Hi, I am totally new to 3D printing and want to have a printer. Budget is 400€. My background is computer science and programming and I want to be able to hack the device if I want but it should work fine OOTB (or with minimal effort). Which device would you guys suggest to me?
What are you looking to do with your printer?
I think primary use case really should drive the decision.
The “Best bang-for-the-buck” really changes if you want to do functional parts vs. mini’s for example.
I’ve run FDM printers for years, and I love them for functional parts (which is most of my prints). My prints are plenty strong, and weather resistant (as needed).
That said… I’ve got a buddy who’s just starting and went resin because he’s all about mini’s. It doesn’t matter how I tune, my poor FDM printer just won’t keep pace for those crazy fine details.
I am definitely interested in printing useful functional parts rather than going into too much detail.
There is the Sovol SV07 for about 300€-ish. It comes with Klipper and should check all your boxes. I bought the SV06 Plus two months ago it works OK. You have to tighten all the screws and actually read the manual, but that’s it. If you want a guaranteed problem free OOTB experience, you have to buy Prusa (top quality control and software) or Bambulab (not really hackable but runs well) for 600-800€.