I have an Ender 3pro that has been printing various stuff, almost every day since early Nov '20. No complaints at all.
You just need to know how to tune your slicer program (Cura is one) for the best prints.
That was a little bit of a learning curve, but it becomes quite logical when it finally "clicks" in your brain.

Your larger expense is going to be the filament. Then you'll think of getting an enclosure, hot-rodding the thing with hotends, fans, etc. etc.