Bambu Lab Stops Making X1-Series Printers, Details End-of-Life Service Phase
Bambu Lab's X1 3D printer line-up has entered its end-of-life service plan, effective today. Owners of any of the X1, X1C, and X1E can expect firmware and feature updates through to May 2027 and security patches through May 2029.
Another one bites the dust, as Bambu Lab’s rapidly evolving line-up of 3D printers crystallizes further. This time, the X1, X1C, and enterprise-oriented X1E 3D printers are confirmed to be entering their end-of-life stages, with production of the machines ceasing imminently and timeframes fixed for the remaining firmware and security updates, as well as availability of spare parts.
This update follows the company ceasing production of the P1P 3D printer in February. Like that plan, the X1-series machines have a staggered period where service and support will wind down.
What Can X1/X1C/X1E Owners Expect?
The full plan tracks closely to that of the P1P – five years of spare parts supply and support, with full firmware updates and security updates stepping out in the meantime.
- Firmware updates, features & bug fixes through May 31, 2027
- Firmware security patches through May 31, 2029
- Spare parts & support through May 31, 2031
The printers haven’t been available via Bambu Lab’s webstore, with sales halted “some time ago” according to the blog post announcing the news. We can find reports of them seemingly being out of stock as far back as November last year – though authorized distributors “may still have X1, X1C, and X1E units in stock”.
What else does this mean for owners of those machines? Most of all, be smart about the spare parts you’re likely to need in the long term and stocking up sooner than later. The blog post states that spares will “continue”, just as was stated for the P1P and its EoL announcement last month. One key difference here is that the P1P’s spares availability appeared to be contingent on it sharing many components with the still in-service P1S printer.
The X1-series is not quite the same, with more parts unique to it including the display, micro Lidar unit (of which there are different versions and, consequently, compatibility restrictions), toolhead (TH) board, application (AP) board, camera, and auxiliary part cooling fan. The X1E uses a distinct hot end, too. Better to know exactly which parts your specific machine needs and plan ahead if you intend to continue running it beyond the service dates.
From our perspective, it’s logical for Bambu Lab to phase this particular machine out. With the exception of the X1E’s more rigorous network security options (for now, catered to by the H2D Pro) the excellent P2S slots in tidily as a pseudo-replacement for the X1C for much less money. But it begs the question – does there need to be a direct X-series replacement in Bambu Lab’s line up?
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