Printers reviews from Reddit

Summary

We analyzed 145 Reddit reviews across 32 subreddits and 57 posts to rank the best Printers brands recommended by redditors, including communities like r/3Dprinting, r/printers, r/artbusiness, r/bookbinding, r/onepagerules. Top-rated brands include Epson (4.0/5), Bambu (5.0/5), Canon (4.5/5).

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Reviews145
Subreddits32
Posts57
Brands32
Products82
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#1

Epson

4.0
(27)
"The ink costs next to nothing and print quality is great."
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"Hands down an Epson Eco tank! I have the 2800 and the 15000 and LOVE BOTH!"
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"I have the 2800 and the 15000 and LOVE BOTH!"
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"I love my Epson T3270."
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"I’d recommend the Epson ET-5850, if you need A3 maybe the ET-16650."
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"Epson 3880. I've literally had it for about 10 years and its still going strong."
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"The colors look fantastic and I hardly ever have to change the ink."
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"We have an Epson iPrint et-2800. It does color and black and white."
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"One of the best printers and the ink lasts forever"
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"I got an Epson-8550 ecotank its $700."
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#2

Bambu

5.0
(20)
"I suggest BamBu P1S."
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"The best options are Bambu labs and Prusa research."
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"Bambu P1S will be the easiest to use out of the box."
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"Setup is easy and the AMS makes pulling in filament very easy."
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"A great choice for a 3D printer that pretty much works well right out of the box."
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"It is awesome."
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"They are super user friendly."
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"It’s opened up a whole new world of creativity for me."
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"It's proven to be such a valuable tool for household organization, utility, and makerspace stuff."
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"There is no competing with Bambu for actual quality and reliability."
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#3

Canon

4.5
(17)
"Always get positive comments on the quality of my prints."
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"I have an amazing eco-tank printer from Canon. Crisp printing, and never needs cartridges."
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"I can heartily recommend that brand and model series."
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"Canons pixma line is a really solid inkjet printer."
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"Have always used the canon pixma ix6820 with cheap Amazon 13x19 acetates and it’s worked flawlessly for me with cheap Amazon ink too."
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"I have a Canon Pixma Pro 200 for my prints and I love it."
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"I use the canon pro 300. Pigment Inks so they last along time without fading."
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"The current equivalent to the Pro100 is the Pro 200 at around $550 new. It's a great dye ink printer."
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"If you are looking to spend less money then Canon Pixma G6020 is good option was $300 now selling for $169 on amazon."
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"It's wonderful. You can get it used for cheap and it's the most detailed home level printer imo."
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#4

Brother

4.5
(15)
"No regrets ever. Soooo tired of fighting with clogged inkjets."
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"I recommend brother printers. you can print via phone via wifi."
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"Brother"
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"Brother is the way to go."
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"We are on our second Brother color lazer."
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"I am using Brother MFC-L3750CDW for 3 years, so far no complaint."
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"Brother. HP just brings trash."
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"As already suggested, get something from Brother."
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"Get a cheap brother laser printer."
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"I like it so far! It's a huge upgrade from my old inkjet."
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#5

HP

3.6
(11)
"HP Laserjet 4250. Not any of that newcrap."
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"If you are looking to spend some money HP laser jet is currently $400 off on Amazon selling for $297."
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"The HP Envy 6020e has a benefit of being able to reuse ink cart."
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"I’ve got the 2810e from Currys for £40 last week."
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"I’ve used both HP and Brother wireless printers."
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"I’m a fan of HP 5200."
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"I also have HP Smarttank, Canon Supertank, as well."
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"Have served me well for a couple of months now."
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"HP 7855 all in one printer works very well using thick card stock paper."
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"Can't recommend HP anymore, which is a pity."
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#6

Bambu Lab

4.1
(7)
"I love my P1S, and you can easily upgrade it to print most materials well. It just works."
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"Under 1k you can find the Bambu P1S combo that comes with the AMS filament system."
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"The P1S is a very solid machine, and with the AMS, you can do multicolor."
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"If you're just going to do PLA/PETG/TPU materials, you can go with the A1 instead and save some money. It's quieter too."
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"The go-to brand recommendations are going to be: Bambu Lab (P1S or P1P)"
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"For $300ish, I think you can get a Bambulab A1."
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"The bambu lab a1 combo is easy to use out of the box and Is fantastic for multicolor if you get the combo version."
#7

