expiredCalMal posted Nov 23, 2022 05:52 PM
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expiredCalMal posted Nov 23, 2022 05:52 PM
Creality 3D Printers: Creality CR-6 MAX 3D Printer
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Has best price to quality ratio. People often look at size but when they get size + cheapness and complain about bad prints.. well, you get what you pay for. the V2 Neo is smaller but better quality and much nicer auto features which is nice even for advanced users.. the auto feature itself cost $60 on Amazon as an add on.. so these features aren't cheap yet are in this cheap printer.
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If I had the money, I'd probably buy a Prusa MK3S. But those are like 850 as a kit shipped.
The Elegoo Neptune 3 Pro seems like a steal at $230. The specs look like they're somewhere between an S1 and S1 Pro.
My first and presently only 3D printer is an original ender 3. Had it since 2020. You WILL need to tinker heavily to get it printing right, as in repeatable results with little to no leveling etc. I would say add on at least $100 to get minimal consistency from an Ender starting with bed leveling of some kind, and replacing the main board if it is not equipped with silent stepper motors and thermal runaway. This last one is a real fire hazard, highly recommended.
$200 if you want to add an all metal hotend and a better extruder. Now you are opening up your options for what you can print, and how consistently it prints.
I probably have $500 into mine and at this point it's only ender in name and still original Frame. Aside from that it's all custom.
If you just want to set it up and print stuff: get a Prusa Mini or MK3 if you need more volume. It's cheaper in the long run and the only disadvantage to doing it this way is that you will not be able to diagnose and repair any isssus since you aren't intimately familiar with the components as you would be with an upgraded ender.
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