Hey, I’m a complete newbie when it comes to 3D printing. I have a chance to pick up this printer second hand, and I was wondering what the community thinks of the product. Would this printer be decent for a beginner? Thanks!

  • Square Singer
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    31 year ago

    I am the go-to guy for 3D printers for quite a few people. Everyone who has an Ender 3 had them up and running in a short time, and all of them printed out of the box without issues.

    I had one guy who fell into the trap of buying every possible upgrade and it took a while for us to get it going with all the upgrades, but other than that, an Ender 3 is a solid first machine.

    Sure, it’s not as great as some other machines out there, but these other machines don’t cost <€250 on Amazon.

    Anything better than the Ender 3 v2 will get you into diminishing returns territory very fast.