This is the version we bought ourselves, so we’ll start there: we paid in full for an xTool O1 Omni Dual UV in Versatile Bundle. It is not a unit given or loaned for review. It is paid for and waiting to be shipped.
That said, this article is not going to justify our purchase. It will be the opposite: what exactly you buy with the Dual UV, what of what was promised is no longer valid, and in which cases the Single is the better choice.
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What it includes
Two Epson F1080 printheads. The first with the usual six channels —CMYKWV— and the second with four inks that are the entire reason for this version:
- RW, rigid white.
- FW, flexible white.
- FR, fluorescent red.
- FY, fluorescent yellow.
xTool describes it as the version “for creators focused on high productivity and exclusive neon effects,” and in materials it adds to rigid ones leather, wood, and canvas. The work area, maximum relief, and vision system are identical to those of the other two versions.
What xTool has already denied
Here is the part you need to read before paying, and that you won’t find on the product page.
When the fluorescent channels were announced, the community took it for granted — and it was said and repeated — that they would mix with the CMYK to expand the range of reproducible colors. It sounded logical: anyone from graphic arts knows that adding inks to the process expands the gamut, and a printer that could reproduce colors outside CMYK would be a strong selling point.
That's not the case. xTool has confirmed that fluorescent inks do not work together with the CMYK channels to expand the spectrum. They are used as spot inks, separately. A community user summed it up with a phrase that stings because it's so accurate: with that, the real advantage of the Dual is reduced to printing directly on leather and little else.
Some say it might come with a software update. Maybe. But it’s not here today, and buying a machine for what it might do someday is exactly the mistake that cost us half a year last time.
And what does remain
With the myth debunked, what remains is still relevant for those working with the right materials:
The flexible white. This is the real reason. Printing on something that bends requires a white base that bends with you; with rigid white, the layer ends up cracking. Leather, faux leather, canvas, tote bags, patches: if that’s your catalog and not an anecdote, the Dual is the only one of the three that gives it to you directly.
The two fluorescents, as flat inks. Red and yellow. Well used — a detail that shines under black light, a selling point for a children’s or party product — they’re a marketable differentiator. Misunderstood, they’re two channels you’ll never touch.
Speed with relief. According to the pre-launch spec sheet, which is not included in the official datasheet and we note with caution, the Dual prints noticeably faster than the other two when stacking layers. This matches a UV-DT beta tester’s comment that their machine runs at the same speed as the single printhead: the fast one is this.
The two printheads, in the cost column
We have to be fair to the opposing argument because it’s a good one.
The F1080 wears out. The community uses 399 as a replacement and a lifespan of six months to a year depending on use and maintenance. With two printheads, that cost doubles. And there’s a second, less obvious effect: you still have to maintain the printhead you don’t use — ink, humidifier, cleaning cycles — because it’s part of the machine’s circuit.
The honest conclusion is uncomfortable: if you’re not going to use the flexible white regularly, the Dual is the worst purchase of the three. For that case, there is the Single UV. You pay a thousand euros more upfront, double the expensive part, and keep a printhead that doesn’t return work. There’s no positive spin on that scenario.
Why we bought it
With all of the above on the table, these are our reasons. They apply to our workshop, not necessarily to yours.
We work with material that folds, and quite a bit. Faux leather, canvas, bags. Today we reject or only partially fulfill orders because we can’t print color on those materials. Flexible white turns that into a catalog.
The rotary and laminator were not optional. The personalized thermal cup and the finished sticker are part of what we already sell. That’s why we went for the Versatile Bundle: if we were going to buy both accessories anyway, it made sense.
And a less noble reason, which we also share: we are going to write about this machine. Having the configuration with more inks allows us to test and show things that we couldn’t from the Single. It’s a valid reason for us and completely irrelevant to you.
What was not a reason: fluorescents. We will have them and test them, but we are not paying for them.
Prices
European store, without VAT:
- Dual UV, machine only: €2,519.83 [xTool EU]
- With rotary: €2,882.83 [xTool EU]
- Versatile Bundle: €3,699.58 [xTool EU] — ours
The difference between the Rotary and the Versatile is €816.75, and the separate laminator and roll feeder set [xTool EU] costs €905.48. In our case, the subtraction favored the bundle. Do your own math, because in other combinations it’s not the same, and some in the community have asked about that difference without getting an answer.
Before you hit pay
Three warnings, one of them uncomfortable for us:
It cannot be changed afterward. The ink configuration is fixed. There is no upgrade from Single to Dual.
Watch the flexible white on the Single. If xTool delivers what its CEO mentioned in the live stream and ends up bringing flexible white to the entry-level version, much of the Dual’s argument disappears.
We still don’t have it. Everything here comes from the datasheet, published prices, and what those who have already tried it say. When it arrives, we will report whether the decision was good. Also if it wasn’t.
Update from July 28, 2026
The notice above about flexible white has stopped being a hunch and now has outlines. There is still no date, but much more is known:
- It wouldn’t be a new machine. What is being worked on is bringing flexible white to the first printhead, the one all three versions have. In theory, it could reach machines already sold.
- It would be done by purging the white line. Switching from rigid white to flexible white involves emptying the channel, and white has the longest path: about 30 ml of ink per change is mentioned. That is, it’s not something done daily; it would be more like choosing a white and sticking with it.
- There is a physical clue in the UV-DT. The flexible white cartridge is double width, and in that version the only double-width cartridge is the textile white. If the swap happens, logically it would be that one, not a new slot.
- Who says it. The CEO mentioned it in the launch live stream and xTool staff confirmed it in the official group as something in development. There is no date, no commitment, no press release.
What this means for the purchase decision: if flexible white reaches the single printhead, the Dual’s argument narrows down to speed and the fluorescents. And if the 30 ml purge is manageable, many people who were undecided between Single and Dual will have a third option: buy the Single and switch white when needed. We have already paid for the Dual, so this paragraph makes us uncomfortable; we write it anyway.
And a first real piece with flexible white
Meanwhile, a beta tester published at the end of July the first piece in Dual UV with flexible white that we have seen in detail: a felt hat with full-color illustration on the brim, about 30 minutes of printing. The interesting part is not the finish — she herself calls it a rudimentary sample, made without a proper template, with leftover plywood and masking tape, and with the brim far from level —. The interesting part is what else she says: the hat fits in the O1 and did not fit in her commercial printer due to Z-axis height. For those who personalize volumetric objects, that detail is worth more than half a spec sheet.
Written by Noemi and Javi, from Picasita. We are affiliates of xTool and our workshop is a brand demonstration space; we buy our machines with our own money. More about this blog and our relationship with xTool.
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