Anycubic Kobra S1 Combo 3D Printer, 4 Stunning Multicolor with Anycubic ACE PRO, 600mm/s High Speed and 320℃ Hotend Free-Clog Extruder, Intelligent Drying While Printing, Built-in Camera 250*250*250mm

Printed roughly 15 items, jormal amd multi-color. And that was it, started clog error constantly which the only way I could stop was printing single color items, not sure how that made any sense, since I could switch to other colors fine. Immediately ended up with partial clog next, which after cleaning, cleaning, and more cleaning still there. Now somehow the tensioner isnt right and won't take filament at all. This printer was great, but once something goes wrong, everything goes wrong, I cannot recommend it. Edit: Anycubic reached out to me and sent me multiple offers to correct this, I chose to get the parts and fix it myself. Although I got unlucky at first, thats customer service everyone should strive for!!

At first this thing was awesome and I honestly can see how if it maintains it's functionality long after the 5th or 6th print than it's going to be well worth the money but the unit I was sent started kicking parts off the bed. Then it started globbing up and pushed the nozzle into the bed and engraved a flexi rex head into the printer before it sent me a notification about the issue. No biggie new build plate new hotend without this plastic throat that causes the issue. Seriously. Look that up before you buy one of these. Anyway I get it all back together and find out the bed, which is just a chunk of plastic and some very thin metal pads has been warped by this extruder/hotend/nozzle fiasco. Which is now globbing up no matter what I do. Check forums, do bed level, test, print and it sticks to some spots before it globs up and drags plastic everywhere. FUN. so I get ahold of anycubic support and they suggest sending me another flimsy plastic bed carriage and a new bed assembly made of the same paper thin materials and I ask why I should have to fix a product under warranty? They continue to offer me A whopping 12 USD worth of PLA to "sweeten" the deal or I could send the printer back to them but I wouldn't be able to return the next printer should it go wrong. Also if I returned the printer they would take my old printer first and upon receipt would send another printer which to me sounds like; yeah we can refurbish that one and send you another refurbished or potentially the same one refurbished....then you cant send it back WHEN it inevitably has the bed warp. Nah. NAAAAAAHHHHH! So the options they gave where to do precision work on a brand new $600 piece of equipment I just paid for less than a week ago and the prize would be this KG of PLA to waste while I test the thing as compensation for what could turn out to be endless hours of work resulting in my return window closing before I got fed up (seriously watch these guys on YouTube trying to resolve this crap) NAAAAAAAH, you can have it back anycubic. I can see your sneaky crap a mile away you cheeky sods. I'll give it another go since this isn't for me really but this is go #3. the first printer I received was damaged beyond repair during shipping and had to be returned, the second or current printer went haywire and started blobbing instead of printing. So I'm hoping the third time's the charm for this cause if not this reviews gonna get even worse for you anycubic. How's that for asking me about my review!? You like it more now!? Got a 3rd printer shipped and after jumping in front of all the problems that come with ordering one of these I've finally managed to get a working printer that has been pumping out plastic junk like a champ. I do have issues with the exotic bedplates adhering on this printer but it seems to plant everything to the stock plate they send. After going through a bunch of BS I finally have a working printer. Just make sure you don't remote print from your phone unless you see it has KS1 even then I'd check the slicer first. I've done a lot of research and it seems if you send files from your phone to the printer it gets the settings from that file which may or may not have been created for your printer resulting in incorrect settings being applied automatically by the system resulting in failures that may or may not render the whole thing useless. It's also worth mentioning the first layer SUCKS on this printer. Always looks like crap. I've never seen a textured bed produce visible lines on the bed layer before. Still makes stuff. Just not stuff I'd sell. I've printed up all sorts of Halloween junk and dummy 13s for al my co workers to strike poses with this one.

The Anycubic Kobra S1 Combo with the ACE Pro multicolor system has been a strong performer after several months of regular use. From day one, it has proven to be reliable and capable, producing consistent prints with good quality across different materials and colors. The multicolor functionality works smoothly and adds a lot of creative flexibility without making the workflow feel overly complicated. Once set up, the printer runs predictably and handles longer prints without issues. Layer adhesion, color transitions, and overall print consistency have all been solid, which makes it easy to trust for both functional prints and more detailed projects. The ACE Pro system integrates well with the printer and doesn’t feel like an afterthought or add-on. The only problems encountered so far were due to user error rather than the machine itself. After dialing in settings and getting more familiar with the workflow, those issues disappeared. This speaks well to the printer’s design and stability, especially for users who are still refining their process or learning new features. Overall, this has been a dependable and enjoyable 3D printer to own. It performs well over time, handles multicolor printing confidently, and rewards proper setup and operation with excellent results. For anyone looking for a capable multicolor printer that works reliably once configured correctly, this combo has been a great experience.

