Whats the best printer under $500

[lcoopman]

I'm looking for a good first printer that is high quality and pretty easy to use. I've been looking at the M3D printer and the Mod T. Does anyone have any suggestions? I want to print with good details.
Thanks. Also a relativity large build space if possible.

[curious aardvark]

well for a ready built the mod-t is looking pretty good. The micro - not so much.

But for a large build volume you want an iprusa i3 kit.

The printrbot simple is also good value for money, if not a huge build volume. And has the advantage over the mod-t and m3d that you can buy one now :-) http://printrbot.com/compare-printers/

But for any kind of decent build volume it's probably going to have to be an iprusa i3 kit.

[wenganxiang]

Must you buy M3D or mod-t? I bought a pursa i3 2 months ago, and it has a very good performance and never have any problem. Not too expensive, I think you can consider .
http://www.geeetech.com/acrylic-geee...kit-p-917.html

[JohnA136]

Can't go wrong with a Prusa i3, we have several and they are great. Lots of online support. For a fun desktop toy, our Printrbot prints amazingly well.