is there an FFF printer that ACTUALLY WORKS?

[curious aardvark]

All mine work :-)
flashforge creator, klic-n-print, he3d k200, monoprice mini delta.
And a dirt cheap ctc i3 that will work once I've modded it.
To be fair the ctc was bought specifically to mod on the cheap.

The other 4 have never given me any problems that weren't my fault.
All 4 are running factory spec electronics and firmware.
If it's not broke - don't mess with it.

Getting the right print surface is a major thing.
I like printbite and dimafix.
Also got some magigoo I've yet to test, but heard good things about it
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Maybe you're paying too much ?

No printer - well my mini delta did - will work perfectly out of the box.
You need to work with it's quirks.
I will say that the right slicer is a huge part of getting good prints.
For my replicator clones i use flashforge's Flashprint. For the others simplify3d - it IS worth the money.

Between the right print surface, good slicer and getting the bed properly level - that's 90% of the 'trick' to getting any printer to work well. The ther 10% is getting the print temps right for any given filament and print speed.

You've either been unlucky or you're using dodgy filament and the wrong settings.

Try one of these: