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Hi all! I would like to join the group of 3D printer owners but I don't have any experience. I don't want to buy a cheap printer just to find myself buying a better one in a few months so I set my price in the middle segment (I think).

I am going to set it up in my office which has AC but direct sun light for some hours a day. Is a full case recommended?

What printer can you recommend for me and what software (windows) can I use to design and print some parts?

If you need any more info please let me know.

Kind regards in anvance

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Before I can recommend anything, I have to ask you some questions.

Are you wanting a printer that you will spend more time tweaking and modifying than actual printing? Or do you want something that just works right out of the box?

Do you care about it being open source and upgradeable?

What's your price range?

Do you want to print miniatures and other fine detailed objects?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I don't mind spending some time tweaking the printer but I would tend to it should work!

Open source and upgradable would be great.

Price range is 800-1500€

I don't know exactly what I'm going to print but it would be more functional than beautiful I guess ;)

Currently I think I will by a Prusa MK4 maybe even as a build kit.

[–] visualfeast 3 points 1 year ago

My Prusa MK3S is a workhorse, and putting the kit together was a blast! It’s so nice to focus on designing and printing things without worrying about the hardware. Sure there will be issues and learning curves to get past but you’ll learn so much very quickly.

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