The value for money is off the charts on this printer. We've only had it for 4 days and the poor thing has barely stopped printing. We had so much trouble in the past with our Ender 3 series printer that we had almost given up on 3D printing. Constantly trying to level the bed, adhesion problems, failure after failure on prints. Not this thing. It's amazing! The auto bed leveling actually does what it says. We haven't had to make any manual adjustments of any kind. Everything went together easily, and all but a couple of prints have gone flawlessly. The only two the messed up were tiny little buttons that were really poor designs. Adding a support fixed them no problem and they printed fine. The only thing that was a little confusing was the difference bettween wireless and "LAN" printing. If you want to use the software on your PC and control the printer from there - you will need to enable "LAN Printing" even though it's using wifi. If you want to just print from the marketplace using your phone or what have you, then you have to turn off LAN mode and log back in using the qr code with your phone. It sounds way worse than it is. Once we figured it out it is actually fantastic. I can't recommend this enough. It is super quiet, super easy to use, and ridiculously fast (you can choose slow, normal, and sport print speeds/qualities). I'm sure there are cons to be had, but we're super happy with it right now and I can't think of any yet. I'll update when I find them :)

The Kobra S1 us a very good printer. At this price point there is nothing better. Is not perfect and has some weak points. You need to tweak some things to make it works almost as good as another brands.

Been printing for months with zero issues. The feeder csn be a pain and its a pain to fix any issues that clme up so expect to need some technical skill but its working perfect. Bed leveling is nice and the accuracy has been great.

What could have been a great starter printer is ruined by poor design choices. The whole setup looks user friendly at first. They make components visible and easy to order, but once you start using it, you realize how unimportant those "features" are compared to the massive design flaws they overlooked. The camera is fixed at an angle in the corner and cannot even see the nozzle directly. Why not position it in a way that lets it actually detect real issues instead of mistaking shadows for print problems or completely missing a failed print? The hotend is marketed as quick change, but it's hidden behind a plastic cover that you have to crush to remove. The ACE dryer cannot feed certain filaments properly due to its flawed feeder design. This issue could have easily been solved by adding feed ports directly on the spool holder, like most other feeding dryers do. The dryer itself is just a heater box with a fan, no moisture sensor, no smart controls, and the default temps are too high. Filament would get jammed because it was stretched by the feeder, making it too thin to feed properly. Worse, to use filaments the ACE can’t feed, you have to power it off and physically remove it from the feed port. There is only a single input, even if you buy the combo that includes the ACE printer. I made it through two Benchy prints before I had my first feeding issue caused by stretched filament. After that came a stuck cutter. I spent two weeks trying to get consistent Benchy prints for calibration. Sometimes a part would start printing, only to fail halfway. Eventually, the extruder clogged completely and stopped feeding. At that point, I had to step back and seriously evaluate whether it was worth investing any more time. I ultimately decided to return it.

I purchased this back on the Black Friday of 2025 and placed a hair over 1000 on the machine. I would have given this a 4 stars. There are issues with the ACE pro (the OG ACE pro 1 and not the current ACE pro 2), The hot end only lasts about 3 weeks before needing to be replaced. It is a fairly good printer for what it is. However, I've had a catastrophic failure of the extruder and strain gauge. I opened a support ticket with Anycubic, 3 weeks ago and have sent follow ups. However, I haven't gotten a single replay. I also can't purchase the needed parts directly from Anycubic as they were not listed for sale on the Anycubic website (as of posting this review). ----------------------------------------------------------------------- UPDATE: Anycubic has contacted me and we are working on a resolution to my issue. I was contacted by a "senior represent" (there does appear to be some machine translation involved ) Susie who I am currently working with and who has been very helpful . I do want to admit some fault on my part, After the first week, I stopped checking my spam folder. It turns out I was contacted on April 18th by Anycubic. However, that was a simple automated response advising, "This message is to confirm that we have received your recent response.Please note: This is to inform you that the support specialist currently assigned to your case is currently out of the office for the next two days due to a scheduled break" The first email (also found in my spam folder) I actually got from my "Support Specialist" named "Gavin" was on April 20th, asking that I provide my, "order details so we can better assist you in resolving the issue." However, my order details were submitted to Anycubic back April 9th. I included them when I filled out the support ticket. I provided all the requested information induing my order number and the printer's serial number. A copy of this email was eventually added to my claim ticket (Screenshot) but not until April 30th.