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I have a Creality Ender 5 Pro and I think it's well built and is capable of decent prints. I stopped using their slicer which is a subset of Cura and started using Cura instead because Cura has settings for everything. There's a new version of the Ender 3 out that looks decent.
https://creality.com/products/ender-5-pro-3d-printer
https://creality.com/products/ender-3-v2-3d-printer-csco?spm=..product_e24543d0-cc1d-44c5-9cf0-2c81f51d12e8.header_1.1
These are two links that I found most helpful getting the printer set up and calibrated.
https://simplify3d.com/support/print-quality-troubleshooting/
https://teachingtechyt.github.io/calibration.html#intro
Ron
Prusa, Taz?
If you live close to a microcenter watch their store for the Ender 3. I have seen it on sale for $100. I live too far away to go get one
I have an Ender 3 pro and I love it. Great printer with tons of aftermarket support. It would be very hard to beat this machine dollar for dollar.
Get a glass bed and ezabl and life is a dream.
I have access to a Prusa, and IMO it is not worth the premium you pay, unless you are very interested in supporting the 3d printing 'community' and open source. It's a very nice machine, just not great value.
I second the recommendations above. I can also recommend an Artillery Sidewinder, in case that's easier/cheaper to get, as a solid 'out of the box' option that requires less tweaking and modding than many. I also strongly recommend avoiding a delta printer or anything that doesn't have a decent user base.