On 07/08/17 16:23, Gordon Heydon via luv-talk wrote:
There are also lots of Chinese made 3d printers which are really good, these guys you are talking about have the pricer printers. Places like GearBest or Banggood have a wide range or printers, such as the Creality3D CR - 10 3D Desktop DIY Printer http://www.gearbest.com/3d-printers-3d-printer-kits/pp_441282.html which is getting good reviews lately. I have just ordered a new printer, the Original Prusa i3 MK2S http://shop.prusa3d.com/en/3d-printers/59-original-prusa-i3-mk2-kit.html which is the printer all i3 style printers have copied. But this is a bit more. It cost me about $AUD1000 shipped.
I just put together a new Prusa i3 Mk2s on the weekend and I'm incredibly happy, with no tweaking at all it's already delivering amazing prints, I think it was below AU$900 delivered. The Wanho Duplicator which is a clone of an earlier Prusa is one a few folk at $WORK have which is much cheaper. I wouldn't buy either if you don't want to spend time tweaking, I'm not really sure there's anything out the in the consumer-ish space that works without tweaking.