Quote Originally Posted by curious aardvark View Post
the anet a8 PLUS is probably the best value i3 around:
https://www.amazon.com/Anet-All-Meta...4944669&sr=8-3

has dual z motors, direct drive extruder and side support rails for the bed.
Yes it's cheap, and you will probably need to do some modifications - but it's the best starting framework in it's price range.
What kind of mods are a must on this printer? Thanks for the info, I'll now have some homework to do :-)