Best resin printer on Reddit

249 reviews from r/resinprinting, r/PrintedWarhammer, r/PrintedMinis and 13 more subreddits

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#1

Elegoo

4.4
(82)
"The Saturn 4 Ultra is €399, also within your budget."
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"Elegoo Saturn 4 is €299 now, great value imo. No need to level it (auto level)."
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"I'm super happy with my Elegoo printers & I recommend it."
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"I recently printed out a zombie diplodocus for one of my pathfinder games."
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"I keep pulling prints off the thing daily and have yet to fail a plate."
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"Right now that would be the Elegoo Saturn 4 ultra."
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"I adore my halot mage with elegoo resin."
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"I have the Mars 3 Pro and would definitely recommend an Elegoo product."
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"I've heard excellent things about the new Saturn."
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"Works great, yet to have a failed print. Leveling is really easy."
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#2

Anycubic

4.2
(53)
"Anycubic photon mono 4 has 17 microns (best resolution i know of)"
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"Anycubic M7 Pro (500$) => 14K - Auto leveling - VAT heater - Auto refill"
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"Anycubic is easily the best entry level resin printer."
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"I just bought a Mono 7 Pro, and prints that took 7 hours before are done in 2 hours."
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"The AnyCubic Photon Mono series is small, cheap, and easy to figure out."
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"I love it, it’s got a good area and quite tall, not overly expensive and prints look good."
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"The Saturn 3 has a ton of better features and is worth the investment."
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"The Mars 3 Pro is a great budget option for those looking for a quality printer."
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"The ease of use and model quality has been excellent."
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"Anycubic is very accessible and great for higher volume printing."
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#3

Saturn

4.4
(22)
"The saturn 4 ultra is the best I can thinks of for that price."
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"I recently upgraded to the Saturn 4 ultra for the bigger build plate and it also produces beautiful prints."
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"I've printed a whole reaver and warhound on my Saturn 3!"
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"I've printed a whole reaver and warhound on my Saturn 3! Currently working on a Nemesis Warbringer Titan!"
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"It’s been amazing essentially plug and play. Made a few test calibrations and been smooth since."
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"The saturn 3 ultra will give you the better reliability."
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"The 10 inch build plate is nice and the resolution is near 12k."
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"I would choose the Saturn 3 Ultra for its nice COB refractive light source and larger build plate."
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"The Saturn/Photon are the best option in terms of print size to budget ratio."
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"Very nicely put together, it's got a much bigger screen/buildplate but takes up only slightly more room on my desk than my OG photon, and so far, the prints look great."
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#4

Mars

4.3
(12)
"I bought a Elegoo Mars 4 ultra 9k and it produces amazing prints."
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"The Mars 4 Ultra has been solid with the ACF sheet."
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"The mars 2 Pro works perfectly and the minis come over very crisp."
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"Mars 3 is a great printer."
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"I have the Mars 2 Pro and love it."
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"If you're just starting, try a Mars 4 Ultra to learn."
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"You can get a M5S Pro for like $350 for example."
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"I still use a mars 3 if you don't need fine details."
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"An older model like the mars 2 or 3 will be fine for your purposes."
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"I have the Mars 4 non ultra, it's great."
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#5

Uniformation

4.8
(10)
"It's a beast of a machine, reliable, has the best heating solution IMHO."
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"Gktwo from uniformation is the best on the market. It has a lot of features that others should have."
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"I just bought a resin printer last week, and my research led me to get the Uniformation GKtwo."
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"I just bought a resin printer last week, and my research led me to get the Uniformation GKtwo."
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"Rave reviews about the Uniformation GKTwo from various users."
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"Uniformation gktwo."
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"It’s the Uniformation GKtwo, then the Saturn 3 Ultra."
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"I've been printing for 6 weeks now almost non stop and I've had 1 failure so far, it has a ton of really cool features (resin heater and easy leveling for build plate that also comes out really easily). It's just designed better."
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"An excellent all round printer with an integrated heater below the vat."
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"I think Unifromation is gonna start getting big soon."
#6

Phrozen

4.1
(8)
"The Phrozen Mini 8K is great for small parts and is reliable and easy to use."
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"It is insanely detailed, easy to use, has great construction."
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"Phrozen has some more commercial grade resin printers, the Transform has a 13 inch plate and 16 inch height."
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"My mini 4K has been a supreme workhorse."
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"The Phrozen Mini 8KS is pretty reliable and once dialed in, print failures are non-existent."
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"The new Phrozen looks great with the built-in heater."
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"The power resins formulas have been great on the Phrozen Sonic Mini."
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"It just wasn't big enough for the larger prints."
#7

