There are way better offerings nowadays out there ...the ender3 is a 5 year old design and even the more advanced models are more for the technical inclined who love to tinker .
If you want good prints right out of the box you cant go wrong with a Artillery genius or a Prusa MK3"thumbsup"
What's the "way better offerings" in the same price range? As far as the MK3, I agree it is great from what I've seen, but nothing beats an Ender 3 for the price as far as I'm aware. That's a $543 difference between it and the Ender 3 for a "better" printer that has a 10mm smaller build volume. I've had great prints right after assembling. Lets make this clear, the problems I was having was rookie mistakes on my end. If I had never done that, I would've never had problems. And after fixing, I am getting great prints again. IMO, you really can't go wrong with an Ender 3, It's cheap, does a great job, easy to assemble, easy to use, and great for my newbie self.
As far as being technically inclined, if you can work on an RC you can assemble,maintain, fix and use a printer. It's not the hardest thing in the world. If you treat it right/do regular maintenance, you'll have no problems, and definitely wont go through what I went through. If I can do it, y'all can do it:lmao:
HumboltEF, you have a MK3, would you say it's worth the extra $550ish? If so, what features does it have that make it worth that much? I know you said the MK3 doesn't need upgrades/troubleshooting, but if your only doing PLA and PETG, you don't really need upgrades on the Ender than a Capricorn Bowden, right? Not being a smart-ass, but legitimately asking because I have a spool of PETG that I want to start printing with when I get good at printing in PLA.
All in all, I think the Ender is superior in that price range without a doubt, which makes it a great option. I can't recommend it enough for beginners, or even Veterans that want a cheap printer.
