Anycubic Multicolor 3D Printer, Kobra S1 Combo Core XY Stable Structure with Sealed Printing High Precision 600mm/s Fast Speed Auto Calibration Ideal for Precision and Efficiency 9.8"x9.8"x9.8"

Update 2/2026 After multiple back and forth buying parts and waiting was contacted and offered a warranty exchange. Been using for the last month and the unit came with newer versions of the hot end, extruder and has been printing flawless so far. I have a noisy cooling fan that I will look into but at least it's not affecting the prints. The build plate has a variance of 1.169 mm which was much better then the old one had. We shall see how it continues to perform and will update again. Stay away and buy a Bambu. Bought mine and it works great for the first 500 hours. Then I suspect trying to print asa and abs it warped the bed as it's too thin to not have issues. The auto leveling has scraped the bed recently and it looks like this 2bd picture more often then not, taken apart. Adhesion on the stock plate falls off pretty quickly. Bought another of theirs and it was ok until it got gouged on the auto level and extrude the purge line. Support was great initially sent out a piece that was squeekingin in the ace pro, but with all the leveling issues, now extruder issues I am having, it's obvious if you bought this spring summer of last year you get the beta version. they upgraded a bunch of the pieces since then but still not great In truth if you do buy this you will need to upgrade to the funasor build plate and carriage plate to have less issues, newer hot ends without a ptfe tube inside, because that made sense rather then all metal throat. I just bought a X1 carbon that I now use when I need parts that just print correctly without issue, and this will be my back up to print stuff that is functional but not pretty. The heated ams is nice but not worth the price. The nozzle wiper also is pretty bad you will get purge material on the build plate frequently. The webcam is potatoe quality, barely passable these days. And if you go on the Facebook group users will blame you for the issues despite this being a mediocre product with known issues. I had a friend buy one off my initial recommendation. He dumped his as it has had too many issues. I have had enders before this so I know how to pull them apart and tinker. Bought it so I wouldn't have to do that. Want brainless and easy, buy Bambu.

This is my first ever 3D printer. I had wanted a resin printer, but with an old house the ventilation would have been an issue. Got this one during Prime Days. It took a few minutes to set up, but within a short time I was printing test pieces and absolutely thrilled with the quality. Had an issue where one of the extruder gears slipped and needed a replacement, but the printer has been a workhorse ever since. Messing with layer heights, quality, infill and supports has weirdly been the most enjoyable part. I can screw up calculations and not worry since I can easily fix and reprint. No fuss, no muss. The ACE has been working fine for me. I know there are reports of it having issues, but so far I haven't had any problems with it at all. The Anycubic slicer is pretty darn good, but being based on others I would expect it to be. Overall, this is the perfect entry printer. I do plan on getting another one, possibly the Carbon or something with a bigger print bead, but for now this is all I need. Update: The printer stopped working. Just outright will not print anything. I was able to do a simple test print, but the quality was absolute rubbish. Now i'm getting retraction errors and have no clue what went wrong. From what I've read, it's most likely the Ace unit, which until just today was fine. I think i'm done with this brand.

Wow! I couldn't be happier with this printer and ACE Pro unit combo. It simply works, and works so well. Everything about it makes 3D printing easy. Its print quality is amazing, as well as its speed and consistency. Over the past two weeks I have printed approximately 100 items, big and small alike. None have been a problem. I've printed with PLA and ABS without issue. Bed adhesion is flawless with no need to continously tweak settings. The unit itself was easy to assemble and fit perfectly (with the ACE one the side) in the space that I had available (24" x 48"). On one instance I had an issue with the ACE getting filament miss routed which required some easy disassembly to get it un-stuck. That was my issue for not feeding it straight down into the hole. The accompanying Anycubic Slicer Next software (Orca variant) and phone app are also fantastic. Very simple to use and yet so functional and powerful. Loving the notification when a print is complete and the ability to check in on the print at anytime from anywhere. This was a major step up from my Ender 3 v1 and a great buy for only $429. Highly recommend!

The printer looks and feels as a very high end product (the way Samsung and Apple devices look and feel). The packaging was very good with easy instructions and color arrows on the platform to help ID all screws to be removed and all necessary Alan ranches were included (good quality tools). No other assembly is required, once the packaging is removed the printer is ready to be used. The printer can be ordered with optional 4 filament spools caddy to automatically change colors during printing. The printer is wifi capable and works with the latest wifi technology. At that point the user needs to install the mobile app and control the printer from the app. Very easy and straight forward process using QR codes to add the printer to your Anycubic account. Initially the controls were not as responsive, but once I installed the lates firmware (don't skip this, well worth it!) controlling the printer was a breeze. The Anycubic app gives you access to thousands of ready objects to be printed. The graphics are fully searchable with key words. Selections can be saved for easy access later on. Once you select the graphic on the mobile app, you click "Print" directly from there, select the colors you want, and the printer starts working. If you order the optional 4 filament spools caddy, the printer will automatically change colors during printing. Their customer service is excellent. The first printer had an immediate malfunction in the filament cutter mechanism. The immediately refunded the printer and I ordered a new one. The second printer didn't have any issues.

