I7

That Creality SparkX I7 looks interesting, especially for only $339 for the Combo! A perfect clone of the A1 supposedly done better! I'll be watching to see how it goes.

All of these will print well, especially Petg and PLA. Tougher materials will want an enclosed printer but you won’t mess with those right away (or maybe at all). For the price I’d recommend the ad5x over the A1 for the corexy kinematics but if you want an enclosed printer I’d maybe check out the p1

Truly. So much easier than they used to be. Self leveling, self correcting, and pretty much completely automated. And cheaper than ever. Check out the Bambu line and lately I've liked the new stuff by Creality. If I was buying one today I might grab the SparkX i7.

Honestly, for a beginner I’d recommend the SparkX i7. It’s not the absolute cheapest printer, but it’s probably one of the cheapest modern printers that actually feels like an appliance instead of a DIY repair project. Auto leveling, decent speed, enclosed design and very beginner friendly. Old Ende

I think the Hi is a bit higher spec in some ways. The Hi has got closed loop X and Y stepper motors. The Z height on the Hi is higher also, this might matter to some. The Hi also has dual independent Z axis motors, and it does alignment every print. There's less detail about Sparkx i7 at the moment,

If you're going Creality I would go with the Sparkx I7. It's a new Creality clone of the Bambu A1 and looks really good on paper!

Ich hab letztes Jahr mit nem creality k1c begonnen. Out of the box direkt super Ergebnisse ohne viel basteln zu müssen. Nur schade, dass er nur durch ein Upgrade mehrfarbfähig wird. Auf das gebastel hab ich allerdings keine Lust. Hab dann zum release nen sparkx i7 gekauft und bin von dem ebenso bege

Get any Bambu printer if ur a plug and play type, if u have fun tinkering around then get an ender3 v2 or the elegoo Neptune 4 pro. Do not worry too much about which Bambu, literally all of them are really good, there isn’t a single flawed one. Just get a printer that has a strong community so if u

„Interessant, dass hier kaum jemand den SparkX i7 erwähnt 😄 Ich habe mittlerweile über 100 Druckstunden auf meinem laufen und bisher keinen einzigen ungeplanten Stopp oder Fehler gehabt. Ich besitze selbst mehrere Hobby-3D-Drucker in verschiedenen Größenklassen – große, mittlere und kleine Maschinen

In that $500–600 range, I’d also look at Creality’s newer combo machines like the K series or SparkX i7 CFS options, since they give you multicolor support without jumping too far past a student budget. The P1S is strong too, but for a beginner who wants years of use, I’d prioritize easy maintenance