Surface Quality 8.5/10
Print Accuracy 9/10
Retraction Handling 9.5/10
Technology 9/10
Hardware / Build Quality 9/10
Workflow / UI 7/10
Service / Support 6.5/10
Material Compatibility 9/10
Value 7/10
Total: 83/100
Features:
  • CoreXY, Fully enclosed 350x350x350mm
  • 2nd camera auto flow and pressure advance calibration
  • Linear rails(X), Linear rods(Y,Z)
  • Strong extruder, 40mm³/s high-flow hotend, 350C Nozzle / 120C heater bed
  • CFS multi-filament system, Wifi / Ethernet / USB / Cloud printing

#3 The Best Performance fully-enclosed High-Speed 3D Printer (Mid size)

Qidi PLUS 4 $799 Historical Price Chart

Review date: Sept 25, 2024

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Evaluation Scores
Print Speed 7.5/10
Surface Quality 9/10
Print Accuracy 7/10
Retraction Handling 8.5/10
Technology 7/10
Hardware / Build Quality 8/10
Workflow / UI 8/10
Service / Support 7/10
Material Compatibility 9.5/10
Value 8/10
Total: 81.5/100
Features:
  • CoreXY, Fully enclosed 305x305x285(Z)mm
  • Inductive sensor auto leveling, Auto Z-offset
  • 10mm linear rods on X,Y and Z axis
  • Strong extruder, high-flow hotend, 370C nozzle / 120C heated bed
  • Actively heated chamber (Max 65C recommended), WiFi / Ethernet printing

#4 The Most Reliable Future-Proof CoreXY Printer (Regular+ size)

Prusa Core One $949 Historical Price Chart

Review date: Mar 23, 2025

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Evaluation Scores
Print Speed 7/10
Surface Quality 7/10
Print Accuracy 9/10
Retraction Handling 9/10
Technology 8/10
Hardware / Build Quality 9/10
Workflow / UI 9/10
Service / Support 8/10
Material Compatibility 8.5/10
Value 7/10
Total: 79.5/100
Features:
  • CoreXY, fully enclosed, chamber temperature control (by dual exhaust fan, no heated chamber)
  • , Max Nozzle Temp 290C, 120C heated bed, NEW CHT high-flow nozzle as standard, 30mm³/s flow rate, new 360-degree cooling system
  • Easy Wi-Fi setup with an NFC tap, Ethernet, PrusaConnect cloud based multiple printers managment, PrusaLink local network printing
  • Loadcell sensor auto leveling, Auto Z-offset, filament sensor, filment tangle detection
  • Linear rail(X), linear rods(Y), and 3 lead screws(Z), PC-CF parts, injection-molded parts, and metal components replace most of the PETG parts on other Prusa machines.

#5 The Fastest fully-enclosed 3D Printer (Mid Size)

FLSUN S1 Pro $1399 Historical Price Chart

Review date: Feb 10, 2025

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Evaluation Scores
Print Speed 10/10
Surface Quality 6.5/10
Print Accuracy 7/10
Retraction Handling 8/10
Technology 8.5/10
Hardware / Build Quality 9/10
Workflow / UI 8/10
Service / Support 7/10
Material Compatibility 8.5/10
Value 7/10
Total: 79/100
Features:
  • CoreXY, fully enclosed, Φ320 × 430 mm (max Z-height: center 430 mm, edge 383 mm)
  • Strain gauges on the print bed for auto bed leveling and auto Z-offset
  • Linear rail motion system (X, Y, Z) and closed-loop stepper motors.
  • All-metal extruder, 110mm³/s high-flow hotend(80mm³/s tested), 350C Max temp w/hardened steel nozzle, 120C 2-zone heated bed
  • Max print speed 1200mm/s w/40,000mm/s² acceleration

#6 The Most Reliable Bed Slinger (Regular size)

Prusa MK4S $729 Historical Price Chart

Review date: Oct 12, 2024

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Evaluation Scores
Print Speed 7/10
Surface Quality 7/10
Print Accuracy 9/10
Retraction Handling 9/10
Technology 8/10
Hardware / Build Quality 9/10
Workflow / UI 9/10
Service / Support 8/10
Material Compatibility 8/10
Value 6/10
Total: 78/100
Features:
  • Max Nozzle Temp 290C, 120C heated bed, NEW CHT high-flow nozzle as standard, 30mm³/s flow rate
  • NEW high-performance 360° cooling system
  • Easy Wi-Fi setup with an NFC tap, Ethernet, PrusaConnect cloud based multiple printers managment, PrusaLink local network printing
  • Loadcell sensor auto leveling, Auto Z-offset, filament sensor, filment tangle detection
  • Linear rods on the X, Y, and Z axes, PC-CF parts, injection-molded parts, and metal components replace some of the PETG parts on the MK4

