Following last week’s teaser, the full reveal of the Bambu Lab P2S is here. Much of it is familiar, and some of it is fresh.
The short wait is over and we can now, finally, talk about the P2S. Full disclosure, we’ve had our hands on one for a couple of weeks now, which always makes those teaser announcements difficult to handle. How much do we say? Do we try to shimmy around embargo somehow? Is it dishonest to not let on that we know more? I say no, not really, but would understand views to the contrary.
But enough of the confessional. What’s the P2S all about? You can quickly wrap your head around it if you just imagine the most simple answer to the question: “What if Bambu Lab had made the P1S in 2025 instead of 2023?”.
Bambu Lab P2S: What is it?
The build volume of 256 X 256 X 256 mm remains, as does the enclosure, camera, AMS compatibility and general shape. New are the Bambu Lab-made DynaSense extruder and chamber temperature management system. The P2S also benefits from an upgrade to the H-series’ quick-swappable nozzles, a higher resolution print monitoring camera, plus “AI”-powered spaghetti defect detection, and a host of minor design nips and tucks that improve the printer’s usability. Most noticeable about the shape of the P2S is that the clicky LCD display is gone, replaced by a large touchscreen pad like you find on the H-series machines.
At a glance
- Release: 2025
- Price: $549 / $799 (AMS 2 Pro bundle)
- Build Volume: 256 x 256 x 256
- Temperatures (ºC): 300 | 110 | n/a
- Key Features: Fully enclosed, chamber temperature management, quick-swap nozzles.
If you didn’t pick up on it above, our first impressions piece is up already, so go check that out for a closer look at the P2S.
What’s not in the P2S may be as enlightening as what is, when we think forward to the inevitable second-gen refreshes of the company’s other printers. Is it a safe bet to say the X1C refresh, whenever it arrives, will have active chamber heating. Probably.
The Bambu Lab P2S is available from today, with the printer itself costing $549 and the P2S Combo, which bundles an AMS 2 Pro in the box, for $799.
Customers in the U.S. will have to wait a spell before the machine can be ordered, due to what Bambu Lab has told us is a logistics issue. Under the pall of a possible new spat of increased tariffs between China and the U.S., the timing is once again unfortunate for Bambu Lab, which saw steep price rises on the H2D when it launched back in March.