• Bambu Lab has retired the venerable P1P 3D printer. • The P1P was quite popular for a time, as it was the lowest-price option in the P series. • Essentially a P1S without the enclosure, the machine provided terrific print quality and was widely adopted. • Now Bambu Lab announced this week that this machine would be officially discontinued: “Bambu Lab P1P - one of the most popular desktop 3D printers of recent years - is coming to the end of its three-year journey.” There are enormous numbers of P1Ps out there in the 3D print world that are still working, so what happens to them? • They can keep working, of course, but Bambu Lab will simply no longer sell new P1Ps in their store, nor do they plan on making any new P1Ps. • However, Bambu Lab also said they plan on continuing to support existing P1Ps by providing parts and service for “the next five years, until 2031”.

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  • Bambu Lab has retired the venerable P1P 3D printer. The P1P was quite popular for a time, as it was the lowest-price option in the P series. Essentially a P1S without the enclosure, the machine provided terrific print quality and was widely adopted. Now Bambu Lab announced this week that this machine would be officially discontinued: “Bambu Lab P1P - one of the most popular desktop 3D printers of recent years - is coming to the end of its three-year journey.” There are enormous numbers of P1Ps out there in the 3D print world that are still working, so what happens to them? They can keep workin

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