#7 The Most Advanced & The Best Value Bed Slinger(Mini Size)

BambuLab A1 Mini $239 Historical Price Chart

Review date: Oct 17, 2023

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Evaluation Scores
Print Speed 7/10
Surface Quality 8/10
Print Accuracy 8/10
Retraction Handling 8/10
Technology 8/10
Hardware / Build Quality 8/10
Workflow / UI 8/10
Service / Support 7.5/10
Material Compatibility 6/10
Value 9/10
Total: 77.5/100
Features:
  • Linear Rails on all X,Y & Z-axis
  • Vibration and Flow Rate Compensation
  • Full-auto Calibration, Auto Z-offset, Auto Bed leveling
  • Strong extruder, high-flow hotend, 300C Nozzle, 80C heated bed
  • support AMS mini printing up to 4 colors

#8 The Most Advanced Bed Slinger(Regular Size)

BambuLab A1 $379 Historical Price Chart

Review date: Dec 14, 2023

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Evaluation Scores
Print Speed 7/10
Surface Quality 8/10
Print Accuracy 8/10
Retraction Handling 8/10
Technology 8/10
Hardware / Build Quality 8/10
Workflow / UI 8/10
Service / Support 7.5/10
Material Compatibility 7/10
Value 8/10
Total: 77.5/100
Features:
  • Linear Rails(X), Steel Wheels(Y) and Linear Rods(Z) motion system
  • Vibration and Flow Rate Compensation
  • Full-auto Calibration, Auto Z-offset, Auto Bed leveling
  • Strong extruder, high-flow hotend, 300C Nozzle, 100C heated bed
  • support AMS mini printing up to 4 colors

#9 The Best Performance All-Rounder Bed Slinger(Regular Size)

Creality HI $519 Historical Price Chart

Review date: March 17, 2025

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Evaluation Scores
Print Speed 8/10
Surface Quality 7.5/10
Print Accuracy 8/10
Retraction Handling 8.5/10
Technology 8/10
Hardware / Build Quality 9/10
Workflow / UI 7.5/10
Service / Support 6.5/10
Material Compatibility 6.5/10
Value 8.5/10
Total: 77.5/100
Features:
  • Linear Rails(X), Steel Wheels(Y) and Linear Rods(Z) motion system
  • Vibration and Flow Rate Compensation
  • Full-auto Calibration, Auto Z-offset, Auto Bed leveling
  • Strong extruder, high-flow hotend, 300C Nozzle, 100C heated bed
  • support 4 CFS units printing up to 16 colors

#10 The Most Advanced Multi-Material 3D Printer (Mid Size)

Prusa XL (5 tool heads) $3499 Historical Price Chart

Review date: May 25, 2024

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Evaluation Scores
Print Speed 6/10
Surface Quality 7/10
Print Accuracy 9/10
Retraction Handling 9/10
Technology 9/10
Hardware / Build Quality 9/10
Workflow / UI 9/10
Service / Support 8/10
Material Compatibility 7/10
Value 6/10
Total: 77/100
Features:
  • 360x360x360mm print volume, 290C Nozzle, modular segmented heatbed max temp 120C
  • 5 toolheads auto tool changer
  • Linear rails on all x,y and Z axis
  • Auto leveling, auto z-offset, auto tool offset calibration
  • Ethernet, WiFi, PrusaConnect cloud based multiple printers managment, PrusaLink local network printing

#11 The Best Value fully-enclosed High-Speed 3D Printer (Regular Size)

Elegoo Centauri Carbon $299 Historical Price Chart

Review date: Feb 10, 2025

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Evaluation Scores
Print Speed 8.5/10
Surface Quality 7.5/10
Print Accuracy 7/10
Retraction Handling 8/10
Technology 7/10
Hardware / Build Quality 7/10
Workflow / UI 7.5/10
Service / Support 6/10
Material Compatibility 8/10
Value 10/10
Total: 77/100
Features:
  • CoreXY, Fully enclosed 256x256x256mm
  • 4 strain gauges on the print bed for auto bed leveling and auto Z-offset
  • Steel linear rods motion system (X,Y) and 3 lead screws to support the Z-axis
  • All-metal extruder, high-flow hotend, 320C Max temp w/hardened steel nozzle
  • Max print speed 500mm/s w/20,000mm/s² acceleration

#12 The Best VALUE fully-enclosed High-Speed 3D Printer (Mid size)

