Quote Originally Posted by abc0903 View Post
I have the same question with you, I know B9 and form1+ are all good, but they are too expensive for me. I recently find another printer, XYZprinting Nobel, it is only 1499, I just don't know how it performance. But according to some review it looks not bad.
The best will be to get a sample of one of your designs printed on the printer your interested on.
The xy resolution is specified with 0.3 mm, which is very low, if it is voxel to voxel distance. If it is feature size it it not bad, but not good either. In comparison the voxel distance in xy of a B9 is 0.03mm read ten times better. The feature size on the B9 will be somewhere between .1 and .15 mm.

Be carefull with reviews, many people testing 3d printers come from other fields of expertise, so they might find the quality great, but just haven't seen what other printers can deliver.

Many reviews and comparisons are done without the "tester" ever having laied hand on the printer(s) or even a printout. Printers have a learning curve and you have to spend some time with a printer to get the best result. Something most testers don't have.

Also the technology is changing fast and you can't stay uptodate on every detail. So some things will be repeated again and again despite the fact that they are obsolete.

Look for forums where people discuss the printers, their use and problems and where you can see samples of what people can do.

Keep in mind that people without problems usually post less than peoples with problems.

Look how fast people get help on the forum.

I for one am sceptic of an manufacturer who has no open forum, I always suspect he has something to hide - but that's just a personal quirk.

Best find somebody willing to print you a sample of one of your designs. Decide on how you like the result and remember that you have to be satisfied by the print quality, print speed and handling. No need to pay fore something youdo not need.