<p>I've seen a few sets of deprecation life numbers for 3D printers, but nothing for the Bambu Lab A1 mini. Is there an accepted deprecation life for the printer?</p>
<p>Ideally this would include a number of hours per month used in the calculations because I want to eventually work my way to a $/hr number which amortizes the cost of the printer over the hours it is expected to run.</p>

CC BY-SA 4.0
2024-01-29T15:10:09.713Z
With how new the printer is, it may be some time before any "hard" numbers come to light.
agarza
CC BY-SA 4.0
2024-01-29T19:00:05.090Z
Maintain it like your car and it will last. Check for wear, repair parts, etc.
0scar
CC BY-SA 4.0
2024-01-30T10:46:44.580Z
Just to *test* the machine to destruction, you'd have to run a printer a couple weeks or months in a test stand... if you want to estimate a price per hour, start with electricity and guesstimate a number of hours when you want your printer to be paid off. Typical for machinery is a number in the 3 to 4 digits.
Trish
<cost><bambu-lab-a1-mini>
What is the expected lifespan of a Bambu Lab A1 mini?
Cort Ammon
# What is the expected lifespan of a Bambu Lab A1 mini?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2024-01-29)

I've seen a few sets of deprecation life numbers for 3D printers, but nothing for the Bambu Lab A1 mini. Is there an accepted deprecation life for the printer?

Ideally this would include a number of hours per month used in the calculations because I want to eventually work my way to a $/hr number which amortizes the cost of the printer over the hours it is expected to run.

**Tags:** cost, bambu-lab-a1-mini

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: With how new the printer is, it may be some time before any "hard" numbers come to light.  
> **username_2**: Maintain it like your car and it will last. Check for wear, repair parts, etc.  
> **username_3**: Just to *test* the machine to destruction, you'd have to run a printer a couple weeks or months in a test stand... if you want to estimate a price per hour, start with electricity and guesstimate a number of hours when you want your printer to be paid off. Typical for machinery is a number in the 3 to 4 digits.  

---

## 0 answers