Qidi X-MAX 3 $739 Historical Price Chart

Review date: July 29, 2023

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Evaluation Scores
Print Speed 8/10
Surface Quality 8/10
Print Accuracy 7/10
Retraction Handling 6/10
Technology 6/10
Hardware / Build Quality 8/10
Workflow / UI 7/10
Service / Support 7/10
Material Compatibility 9/10
Value 8/10
Total: 75/100
Features:
  • CoreXY, Fully enclosed 325x325x315(Z)mm
  • Strong extruder, high-flow hotend, 350C Max temp
  • Bed Max Temp 120C, 65C Actively heated chamber (Max 55C recommended)
  • BLTouch auto leveling, 10mm linear rods on X,Y and Z axis
  • WiFi / Ethernet printing

#13 The Best Budget All-Rounder Bed Slinger (Regular Size)

Sovol SV06 Ace $279 Historical Price Chart

Review date: Dec 3, 2024

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Evaluation Scores
Print Speed 8.5/10
Surface Quality 8/10
Print Accuracy 7.5/10
Retraction Handling 8/10
Technology 7.5/10
Hardware / Build Quality 6/10
Workflow / UI 7/10
Service / Support 6/10
Material Compatibility 6.5/10
Value 8.5/10
Total: 74/100
Features:
  • 220x220x250 build volume
  • 300mm/s print speed(max), 20,000mm/s² acceleration, print a 3D benchy with acceptable quality in 13 mins, with good quality in 31 mins
  • Steel wheels on X&Y-axis, 10mm linear rods on dual Z axis, high flow hotend
  • Strain gauge bed leveling, Auto Z-offset, Max temp 300C/100C
  • belt tensioners, PEI spring steel sheet, no manual leveling knobs

#14 The Best VALUE Budget 3D Printer (Regular Size)  

AnyCubic Kobra 2 Pro $189 Historical Price Chart

Review date: Sept 1, 2023

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Evaluation Scores
Print Speed 9/10
Surface Quality 7/10
Print Accuracy 7/10
Retraction Handling 7/10
Technology 7/10
Hardware / Build Quality 7/10
Workflow / UI 6/10
Service / Support 6/10
Material Compatibility 5.5/10
Value 9/10
Total: 70.5/100
Features:
  • 220x220x250 build volume
  • 300mm/s print speed, 20,000mm/s² acceleration, print a 3D benchy at 0.2mm layer height with good quality in 29 mins, (Claimed max speed @500mm/s)
  • Auto Z-offset, steel wheels motion system on X&Y axis.
  • Inductive ABL, dual Z, touch screen, belt tensioners, Textured PEI spring steel sheet
  • Nema 17 48mm stepper motor on Y-axis and 8mm timing belt, Max Temp 260C/110C

#15 The Best Performance Fully Enclosed IDEX Printer (Regular Size)

SnapMaker J1S $999 Historical Price Chart

Review date: Jan 4, 2024

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Evaluation Scores
Print Speed 6/10
Surface Quality 6/10
Print Accuracy 6/10
Retraction Handling 7/10
Technology 7/10
Hardware / Build Quality 9/10
Workflow / UI 8/10
Service / Support 7/10
Material Compatibility 8/10
Value 6/10
Total: 70/100
Features:
  • 300x200x200 build volume
  • IDEX Independent dual extruder
  • 5" touch screen, easy to swap hotends
  • Dual filament sensor, auto X, Y, and Z offset calibration for dual extruder
  • Local WiFi printing, Max temp 300C / 100C, fully enclosed, optional hardened steel hotend

#16 The Best VALUE Budget 3D Printer (Mid Size)

Artillery Sidewinder X4 $249 Historical Price Chart

Review date: Mar 28, 2024

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Evaluation Scores
Print Speed 6/10
Surface Quality 6/10
Print Accuracy 7/10
Retraction Handling 7/10
Technology 6/10
Hardware / Build Quality 6/10
Workflow / UI 7/10
Service / Support 6/10
Material Compatibility 7/10
Value 10/10
Total: 67/100
Features:
  • 300x300x400mm print volume
  • Inductive sensor auto leveling, Direct drive, dual Z-axis
  • touch screen, belt tensioners, Textured PEI spring steel sheet
  • Klipper firmware with moonrake API and Fluidd Web UI
  • Max temp 300C/100C, USB / Local WiFi printing

#17 The Best Value Budget 3D Printer (Large Size)

AnyCubic Kobra 2 Max $349 Historical Price Chart

Review date: Dec 5, 2023

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Evaluation Scores
Print Speed 6/10
Surface Quality 6/10
Print Accuracy 7/10
Retraction Handling 7/10
Technology 7/10
Hardware / Build Quality 7/10
Workflow / UI 6/10
Service / Support 6/10
Material Compatibility 5.5/10
Value 7/10
Total: 63.5/100
Features:
  • 420x420x500 Massive print volume
  • Inductive sensor auto leveling, Auto Z-offset, Direct drive, dual Z-axis
  • touch screen, belt tensioners, Textured PEI spring steel sheet
  • WiFi(cloud) / USB Drive printing
  • Max temp 260C/90C
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