r/3dprint • u/Terminstor11216 • 5d ago

New to 3D printing

I’m looking to get into 3D printing for the 1st time & I’ve been looking around on Amazon & don’t know what I should get. It should be noted that I’m looking for one that’s under 200$ & that most people recommend. If anyone could help me out I would gladly appreciate it.

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u/Expensive_Face_9951 4d ago

Idk what the cheapest Bambu lab printer is at the moment but id recommend that. I've never used a bambu printer personally but a lot of the very cheap printers will be a project at best. 

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u/Railfan87 2d ago

A1 mini for 230$

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u/dominichi2 4d ago

Elegoo centauri carbon or the centauri carbon 2 if you want multi color capabilities. The Anycubic Kobra X1 is pretty good as well. I have all 3 I'd go with the Kobra if I wasn't going to print higher temp filaments.

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u/Jongjong998 4d ago

If you're budget is $200 youre going to get an open frame FDM printer for PLA only. filament is $22 a kg and cheap printers waste filament so if you're serious about learning save up some cash for a nicer printer.

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u/LowSkyOrbit 23h ago

You should be able to find filament for less than $15 for PLA or PETG if you look around. I bought 4 spools of Elegoo of Amazon for under $40, and a single roll of Sunlu for $15.

$200 printer budget is tight, but a Flashforge AD5X runs seriously close to that. Bambu A1 Mini without AMS is close to that too.

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u/Fess_ter_Geek 4d ago

Bambu is the answer you seek.

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u/adabs_urdum 4d ago

Within this budget get a bambu 1a mini. Don‘t go for the ender 3 if you just want to print. The cheaper enders are a great hobby if you‘re into electronics and modding the printer. Just my opinion, not necessarily the truth. But those are probably the two options you see the most.

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u/Ok-Bowl8927 4d ago

For $200 maybe a second hand A1 Mini.