I really wanted to like this printer, but it has been a huge disappointment. Since I bought it, I have had constant problems: filament jams, clogs, random errors, and repeated situations where I had to open the print head just to get it working again. It has felt more like repairing a machine than actually using one. It has also been very unreliable on long prints. I had a print that was supposed to take about 3 days, and it shifted around 60% through the job, ruining the entire thing and wasting a lot of time and material. The multi-color system has been even worse. It wastes a huge amount of filament, and my latest issue has made it almost unusable for what I need. The printer completes the first layer correctly, even with multiple color changes, but when it starts moving to the second layer, it just freezes. There is no proper error message. The machine stays on, the fans keep running, and it looks like it is still printing, but it does nothing. I have not been able to solve this. What makes it even more frustrating is that I paid a lot to bring this printer to Colombia, so this was not a cheap purchase. For the price, I expected something far more reliable. Instead, it has been a constant source of wasted time, wasted filament, and frustration. Based on my experience, I would not recommend this printer at all.

To begin with, the product itself is great. The machine is much faster with better quality than ones I've used in the past. It's got a few different test models, not just benchy that you can test, one with multiple colors to test the included Ace Pro. I will warn, the Ace Pro requires the large spools to work properly. You can use smaller spools, but when you retract the filament, the spool rollers can't roll it up as the rollers are on the back, not the bottom of the unit. If using the small spools, you'll need to babysit the unit if you want a problem free run as the filaments tangle. The machine will pause when this happens and let you resume once everything is untangled. There are adapters online you can print out however. Aside from that, switching colors are hassle free and the model looks clean. The reason I docked a star is because it took almost a month to get my unit. The day it was due to be delivered, they would change the delivery date. This happened several times until we finally contacted Anycubic themselves. They had it shipped out the next day. The wait caused a lot of issues and it was a merry-go-round of back and forths until talking with corporate. It seems to have been an Amazon problem but I'm not sure who dropped the ball. I'm hoping it was a one time thing, but it interfered with my business so I can't in good faith give them 5 stars. If it wasn't for that issue, I would have given it a 5star rating because when used with proper spools, it works amazingly. Setup isn't awful, although be sure to read the manual for unboxing as well as set-up to save time and frustration. Things are bolted in you wouldn't think would be(at least if you're new to these newer models) and there is some setup. I have not used the Anycubic slicer yet, so I can't comment on ease of use of the software.

I am updating my previous 2 star review to 5 stars. The company reached out to me after the first review and “made things right”. They have now released a newer version of their slicer which does support the Kobra S1 with color change. This makes all the difference. The printer works nicely, and now lets me slice and print my own multicolor models. ——inital review —- I wish I had known before purchasing that there is no supported slicer for this printer with four color add-on. The latest version of the anycubic slicer does support the mono-filament version of the Kobra S1, but does not have support for the ACE PRO add on. The work around seems to be some arcane combination of using an older version of slicer, a different model printer, and modifying the machine parameters to match the Kobra S1. This is unacceptable - I think the company should get it's act together before it starts selling the product. I did print one thing on this printer, a multicolor object that comes preloaded as a test file. It's a sixteen hour print. It appeared to be printing without issues, but somewhere around hour 12 on the print a piece of the printer poop apparently bounced out of the discharge chute and way lying on the print bed. At some point the print head pushed against it and caused the Y Axis to lose position. The remainder of the print was skewed in the y axis making the part unuseable. I have to say that I regret purchasing this printer. I will attempt to create a modified Kobra 3 multi color instance modified to become the S1 combo, to see if this will work before I send the printer back. My recommendation is that you skip this model and order something else.

As the title says, this is a very impressive 3D printer that's easy to operate and that produces excellent prints. The filament cassette (the "ACM") is a little finicky to get loaded but after it's setup it works beautifully. The printer is packed very well- props to the Anycubic packing team for a proper packing setup. The printer has too many features to cover, but it's fast, quiet, and well made. The construction is well thought out and the fit and finish are very nice. Some reviewers mention that it's loud but it's not; it's actually quiet enough to sleep next to when it's printing. The screen has enough prompts to guide you in getting a print started, but I wish it displayed more informational prompts telling you what it's doing (e.g. "Retracting filament", "Purging filament", etc. You can see what it's doing but a running 'commentary' would be useful. Sometimes it just sits and thinks for a moment with no indication of what it's doing, but after a bit it resumes and all is well. Still, it'd be nice to see more info messages. All in all though, it just works- all the calibration is automated so you don't have to fiddle with bits and pieces trying to get it set up. We're very happy with it and expect to use it a lot. We've already done about a dozen prints and only had one print that had an issue (a small layer separation area) but the print was still fine. From beginner to pro, I'd recommend this printer without reservation.