Prusa MK4S vs Bambu Lab A1
Prusa MK4S and Bambu Lab A1 are level on what each maker publishes. The one that matters for you may be one the leader loses.
The verdict
It's a dead heat.
Neither pulls ahead on the published figures, so the decision is in the details this comparison cannot see. Check the current figures on both pages.
Choose Prusa MK4S if…
- • You want Prusa MK4S's edge on how many colors it can print and how hot its bed gets
Choose Bambu Lab A1 if…
- • You want Bambu Lab A1's edge on what it costs and how big a print it can make
Round by round
- Round 1What it costsBambu Lab A1 winsPrusa MK4S5/10
$999 (assembled)
regular price, assembled (US)
- $999 (assembled), against $299
Source: prusa3d.com ↗
Bambu Lab A1 wins this round on what the company itself publishes.
- Round 2How big a print it can makeBambu Lab A1 winsPrusa MK4S5/10
250 x 210 x 220 mm
build volume
- 250 x 210 x 220 mm, against 256 x 256 x 256 mm
Source: prusa3d.com ↗
Bambu Lab A1 wins this round on what the company itself publishes.
- Round 3How many colors it can printPrusa MK4S winsBambu Lab A15/10
4 colors (AMS lite)
max colors
- 4 colors (AMS lite), against up to 5 (MMU3)
Source: us.store.bambulab.com ↗
Prusa MK4S wins this round on what the company itself publishes.
- Round 4How hot its nozzle getsBambu Lab A1 wins
Bambu Lab A1 wins this round on what the company itself publishes.
- Round 5How hot its bed getsPrusa MK4S wins
Prusa MK4S wins this round on what the company itself publishes.
- Round 6How heavy it isPrusa MK4S wins
Prusa MK4S wins this round on what the company itself publishes.
Side by side
- $999 (assembled), against $299
- 250 x 210 x 220 mm, against 256 x 256 x 256 mm
- 290 °C, against 300 °C
- 250 x 210 x 220 mm, against 250 x 220 x 270 mm
- 256 x 256 x 256 mm, against 260 x 260 x 300 mm
- 10,000 mm/s², against 12,000 mm/s²
- 4 colors (AMS lite), against up to 16 colors (4x CFS)
- 500 mm/s, against 600 mm/s