forum threaddcengineer posted Jun 05, 2026 06:19 AM
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forum threaddcengineer posted Jun 05, 2026 06:19 AM
Anycubic Kobra S1 Max $506
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Anycubic 3D-printer Store in Aliexpress is having a sale on Anycubic Kobra S1 Max for $599 - $93 coupon = $506.
You can use coins to get an additional $12 off.
Note that you can purchase the Kobra S1 Max from Anycubic's website for $599 right now and maybe score a $30 coupon bringing it down to $570 but they do not charge sales tax whereas Aliexpress does. Best for people with low sales tax states.
Even with CA tax, my total came out cheaper by about $40 when using coins.
https://www.aliexpress.
You can use coins to get an additional $12 off.
Note that you can purchase the Kobra S1 Max from Anycubic's website for $599 right now and maybe score a $30 coupon bringing it down to $570 but they do not charge sales tax whereas Aliexpress does. Best for people with low sales tax states.
Even with CA tax, my total came out cheaper by about $40 when using coins.
https://www.aliexpress.
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Anycubic 3D-printer Store in Aliexpress is having a sale on Anycubic Kobra S1 Max for $599 - $93 coupon = $506.
You can use coins to get an additional $12 off.
Note that you can purchase the Kobra S1 Max from Anycubic's website for $599 right now and maybe score a $30 coupon bringing it down to $570 but they do not charge sales tax whereas Aliexpress does. Best for people with low sales tax states.
Even with CA tax, my total came out cheaper by about $40 when using coins.
https://www.aliexpress.
You can use coins to get an additional $12 off.
Note that you can purchase the Kobra S1 Max from Anycubic's website for $599 right now and maybe score a $30 coupon bringing it down to $570 but they do not charge sales tax whereas Aliexpress does. Best for people with low sales tax states.
Even with CA tax, my total came out cheaper by about $40 when using coins.
https://www.aliexpress.
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That will fetch you additional coupons for materials etc.
Just saying. I would recommend buying from them direct.
I mean, the cost savings from lower wastage alone would surely offset any price savings from getting a cheaper single head printers.
I don't follow upcoming models closely, but obviously every company would be rushing to develop and introduce multi-head models of their own. So I imagine price of single-head models are going to drop even more, once the market is flooded with multi-head options.
I also ordered a creator 5 pro which has a tool changer and heated bed but is $250 more for 50% less plate space.
I imagine this printer will not be as useful a year from now but they all seem to get better and cheaper.
And that is to say nothing of the time savings; most models need 2 to 3 times the print duration on single extruder models. A typical multi-color 200 g model will need ~12 to 18 hrs on a multi-tool printer, vs. ~30 to 50 hrs on a single extruder model.
To me, the vast majority will save money even when doing random hobby stuff at home. For 'home hobbyists' who are just buying this as a 'fun tool' to print toys for kids, it definitely makes sense to not buy a single head tool now, and especially not over any purported quality advantages of frontrunners like Bambu. Home 3D printing has matured extremely fast in the last few years. Any print quality difference between mainstream models is practically non-existent now. When using the same filament and slicer settings most youtubers 'pixel peeping' even at close range admit they can't tell the difference in quality between various companies' mainstream products.
I'm not saying the Kobra on this deal is a bad product. It's just that, you need to look at your requirements. For most folks, it makes little sense to buy a single extruder unit for $500 in 2026, when you can get a Creator 5 for ~$700 or even a Snapmaker U1 for ~$850. Unless you have a specific need, you'll recover the cost difference easily even doing random hobby stuff at home. That is not to say there are no use cases for single extruder tools. Multi-tool printers only take up to 4 colors today, so if you would like to print projects that need more colors, single extruders are still the best option. Plus, you have options with drying AMS units etc., which you don't have for multi-tool printers today.
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And that is to say nothing of the time savings; most models need 2 to 3 times the print duration on single extruder models. A typical multi-color 200 g model will need ~12 to 18 hrs on a multi-tool printer, vs. ~30 to 50 hrs on a single extruder model.
To me, the vast majority will save money even when doing random hobby stuff at home. For 'home hobbyists' who are just buying this as a 'fun tool' to print toys for kids, it definitely makes sense to not buy a single head tool now, and especially not over any purported quality advantages of frontrunners like Bambu. Home 3D printing has matured extremely fast in the last few years. Any print quality difference between mainstream models is practically non-existent now. When using the same filament and slicer settings most youtubers 'pixel peeping' even at close range admit they can't tell the difference in quality between various companies' mainstream products.
I'm not saying the Kobra on this deal is a bad product. It's just that, you need to look at your requirements. For most folks, it makes little sense to buy a single extruder unit for $500 in 2026, when you can get a Creator 5 for ~$700 or even a Snapmaker U1 for ~$850. Unless you have a specific need, you'll recover the cost difference easily even doing random hobby stuff at home. That is not to say there are no use cases for single extruder tools. Multi-tool printers only take up to 4 colors today, so if you would like to print projects that need more colors, single extruders are still the best option. Plus, you have options with drying AMS units etc., which you don't have for multi-tool printers today.
For people (like me) who prioritize larger single color prints using higher temp engineering filaments, then the Snapmaker at over %50 more expensive makes little sense.
FWIW, I had this Anycubic on order, but canceled it after doing some more research. It looks fine, but I'm now leaning toward the Qidi Max4. It's bigger, seems more robust with better belts and a more native Klipper implemenation. It's quite a bit more expensive, but I've had a great experience with another Qidi printer that I already own.
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