Quote Originally Posted by LambdaFF View Post
Buying a smaller printer only means you need to assemble more parts for a big project. It all depends on the actual size of things you want to make.

A bigger plate also means you can put several models on, push print and forget about it for a time : less micro management.

Overall I am very happy with my Printrbot Metal Plus. The service is excellent and they frequently develop upgrades. The design is simple and sensible, easy to maintain and troubleshoot. But mainly, it just works. Based on that, I would also approve the Printrbot simple.

Flashforge seems to be a robust company too, they have many supporters here.

Thanks for the reply! Based on that I am leaning to think that its more about printed material size and a bit less about quality & strength of object when comparing some of these $500 range units to the $1000 range units. Is that a fair statement?