Hi! New to the community, new to 3d printing, new to all of this.
I am heavily considering the Prusa Mini as my first printer.
Would you agree that the Prusa Mini is a good starting spot considering the above?
The pricing I see in reviews etc seems to be lower then what is currently being offered on the Prusa site. Do they often have sales or specials or is this just because the cost of production has gone up? I see reviews that indicate a price of $349 but it’s going for $429 on the Prusa site currently.
Should I consider adding the filament sensor and any extra build sheets? Filament from them or elsewhere?
Anything I am missing or not considering?
Any and all feedback is welcomed! Thanks ahead of time!
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I think I’d recommend either buying a larger prusa printer, or a cheaper starter printer. The mini has a small bed that you will probably want to upgrade at some point.
You can regularly find an Ender 3 for ~$100. It is one of the most used printers out there. Tons of information available online about them. You won’t feel bad about wasting a bunch of money on a printer that sits unused.
I bought the Prusa Mk3s+ as my first printer, but I wish I had gone with something cheaper. I didn’t know what I wanted because I hadn’t had a 3d printer yet. Now I really want to build a Voron, but I can’t justify retiring a perfectly good $800 printer to build a new one that’s faster.