Bambu Lab P2S
Hacker ApprovedRanked 13 of 18 3D printers by recommenders
Recommended for reliable printing with many materials and easy use at a relatively affordable price. Critics note some hardware reliability problems and firmware issues.
Recommended for reliable printing with many materials and easy use at a relatively affordable price. Critics note some hardware reliability problems and firmware issues.
16 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 13
- criticize it
- 3
- approval share
- 81%
Recommended in 5 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: recommended
- March 2026: recommended
- April 2026: recommended
- May 2026: recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it carries the badge
- 13 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, met.
- 4.3 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 5 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Recommended by friends and family
“The people around me who bought a Bambu P1S or P2S weren't swayed by marketing”
Comment from 11 May 2026 in “Louis Rossmann tells 3D printer maker Bambu Lab to 'Go (Bleep) yourself'” “A friend recommended me to buy a Bambu P2S”
Comment from 25 Mar 2026 in “FreeCAD Version 1.1 Released” “She has a P2S and highly recommends it.”
Comment from 31 Mar 2026 on Hacker News Praised as an excellent printer
“Bambu P2S is an amazing printer if you want to get in on that action.”
Comment from 8 Mar 2026 in “Americans Are Now a Target for ICE” “My P2S is easily the best printer I've ever had”
Comment from 26 Aug 2026 in “An ongoing 3D-printer AGPL violation” Lives up to the hype
“I can confirm it lives up to the hype.”
Comment from 14 Apr 2026 in “China shock 2.0: the flood of high-tech goods that will change the world” “But it turns out it was amazing.”
Comment from 4 Feb 2026 in “New York Wants to Ctrl+Alt+Delete Your 3D Printer”
Other 3D printers people recommend
The four most recommended other 3D printers, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bambu Lab 3D printer | 124 | 150 | 45% | 12 | — | — |
| Prusa 3D printer | 68 | 25 | 73% | 9 | 5 yrs5 owners | Approved |
| Bambu Lab P1S | 29 | 9 | 76% | 6 | 1.5 yrs10 owners | Approved |
| Prusa MK3 | 28 | 9 | 76% | 7 | 6 yrs3 owners | Approved |
| Bambu Lab P2SThis page | 13 | 3 | 81% | 5 | — | Approved |
What people said
All 17 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“I haven't had any clogs with any enclosed Bambu so far and whatever material I throw at it it just works”
“Great printers and for now offline modes work well.”
“My P2S is easily the best printer I've ever had”
“You don't get to build on the community and then threaten it.”
“it reviews well compared to the p2s or even the x1c”
“have had more hardware reliability issues in 1 month than is normal”
“because of the ease of use and relative affordability”
“I also blocked it on my router from connecting outward”
“The people around me who bought a Bambu P1S or P2S weren't swayed by marketing”
“they've managed to mess up the firmware or something”
“Bambu doesn't have wifi connection unless I use their cloud?”
“I swapped to a P2S and never looked back.”
“I can confirm it lives up to the hype.”
“She has a P2S and highly recommends it.”
“A friend recommended me to buy a Bambu P2S”
“Bambu P2S is an amazing printer if you want to get in on that action.”
“But it turns out it was amazing.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.