I am used to using a Stratasys Dimension printer for many years at my last job. It was great because we would create all kinds of great things ad hoc to serve in very functional roles. Now in my new job we also need to be able to do the same thing. PVA isn't going to cut it. We need to durablity of ABS.

The nice big Stratasys machines are just too expensive for us, though. So I am looking at these machines like the CubePro that say they can do ABS, but do not have heated platforms and seem to get mixed reviews with ABS when I look around on Youtube etc.

I would love to get something like the CubePRO,. but am suspicious that that level of machine does not reliably produce the results we will need when using ABS. Does anyone know how much it is necessary to spend to really get results (with ABS) that are on par with the classic Stratasys Dimension machines? I know there's no free lunch, but surely it isn't necessary to spend anything like the cost of the main Dimension machines, right?