Who this is for

The verdict is to wait, and the reason is specific: the P2S is already shipping, so the P1S is the previous generation at a moment when its replacement is available now. That single fact reframes every buyer. If you are a first-timer, nothing about the P1S will trip you up. Setup is genuinely quick, the automation and error guidance carry you through, and you will very likely succeed with it. But you should still compare prices against the P2S before committing, because there is little reason to start a generation behind unless the P1S is meaningfully cheaper. A home hobbyist gains a real capability jump over open-frame PLA-only printing, with ABS, ASA, and flexibles in reach and multi-color available through the add-on, though that add-on is slow, purge-heavy, and wasteful, and it is multi-color rather than true multi-material, so cross-contamination limits mixed-material work. For a prosumer weighing this as a business tool, the support runway and parts availability are reassuring, but mixed durability reports and the fact that you are buying a discontinued generation both argue for looking at the successor first. The machine is good. The timing is the problem. Buy it only if it comes in far enough below the P2S to make a generation behind worth it; otherwise, put your money on the current model.