monoprice maker select plus or makers select 2.
Both are PROPER prusa clones. And within your budget.
They are rebadged wanhao i3 duplicators. So decent make and huge user base.

Not quite the same electronics - but decent machines for all that.

https://www.amazon.ca/ADIMLab-Assemb...2C1020&sr=8-31
Another original prusa design i3.
It gets mixed reviews - but it's a good base to start with.

The sovol 01 is also a decent machine.
Has the central rail bed design But they do use a 20x40 strut and 6 wheels - so it's about as good as that particular design gets.
But does have direct drive extruder and dual z axis motors.

Saw one idiot on facebook who had 'upgraded' his sovol by removing three of the wheels.
So a large heavy bed was supported by 2 wheels on one side and just one on the other.
Some people just don't think things through :-)


If creality ever make a decent machine I'll recommend it. Until they do - I can't.