New to 3D Printing!

[Tony3d]

Hi All,
I'm totally new to 3D printing, and came across this Monoprice Select Mini 3D printer. First off is this printer easy enough for beginners? I do know a lot about building models as I have been doing so for about 18 years using Lightwave 3D, but know nothing about these printers. Do you know of any good tutorials on this printer? I also know G code programming. I was a CNC programmer at Disney World for many years. I just know nothing about a 3D printer's, and it's lingo. Any help, or advice would be great. One more thing I hear that monoprice will not service the printer after 1 year. Then what? Electronics is another hobby of mine, so replacing boards or even soldering is not a problem, but what about getting parts? Also Monoprice says to get a much older version of Cura because the newer versions can't find the com ports. I'm on a Mac, so what happens when Apple makes a newer OS, and the older software no longer runs? Thanks again for your time! Below is a Tesla coil I just built from scratch....