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sairfan1:
Hi,

Planning to buy a 3D printer, need advise what things i should consider to select one. my budget is around $500 to $700

My general use will be printing box, and general things for electronic projects. 

Please share you experience thanks.

exe:
I'd say the only ready-to-go printer in this range I know is the latest Prusa.

I don't really have it, but I have cr-10, the "best printer of 2017". I'll tell you what, I invested several months into cr-10 just to make it any usable. A lot of things were wrong, like fans are super-noisy, etc. I ended up replacing/upgrading a lot of parts on it. Like, the bed is not even, steppers are noisy, drivers occasionally cause defects on X and Y axes, heat bed is long to heat.... All problems are fixable, but is it worth it? (Yes, if you want to know more about 3d printing).  The only good thing about cr-10 is, perhaps, build volume, it's huge.

So, what I see on Prusa is it is much better built and designed and has much tighter QA: better mechanical parts (I think), better electronics, better software support (I had to buy Simplify 3d for another $150 because Cura didn't work properly, but can't say I tried all the other free slicers), removable flexible PEI bed on magnets, direct extruder, etc. Just a whole different class of technology.

Other than Prusa, I'm not aware of any 3d printer that would be as advanced and in the same price league.

PS: here is the link: https://shop.prusa3d.com/en/3d-printers/180-original-prusa-i3-mk3-kit.html . You can easily find more info and reviews on, e.g., youtube.

loveny:
In that price range I second the Prusa MkIII kit, I bought one recently and it 'just works', very impressed with it. Process is very simple, design the part to get an stl file, process that through the Prusa slicer (which has preconfigured settings for most filament types) to get the gcode, then print.

jgalak:
Another vote for the Prusa MkIII.  It's my second printer and soooo much better than what I had before.  Great printer out of box, excellent support, fantastic community.

exe:
Just one remark, 3d printing is a quite sophisticated topic. Even with a decent printer some calibration, fine-tuning and trouble-shooting occasionally necessary. There is a learning curve. In the beginning it may not print well due to suboptimal settings, or bad plastic or something. Quality comes with experience, better printers make it easier to achieve.

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