[Lauren Molnar Shadow Cat Guitars]

I got my first 3D printer in July 2025 – an Artillery Sidewinder X4+ and my second in September – an Elegoo Centauri Carbon. The CC is my daily driver, and definitely is the higher quality and more versatile in terms of different filaments it can handle, but the SX4+ does a decent job with PLA and PETG, and is larger format. I’d like to add a resin printer to the stable but my apartment is small and I’m concerned about the reputed smelliness!

[Lauren Molnar Shadow Cat Guitars]

I think it depends so much on the combination of use case and budget. I actually just watched this video, and I think the creator did a really good job of going over the details in an assortment of the current offerings. https://youtu.be/AtSk9hzuba4?si=hYRU84Rl3mTDLnT9