Should You Reserve the Photon P1 Right Now??

The Anycubic Photon P1 is getting a lot of eyes right now, mostly because of the flashy ads showing a dual vat and dual build plate system. If you felt like that was a gimmick, you weren’t alone — most hobbyists scrolled right past it without reading the details. What many missed is that the dual system is actually an optional Kickstarter add-on, not a default feature. Still, the concept of printing with two different resins and separate exposure parameters per side opens up some clever workflow possibilities for miniatures, clear parts, and small components in a single session.

Under the hood (literally), the P1 brings legitimate upgrades: an industrial Z-axis ball screw + precision linear rails rated for ±0.01mm repeatability over 10,000 cycles and 0.02mm Z precision, which should translate to cleaner layers, sharper edges, smoother surfaces, and fewer failures. The new LightTurbo 4.0 lighting system and 92% screen uniformity via full-screen rolling calibration aim to improve detail consistency, balanced curing, and surface quality across the entire model. Add in the heated resin vat, Smart Assisted Leveling 3.0 (manually guided by sensors, not truly automatic), and a built-in AI camera for real-time print monitoring and timelapse capture, and this tiny printer becomes a serious contender for any hobby desk or personal print station.

With a 223 × 126 × 230mm build volume (almost the same footprint as the M5s Pro, but 30mm taller), the Photon P1 firmly sits in “prosumer” territory — compact, capable, and priced to make sense. At an estimated $449 pre-launch reservation, this one is worth watching… or reviewing (wink, wink Anycubic ????).

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