[hypfer]

Uh, not really.

I wouldn't buy an alternative to a P1S, because only the P1S is the best at being the P1S. (Whatever that might entail)

Instead, I'd look at things from the perspective of "what do I want?" and not "What does the market offer? Okay, I want that thing. But no, I want an alternative to it that is that thing but without downside"

Letting a brand set your frame of reference is the first step into total dependence.

[johnsea]

Thanks for your reply. Only used PLA so far. But later I'll need "engineering parts", Nylon/PA12 or something like this. Strong, water and UV resistant, outdoor.

It shouldn't be too complicated and not too expensive. E.g. while the Prusa Core One+ seemed nice (from a superficial look) it costs more than I wanted to spend. P1S came out as the best (barely) adequate printer for what I thought I would need when I looked at it. But it's difficult to say if you are a beginner and basically have no idea...

[Filligree]

There aren’t currently any alternatives which do an equally good job of printing, except for other Bambu products.

[hypfer]

Yes but what does "equally good job of printing" mean, I wonder.

That's what I meant with "the P1S is the best at being the P1S when measured by the P1S".

I am pretty sure that if you for example do functional PLA parts, there will be many, many more options that tick exactly that box.

I do of course understand that people want to have the mental peace of buying one thing and being told that it can do everything, but, as said, you pay for that emotional labor with lock-in and eventually being rug-pulled.

The only way of not getting rug-pulled is not handing away all of your agency wholesale just for cheap immediate emotional relief.

That's how it works, how it has always worked and how it will always work. Anyone claiming anything else is in the process of actively scamming you.