This is an update to my previous post. It’s not a valuable read if you haven’t read that one or just aren’t interested in my personal choices.
A big Thank You to all of You who replied to me. I did settle on the Prusa MINI+.
You recommended many other models. Many people seem to have shared what they had if they knew it worked fine, which is understandable, as we don’t typically have dozens of different ones to compare first-hand. Ender series was especially common among these, though came with warnings it might be prone to requiring manual repairs. You also reaffirmed me that Prusa is a safe choice.
From what I understand, the MINI+ isn’t the cheapest available and it lacks some features, such as multicolor printing or resuming job after blackout, but it is the printer to last. If I were to buy a second cheap printer, I would probably go for Ender 3 and prepare to tinker with it. If I had the budget to buy a professional one, I’d probably get Prusa MK3 or MK4.
By the way I’m buying the kit version. Hopefully I’ll learn more by assembling it. It can’t be much more difficult than IKEA furniture, right?
It’s a great feeling once you start your first print after assembly. You get that moment of wow I built something that is making something that could be used to make something else.
I have a MK3S+ and it’s great! I bought an MMUS2 but haven’t assembled it. Still playing around with a single colour or doing the swap mid print.