Ask HN: What's a good 3D Printer for sub $1000?

Re:Ask HN: What's a good 3D Printer for sub $1000? by Symbiote on Wednesday September 17, 2025 @05:30PM (#45281620)

I assembled a Prusa Mk3 a few years ago, and other than swapping a nozzle that wore out (they don't last forever) it's still working fine.

I grease it about twice a year, and clean any gunk from the nozzle (takes a few seconds) every so often. I wash the print bed thoroughly about 3 or 4 times a year.

I'm interested in 3D printing, but not interested in fiddling with the printer itself. So, I have fiddled to print soft rubber filament for example, but for every experiment with something strange like that I have 50 or more routine prints in PLA or PETG.

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Re:Ask HN: What's a good 3D Printer for sub $1000? by dceddia on Wednesday September 17, 2025 @07:24PM (#45282695)

Yep this matches my experience pretty well! It’s been a good printer and I haven’t had to do much, and I avoid fiddling and mostly use it as a tool. I’m always eyeing the newer faster printers but I don’t love the cloudiness of Bambu and Prusa’s new stuff seems nice but not quite worth the leap yet. Voron has interested me for a while though.

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