Ultimaker 2 is a very good printer, and the have a larger volume one available also. Though it's more expensive--$3,000+
Don't get Makerbot, in general their printers have just been OK but not great, but their current line is crap
I would argue that hobby 3D is past the dot matrix stage and is into the late inkjet stage.I've been poking my head into the market every 6 months or so but for me the quality doesn't justify the price yet (my interest is in printing smaller, highly detailed pieces). I still feel like we're in the dot matrix days and I'm content to wait for a bit.
Don't get Makerbot, in general their printers have just been OK but not great, but their current line is crap
I've been here shooting out load my love for Ulitmaker 2 ( and I still say its a fantastic machine ) but I'm working on a new production and apart from the 5 Ultimakers the guy who runs them has just got aZortrax M200 3D Printer[/h]and the prints he's getting of it are jaw droopingly amazing . it has its draw backs as it only uses its own filament and only ABS but if I had to choose again id be very interested in this machine and its cheeper than an ultimaker.
but I'm still loving what I can get out of my U2
good luck with your search
I will throw my 2 cents in, I have a hacked davinci 1.0a and for the price it is pretty hard to beat once it is dialed in and hacked so it can use outside filament. For a little over 500 bucks you get a machine that can print Pla and abs with decent resolution and has a very nicely sized print area. I would personally go this route until you are sure that you like 3d printing
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I could even post some pics of prints if you like?
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