Bambu Lab retires X1 3D printer line, shifts hobbyists to P Series

Bambu Lab has pulled the plug on its X1, X1 Carbon and X1E printers, ending manufacturing on March 31, 2026 and pushing new buyers toward the company’s P series instead. The shift leaves the X1 line in a new role: no longer the headline act, but still very much alive in the hands of current owners, used-market shoppers and the last buyers reaching for remaining stock.

The practical runway is longer than a normal retirement notice. Bambu Lab said selected authorized distributors may still have X1-series units in stock, and those machines remain covered by full warranty and support. For owners already running an X1 at the bench, spare parts and service continue through March 31, 2031. Software and firmware feature updates are scheduled through May 31, 2027, while security patches run through May 31, 2029. That means the X1 is not being abandoned overnight, but it is clearly moving into legacy territory.

That matters because the X1 was the printer that gave Bambu Lab its punch. The company’s Kickstarter campaign for the machine ran from May 31, 2022 to June 30, 2022, drew 5,575 backers and raised HK$54,970,803. The pitch leaned hard into the features that made the brand a community obsession: 20 m/s² acceleration, up to 16 colors, 7 m lidar, dual automatic bed leveling and spaghetti detection. Bambu later folded in the built-in camera, neural processing unit and automatic calibration that helped turn the X1 into shorthand for fast, highly automated desktop printing.

For anyone deciding whether to buy used, hold out for discounts or move on, the support calendar is the real story. An X1 still has years of parts, service, firmware attention and security coverage ahead of it, which makes it a very different proposition from a dead-end orphan. But the company’s own messaging now points squarely at the cheaper P2S, at $599, and the P1S, at $399, as the path forward. That puts the X1 in an awkward but intriguing spot: still a capable ecosystem entry if the price is right, yet no longer the cleanest buy for someone wanting the newest thing Bambu Lab is steering into the future.

Bambu Lab says the X1 line’s total lifecycle approaches a decade, and that is the clearest signal of where the platform now stands. The machine that once defined the company has become the benchmark it is retiring from, while the P series takes over the job of welcoming the next wave of hobbyists.