Creality

3.8
(6)
"I just gota Creality K1C refurbed by Creality on ebay for 400 dollars. Its can print all the standard materials and if you choose to insulate it can print the engineering materials."
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"I got a ton of great prints out of my Ender 3."
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"Some users find that printers like the Prusa Mini or Creality Ender 3 are relatively quiet."
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"I have a ender 3 v3 ke. I wish I could share pics on ur post. I just shimmed the bed leveled out the gantry."
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"I print most of my models with two Creality CR10v3 (the direct drive extruder version)."
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"If you will want to buy From creality - don't buy anything older than V3 line of printers, or you will get mere headache than its worth."
#8

Prusa

4.4
(5)
"If you want something that is worth the investment, reliable, and you can upgrade later. 100% go with Prusa."
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"It's worked extremely well for us."
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"The go-to brand recommendations are going to be: Prusa (CORE One or MK4S)"
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"Relatively cheap for their quality and incredibly easy to repair."
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"Some users find that printers like the Prusa Mini or Creality Ender 3 are relatively quiet."
#9

Qidi

4.2
(5)
"I've got a Q1P and I love it."
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"If you are willing to fiddle a lil bit around maybe the Qidi Q1 Pro."
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"Qidi pretty much tick all the other boxes. My X-plus3 has around 650 hours on it with only one issue and the support team."
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"The qidi plus 4 is pretty sweet for the price but it’s a brand new model so don’t be afraid to wait a few months unless you like being a beta tester"
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"Capable of printing ABS which holds up better than PLA and is a lot easier to finish than PLA too"
#10

Bambu A1

4.7
(3)
"Everyone is hot on the Bambu A1 these days."
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"It’s been super smooth sailing."
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"I'd recommend a bambu A1. The mini is too small."
#11

Ender

4.3
(3)
"My favorite budget printer right now is the ENDER 3 v3, its stupid easy to setup and is way more reliable than the previous generation."
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"For years I used an Ender 3, which you get for under $200USD."
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"I used and ender 3 v2."
#12

Zebra

5.0
(2)
"Zebra gk420d is the GOAT of label printers."
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"This exact model has given me zero troubles and I also use a Mac."
#13

Kobra

4.0
(2)
"I have the Kobra 3, haven’t really gotten too into multicolor prints, but the few I have done have all been flawless."
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"I bought a Kobra 3 earlier this year and it’s been great so far!"
#14

Laser Printer

4.0
(2)
"If your want reliability, then go with a laser printer."
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"I would recommend laser printer. I haven't had any problems with the ones i have had."
#15

Flashforge

4.0
(2)
"Just got a flashforge adventurer 5m ($280) and it's plug and play, honestly, and prints great."
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"This printer cost about $290 on Amazon and prints at speeds of up to 600mm/s."
#16

Anycubic

4.0
(2)
"Maybe try the new Anycubic Cobra S1 with the discounts?"
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"I’ve been having pretty good results so far."
#17

TPM3D

5.0
(1)
"I suggest you to have a look at their systems."
#18

A1 Mini

5.0
(1)
"A1 mini with the right print settings. I have a P1S and use the same kinds of settings and it works great."
#19

Creality Ender 3 V2

5.0
(1)
"Worked great check my posts to see results."
#20

Neptune

5.0
(1)
"I love it. I had it a year and I've printed dozens of minis and terrain with very few blowouts."
#21

Rollo

5.0
(1)
"I love my Rollo thermal printer."
#22

Vretti

5.0
(1)
"I have a vretti 4x6 label printer brilliant device."
#23

Elegoo

5.0
(1)
"I recently bought an Elegoo Neptune 3 Pro for about $200 CAD, everything I've made with it has been great."
#24

LaserJet

4.0
(1)
"Ideally you’ll want a laser jet for end papers."
#25

Bambu Labs

4.0
(1)
"I decided to buy a Bambu labs X1C to run the jigs in."
#26

EOS

4.0
(1)
"I would say the EOS is my favorite, but not the lowest investment cost. They are super reliable and well built."
#27

Impossible Objects

4.0
(1)
"They have some great material properties and they are super fast."
#28

Creality K1

4.0
(1)
"Most printers you buy will be pretty easy to work with."
#29

Roland

4.0
(1)
"Overall, it was a great printer, although very slow."
#30

Dymo

4.0
(1)
"If you go Dymo you'll want to get a used 4xl for 4x6 labels."
#31

BambuLab

4.0
(1)
"BambuLab is a good plug and play."
#32

Epson EcoTank ET-2850

1.0
(1)
"Had to return it within a couple of days."

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