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The Bambu Labs P1P was listed but not the Bambu Labs X1-Carbon that I bought.
Perhaps it is because the X1-Carbon costs $1,600 with the 4 spool holder they call an AMS.
It costs about $1,200 without the spool holder.
The P1P costs a little over $500.
This is my fourth printer since 2010 and is a game changer.
The Bambu Labs printers are very similar but the X1-Carbon is fully enclosed and has a better monitor.
It only has a 10 inch cube capacity, which is not bothersome for me.
YouTube is a good place to research 3D printers, read the comments.
The X1-Carbon is capable of printing in 4 colors.
Most importantly is speed, which isn’t mentioned.
The X1-Carbon is at least 10 times faster than other printers.
Many projects in other printers take over 24 hours to print.
If the print fails, you have to start over.
Because it takes so long to print, most prints are nearly hollow with 30 percent infill.
Because the X1-Carbon is so fast, I print it solid.
Printing solid allows printing smaller parts and it’s still stronger.
Bambu Labs has an excellent online manual that answers questions with videos.
They also have flexible and removable build plates that attach with magnets.
I’ve had very little issues with the part sticking.
Watching how fast it prints is impressive.
I thought it would shake itself to death but there have been no problems.
I have had issues that took several days to remedy, such as uploading my files to the printer.
That little boat “Benchy” that they use to test printers was printed in 20 minutes and very clean.

The X1-Carbon that you have sounds amazing. It is currently a little out of my price range because I have too many expensive hobbies.

If the print fails, you have to start over.

Even the Creality Ender 3 3D Printer that I linked to which currently costs $179 has a resume printing function. This will work if it runs out, or senses broken filament or if you pause your print for some other reason. Of course, if your project is knocked loose from the build plate or there is some other catastrophe you will have to start over on every 3D Printer that I am aware of.

https://www.amazon.com/Comgrow-Creality-Ender-Aluminum-220x220x250mm/dp/B07BR3F9N6