New to 3D printing and thinking about getting the Bambu Lab P2s
If you have one, let me know your thoughts about it.
Thx
I had the P1S when they were the current model. Had about 1500hrs on it before I sold it when I moved.
Print quality was always good, rarely had any failures that were the result of me doing something wrong.
The only thing I didn’t like about it was the control panel, but most of the time I would send prints directly from my PC or phone using the app.
It could handle ABS level materials but needed to use glue on the build plate to keep anything down, not having an actively heated chamber was the only problem.
I’ve since gotten a H2S and that’s even better, larger volume, actively heated chamber with a filtered exhaust system, laser cutter/engraver and circuit cutter style modules ( used vinyl to make stencils to paint , see current projects thread).
The AMS 2 Pro that they come with also acts like a heated dry box, drying 4 rolls at a time.
All in all I think they’re the best plug and play printers currently available, having had ender printers also they were fine but needed a decent amount of calibration to get good prints whereas bambu just has a calibration you do on setup and even before prints it’ll periodically do it’s own just to keep things squared.
Hell it even tells you when to change the grease now.
Naturally the Bambu filament works great with them but other brand will too but you do need to find the technical specifications of the filament and add them to the slicer I’d they’re not already in there for better quality, in saying that mine doesn’t particularly like Elegoo filament so far, still prints just not as clean.
Anyway, welcome to the rabbit hole 
I suspect a lot of people on ebay, are selling prints, as a way to recoup the cost of their printer.
Good idea.
How long do they last for.??
Lifespan…?? 2000-3000 hrs.?
More.?
Maintaince reqd.?
Repairability.?
Couldn’t say what kind of lifespan a printer would have honestly, they’re kinda like cars.
You could have two identical make/year/model/badge cars but after, say a year, one develops a squeak in the suspension. It might have 10,000 more km than the other so maybe a bushing has worn out quicker, now these days most parts are quite readily available so if you have the tools and know-how you could fix it yourself reasonably cheap.
Also if you keep it well maintained it could last tens of thousands of hours, as with any kind of machinery really, proper care and maintenance can prolong it’s useful life.
Maintenance is usually pretty simple too, clean and regrease lead screws and linear rails is a simple one that’s probably the most frequent, especially if there’s a lot of dust in your area. Belt tension is another, usually accomplished by tightening a couple of screws and after a certain point the belt would need to be replaced, not dissimilar to a fan belt for example.
Other things include nozzle clogs that can either be straight up replaced if you’re lazy or what’s called a “cold pull” where you hear the nozzle, feed some material in, let it cool then pull it back up to the feeding side to pull up any debris in the melted material.
The current generation of printers are pretty easy to maintain and most parts are easily accessible online and reasonably simple to replace with plenty of online videos etc, Bambu even have a dedicated wiki on all their printers and accessories covering everything from Troubleshooting and maintenance to replacing parts and calibration procedures.
@DChapo heard good things about the Bambu Labs from yourself and a few friends. Not that’s my dept but good reports 
Grease and oil Change cmon Beemer. I’m over 500 thou Klms in my V6 Commo. Still rocking on. Oh sorry that’s not a 3D Printer 
I’m up to 18k hours in my tractor Australian built. 1 engine rebuild during that time. Full bottom to top $2700 AUD, I’m sticking with it. One farmer I worked for part time bought a brand new Deere Jhon cost him $260K. Lasted six weeks and blew the real wheel oil seal out back axle. Hmm won’t be buying one of those.