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The kobra x is spetacular but still i dindt receive the 4 filaments that were bought.
So upfront: The hardware is incredible cool. Also the final assembly process. One really sees that every single part of the device has been well thought through - everything fits together seamles and fluid, everything matches up, there cannot be any error during final assembly; also the manual is extremly well done. From this side this would be a product I would recommend to anyone without any further thought, it's an insanely good product.
Now what I dislike:
* First, the focus on startup via a mobile app. It's a nice to have feature of course but it should not be the "main pathway". A mobile phone should have nothing to do with a 3D printer.
* That you can only enable "LAN mode" (which unfortunately is only available via the WIFI module and not proper wired LAN which would be much better for such a device) after the device has joined the network and tried to contact the cloud. I think this is a total no-go. Such devices should first ask if they are allowed to contact anything outside your own network before doing any such communication, you should not be required to handle this with your firewall alone.
* The most annoying thing: Missing documentation about the protocol used to control the device and focus on the own slicer. Don't get me wrong - slicer next is a good solution but it's not portable to all operating systems (for example I run on BSD on a ARM machine; orca works there very well and also other slicers like cura do). The missign protocol documentation is what keeps me from recommending this machine to others since I believe that any hardware device should have open protocol documentation so you can use it at any point in future with arbitrary toolchains (for example I have some custom print queueing and monitoring solutions in place). I have had a hard time (ok not so hard, it was basically debugging the application) figuring out the MQTT messages used by the slicer extension to remotely control the application and it also was pretty hard to figure out how the credentials are actually created and exchanged that the slicer used during the negotiation process since this is also missing in the documentation.
The device would be extremly cool and also extremly beginner friendly (I love the stuff that is automatically calibrated on the machine, it is extremly simple to use even for non-tech people) - if there would be proper protocol documentation, a way to run it without ever trying to contact the cloud when connecting to the network and to have proper documentation how the credentials are derived so one can implement own software adapters for the machine. Except from that: impressive speed, impressive simplicity.
I am new in 3D printing but this printer is phenomenal. Easy to use for me.Its fast and precision print.
The Anycubic Kobra X is an excellent entry-level bedslinger that delivers impressive multi-color performance right out of the box. The most useful and standout feature is its integrated ACE Gen 2 multi-material system, which eliminates the need for an external box and drastically reduces color-switching times and filament waste. Overall, it combines great speed and precision with a highly practical design, making it a fantastic addition to any maker's workspace.
