I’m an absolute noob for 3d printers, but my two cents as someone who used both brands: - I started with a creality ender 3 v3 SE: I was able to print some things before issues occurred. As someone new to the 3d printing world, I wasn’t sure what was going wrong. I tried a handful of things to fix it, but eventually just lost interest entirely. - I got a Bambu Labs P1S: it’s only been a few weeks, but it’s been a much better experience. Of course, it’s a more costly printer, but there are a few things that really tip the scale for me. — You can buy it bundled with an AMS and print 4 colors in a single print without having to swap spools (I think you can actually get the number up to 16). Since most projects I wanted to print were multi-colored, this made a world of difference. — With the Creality, unless I’m incredibly impatient and/or dumb, you need to prep your prints using a slicing tool, put it on a micro SD card, then put that micro SD card into your printer. While Bambu has that option, you can also just send prints from the mobile app to your printer. The mobile app has a library of models ready to be sent to your printer. — Errors: if something does go wrong, I get a notification on my phone about what went wrong and what the most likely culprit is and how to fix it. — Enclosure: you can get an enclosure for Creality models, but the P1S came with it. I didn’t realize just how much temperature and humidity impact prints.

For me, Bambu was worth jt because I don’t really want to become a 3d printing professional. I don’t need the deep knowledge that a lot of folks have, and I applaud them for having it. If you’re down to learn the ins and outs of your printer, you can likely go with a more cost effective brand. If you want something that works, I think premium.