Desktop 3D Printers

Bambu Lab X1-Carbon

Made by Bambu Lab · Discontinued · Released Aug 2022

Compiled by Desktop 3D Printers Editorial TeamSpecs verified

A row of four Bambu Lab X1-Carbon printers, each with an AMS unit on top, in a university lab
Photo: UC Davis College of Engineering (Valerie Quiroz), CC BY 4.0

Overview

Status
Discontinued
Released
Aug 2022
Launch price
$1,199
Announced
May 2022

Build

Build volume
256 × 256 × 256 mm
Enclosure
Enclosed (passive)
Air filtration
Activated carbon
Stock build plate
Cool plate (low-temperature coating) / Engineering plate, double-sided, flexible spring steel, magnetic (Launch spec: Bambu Cool Plate with Engineering Plate on the reverse; Bambu says later X1 units shipped with varying plates)

Temperatures

Max chamber temp
60 °C
Max hotend temp
300 °C
Max bed temp
120 °C

Motion

Motion system
CoreXY
Max speed (claimed)
500 mm/s
Max acceleration (claimed)
20,000 mm/s²
Max volumetric flow (claimed)
32 mm³/s

Toolhead

Extruder
Direct drive
Stock nozzle
0.4 mm hardened steel
Nozzles
1
Multi-material
AMS (optional, 4 spools per unit, up to 4 units)

Features

Bed leveling
Automatic
Features
Filament runout sensor, Camera, Lidar, Input shaping, Air filtration, Power-loss recovery, AI failure detection
Firmware
Bambu Lab firmware (closed source)
Connectivity
Wi-Fi, SD card, Cloud
Laser module
None offered

Speed, acceleration and flow figures are the manufacturer's claims. A dash means the manufacturer does not publish the value.

Compared with

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Sources

Last verified

  1. Bambu Lab, X1-Carbon technical specifications sheet (PDF) (accessed Sep 29, 2026)
  2. Bambu Lab, X1 series product page (60 °C chamber, 120 °C hotbed, 32 mm³/s flow, lidar, spaghetti detection, vibration compensation) (accessed Sep 29, 2026)
  3. Bambu Lab Wiki, Introduction to X1/X1C (CoreXY, Micro Lidar, spaghetti detection) (accessed Sep 29, 2026)
  4. Bambu Lab Wiki, How to enable LAN Mode on Bambu Lab printers (cloud vs LAN operation) (accessed Sep 29, 2026)
  5. Bambu Lab via PR Newswire, Bambu Lab Launches X1 Series (2022-05-24), X1-Carbon MSRP $1,199 (accessed Sep 29, 2026)
  6. Bambu Lab Blog, All KickStarter units are shipped out and pre-order update (2022-08-24) (accessed Sep 29, 2026)
  7. Bambu Lab Blog, The X1-series is EOL (2026-03-31) (accessed Sep 29, 2026)
  8. 3DPrintBeginner, Bambu Lab X1 Carbon review (2022-06-10), custom direct drive extruder (accessed Sep 29, 2026)