✅ ACE: Surprisingly Solid — Despite the Printer
In contrast, we’ve now tested 6 Anycubic ACE units under aggressive, high-volume conditions.
These weren’t casual tests. They were paired with the Anycubic Kobra 3 Max, running multi-day prints at full build volume with dozens of filament swaps — exactly the kind of workload that exposes system flaws.
“In many cases, the ACE outperformed the printer it was attached to.”
And yes — purge jams do happen. But after extensive observation, we can confidently say:
those failures are on the printer, not the ACE.
The Kobra 3 Max’s toolhead sometimes struggles to purge properly or fails to execute clean retractions between swaps. But the ACE? It does its job. Every time. No feed issues. No slot errors. No broken internals.
⚖️ Print Farm Verdict: Split Decision
When it comes to multi-color hardware reliability, the ACE wins.
But Anycubic does not yet offer the most reliable printer. The Kobra 3 Max struggles with long prints, filament purging, and retraction timing — all critical for success with a color system.
If we had it our way?
We’d pair Anycubic’s ACE with Bambu’s printers — and you’d have an unstoppable setup.
📦 Final Thoughts
If Bambu fixes the AMS, the equation changes.
But for now, if you’re printing big, printing often, and changing filaments constantly — the Anycubic ACE has earned our trust in ways the AMS has not.
👉 Now if only the Kobra 3 Max’s performance could catch up, this would be an unbeatable combo.
