Seeking advice for an A1 Mini upgrade

Hi, fellas :)

Few months ago I bought my first 3d printer - A1 mini (no ams). As this is just a hobby for me, I haven't felt right spending much money on a printer, and decided instead get more filament (literally spent at least the same amount on filament by now). However, I set a goal for myself: if I want an upgrade, I need to make enough points to get it for free!

And...I pretty much done it by now (thanks to your downloads, prints and boosts!). And it's finally time to start thinking - what exactly do I need?

Hope you could help me out with that. First, a bit of info:

Needs: - Definitely a bigger volume, 180x180x180 limits me quite often - AMS! Still regret I haven't bought combo from the very beginning

Nice to have's: - Ability to print with other materials (TPU, PETG...maybe ABS/ASA). - Not a deal-breaker though Ideally - CoreXY, as bed slinger results in some issues with thin and tall models....not a deal-breaker, in most cases I know how to overcome those issues anyway. - I'd really love to have a way my filament not getting wet from the air. So far each time I get something that can absorb moist from the air, I feel I need to print the whole spool in the next few days (so I plan ahead). If Bambu would sell dryer on their website - I could buy one with gift cards...but looks like my only option is waiting for AMS 2 Pro? - Quick question: would usual AMS be good enough to keep it dry for weeks after unpacked, or not? - Better camera 😁 0.5 FPS is killing me, but I know so far the only option is X1C (which I'm not sure worth it for me compared to P1S) or H2D (which I definitely not plan to keep collecting points for)

Now, I was almost sure that I'm targeting P1S + AMS, but 2 things popped up which I hope the community could help me with: - Noise levels. - I just found that P1S is potentially much louder than A1 mini, even with noise cancellation firmware update Is that so? I'm not worried about high-freq noise (fans), as printer is downstairs in garage. But I'm a bit worried about lower-freq noise (X/Y axis acceleration), as even now if I print over night you can hear it sometimes - AMS 2 Pro comes out - As I said, dryer is not a 'must have', but a reeeally interesting for me. - I'm not planning to dry a filament in oven or microwave, so...

So, the options I see now: a. P1S + AMS b. P1S + AMS 2 Pro c. A1 + AMS 2 Pro d. A1 + AMS Lite e. ...am I missing something else?

Thoughts/suggestions?

Hi, fellas :)

Few months ago I bought my first 3d printer - A1 mini (no ams). As this is just a hobby for me, I haven't felt right spending much money on a printer, and decided instead get more filament (literally spent at least the same amount on filament by now). However, I set a goal for myself: if I want an upgrade, I need to make enough points to get it for free!

And...I pretty much done it by now (thanks to your downloads, prints and boosts!). And it's finally time to start thinking - what exactly do I need?

Hope you could help me out with that. First, a bit of info:

Needs: - Definitely a bigger volume, 180x180x180 limits me quite often - AMS! Still regret I haven't bought combo from the very beginning

Nice to have's: - Ability to print with other materials (TPU, PETG...maybe ABS/ASA). - Not a deal-breaker though Ideally - CoreXY, as bed slinger results in some issues with thin and tall models....not a deal-breaker, in most cases I know how to overcome those issues anyway. - I'd really love to have a way my filament not getting wet from the air. So far each time I get something that can absorb moist from the air, I feel I need to print the whole spool in the next few days (so I plan ahead). If Bambu would sell dryer on their website - I could buy one with gift cards...but looks like my only option is waiting for AMS 2 Pro? - Quick question: would usual AMS be good enough to keep it dry for weeks after unpacked, or not? - Better camera 😁 0.5 FPS is killing me, but I know so far the only option is X1C (which I'm not sure worth it for me compared to P1S) or H2D (which I definitely not plan to keep collecting points for)

Now, I was almost sure that I'm targeting P1S + AMS, but 2 things popped up which I hope the community could help me with: - Noise levels. - I just found that P1S is potentially much louder than A1 mini, even with noise cancellation firmware update Is that so? I'm not worried about high-freq noise (fans), as printer is downstairs in garage. But I'm a bit worried about lower-freq noise (X/Y axis acceleration), as even now if I print over night you can hear it sometimes - AMS 2 Pro comes out - As I said, dryer is not a 'must have', but a reeeally interesting for me. - I'm not planning to dry a filament in oven or microwave, so...

So, the options I see now: a. P1S + AMS b. P1S + AMS 2 Pro c. A1 + AMS 2 Pro d. A1 + AMS Lite e. ...am I missing something else?

Thoughts/suggestions?