Photon P1

I was totally confused with the marketing so I asked Anycubic. The reply I received today was that the P1 by default comes with the single large vat and build plate. If you want to use the dual vat/build plate for some weird reason (I say weird as I can't think of a personal need for that), then you

There are maybe 4 or 5 good quality affordable options right now but each has a downside. These are the models I’d consider & why I’d be hesitant. Heygears Reflex RS Turbo - too locked down and upgrading for the heated vat is an extra expense. Messy flat build plate. Anycubic P1/P1 Max - I’m unsure

You're the kind of person I'd recommend the Kobra S1 for: someone with a fair amount of experience with printers, who can fix problems without a ton of hand-holding and can deal with less-than-stellar software and quirks. It can output great prints, with some effort, as long as you don't get a lemon

The U1 is a good printer. Thats why I put it as maybe. My issue with it is that reliability has not been proven yet. I look for printers that can meet and exceed my 10k hour goal. My P1, X1, and Core One have all been able to do this, the U1 simply hasn't been around long enough. Previous Snapmaker

What resin???? I never met anyone that didn't say it works fine with anycubic resin, it's other brands that don't stick very well on the M7 Max. Also most people leave smart release on and if like me they use high quality ACF that doesn't stretch the machine detect the release at 0.3mm and then retu