Good FDM pribter to try out printing?
Good FDM pribter to try out printing?
Hi,
I want to buy a printer to try out 3d-printing. Thus a printer should be:
- Not too expensive
- Tolerant of beginners
- Easy to get in/to Europe.
I am presently looking at Anycubic, who have the Kobra and Kobra Neo on offer for 199 Euros and 179 Euro respectively. Are they any good or is there another printer that is a little better at a similar price point or way better at not too much more?
Honestly, If you are just trying to get into it, avoid some of the cheaper ender 3 clones, you'll spend more time fixing and tinkering than printing.
Elegoos Neptune line is cheap, effective, and they have very good customer service
I just watched some review videos on the Neptune 3 Pro and it looks very primising. The Neptune 4 Pro looks better but I guess the 3 Pro is a better starting point to see if I will use it frequently or not.
Yeah, 3d printing suffers from the same problem a lot of hardware-heavy hobbies suffer, where there is an entire tier of "entry level" models that are absolutely trash and only exist to disappoint and frustrate beginners until they upgrade or give up.
Fish keeping is also chronic for this as well - small, cheap "beginner" tanks are harder to maintain than larger ones
I’d go Prusa Mini if I were you, a little more money but a very solid printer. I highly encourage getting the kit as the process of assembly is a great combo of teaching aid and confidence for fixing later problems that are bound to eventually come up.
I just bought a Elegoo Neptune 3 Pro. Thank you all for your advise.
Ender 3 S1 - should be able to get for equivalent of $299 USD
Very simple to use, easy setup, works out of the box, Cura defaults work well, and good quality
Fully up to you, I use the 2S, and 3 pro. The 3 pro is great, but if you have budget, might as well go 4 pro