After printing 40,000 whistles, this is the 3D printer I’d buy

<figure> <img alt="The top of a 3D printer, with four rolls of colorful filament in the auto-loader up top." data-caption="The Bambu P2S Combo. | Image: Bambu" data-portal-copyright="Image: Bambu" data-has-syndication-rights="1" src="https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/11/bambu-p2s.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;crop=0,0,100,100" /> <figcaption> The Bambu P2S Combo. | Image: Bambu </figcaption> </figure> <p class="has-drop-cap wp-block-paragraph"><em>I've been wanting to try 3D printing</em>, people tell me. <em>Which printer should I get?</em></p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">I finally have a fairly easy answer: the <a href="https://www.bestbuy.com/product/bambu-lab-p2s-ams-combo-3d-printer-gray/CZSQ2756PW">Bambu Lab P2S Combo</a>. The auto-loading, fully enclosed touchscreen printer is one of the very few I can recommend. It's the only one I'd buy for myself. It's <a href="https://us.store.bambulab.com/products/p2s?id=664977091405410311">on sale for $649</a> through December 1st, but I'd vouch for it even at its normal $749 price. </p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">I've spent an entire year testing the P2S alongside several competitors, <a href="https://www.theverge.com/policy/874959/3d-printed-whistles-for-ice-minneapolis-chicago-renee-good-alex-pretti">printing 40,000 whistles for ICE whistleblowers</a> along the way. After racking up 6,770 hours of print time across four different printers, I'm sure of my recommendation.</p> <div class="product-block"><h3>Bambu Lab P2S Combo</h3> <figure class="product-image"><img width="300" height="200" src="https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/11/bambu_lab1.jpg?w=300" class="attachment-medium size-medium" alt=""></figure> <h3>Where to B …</h3></div> <p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/tech/1025984/best-3d-printer-bambu-p2s-review">Read the full story at The Verge.</a></p>