I have owned 6 different printers over several years. Nothing comes close to bambu nowadays. It’s the closest to a consumer product currently. A1 is a great workhorse and worth the slightly above 500. Id the mini has enough built volume then that one. If you want to tinker with the printer a bit then go with some of the alternatives mentioned here.
We knew this was coming: https://youtu.be/Q_Mk-5XkSmY?si=aurnUipsY3VtOYt-
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