Formlabs

4.1
(7)
"The speed increase and features of the Form4 are amazing."
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"I really like the Formlabs workflow and the support plan is essential in an engineering environment."
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"Formlabs provides much more reliable results and is plug and play."
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"For business I would try to land a Form 3."
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"Formlabs Form 3BL."
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"If you can make the Form 3+ size work it’s pretty attractive now at the new price."
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"The downsides are the high price and the use of proprietary solutions."
#8

Photon

4.7
(6)
"Photon mono m5s is fast (with special resin) and has 12 k res"
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"Photon Mono X is great for me as a beginner."
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"For $300 you can get a Photon Mono 4k + a Wash&Cure station. They work great."
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"I use a photon mono x all the time."
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"I'm over here cranking out stuff with a 3 year old 150$ Photon."
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"I'm over here cranking out stuff with a 3 year old Photon."
#9

Creality

3.6
(5)
"I would recommend the Creality Halot LCD resin printer."
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"The Creality Halot-One is a great beginner option for printing minis."
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"It is cheap and gets the job done with good detail."
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"Creality Resin 3D Printer LD-006 8.9 Inch Ultra 4K Monochrome LCD."
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"Creality seems to be going toward their Halot line, so these are just leftover stock."
#10

Peopoly

4.3
(4)
"I really like my peopoly phenom prime"
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"Just reviewed the Peopoly forge which has a heated vat. Been using it for printing castable trees in place."
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"The Phenom XXL allows for larger batches of prints, significantly improving throughput."
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"The Peopoly Phenom L offers a great balance of speed and quantity for resin printing."
#11

Prusa

4.0
(3)
"Prusa is a popular choice for small commercial applications."
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"Prusa Sl1s(Just the printer, no curing and washing station)."
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"The Prusa SL1 is notably faster than typical resin printers due to its unique layer peeling mechanism."
#12

Generic 3D Printer

3.7
(3)
"SLS is the best method for functional parts."
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"FDM is a good alternative for functional parts."
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"Resin prints warp in unpredictable ways, making functional parts difficult to achieve."
#13

Anycubit

5.0
(2)
"Both work great right outta the box. Plus, their wash and cure station is great and really simplifies the process, especially for beginners."
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"The slicing software is good too. In combination with Meshmixer (it's free) you can pretty much do anything."
#14

Siraya Tech

4.5
(2)
"Siraya tech Blu resins are dimensionally accurate and great for prototypes."
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"Adding 10% Siraya Tech Tenacious to prints adds just enough flex to prevent snapping thin parts during post processing."
#15

3D Printer

3.5
(2)
"The process of 3D printing a multipart mold in resin and filling it with silicone is highly effective and produces great results."
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"3D printing miniatures requires significant investment in space, safety equipment, and materials."
#16

Uniformation GKTwo

5.0
(1)
"I have a Uniformation GKTwo and love it."
#17

LG

5.0
(1)
"Great for printing Titans!"
#18

Wash&Cure

5.0
(1)
"The print area is more than enough for 6-8 minis or even more."
#19

Honzamrazek

5.0
(1)
"The guide on making silicone components is very helpful and easy to follow."
#20

wham bam

5.0
(1)
"Essential for a smooth printing experience."
#21

Any

5.0
(1)
"Any medium sized resin printer will fit most parts of any 1:6 scale model out there. I started with a Saturn 3 and never had issues."
#22

Nemesis

5.0
(1)
"Currently working on a Nemesis Warbringer Titan!"
#23

Asian Joy Co

5.0
(1)
"Workspace is super important; planning it out is essential before buying the printer."
#24

HeyGears

5.0
(1)
"Expensive and a closed system but never have I had such an easy time. Just so plug and play honestly."
#25

Halot

5.0
(1)
"I bought a Halot Mage that just about doubled my build plate footprint."
#26

GK2

5.0
(1)
"The final results on the GK2 are excellent."
#27

thermal vat band

5.0
(1)
"A good pre-made solution for heating."
#28

polyamide heat tape

5.0
(1)
"Great for DIY heating solutions."
#29

Elegoo Saturn 4 Ultra

4.0
(1)
"Everybody loves the Saturn 4 Ultra so you probably can’t go wrong there."
#30

Elegoo Mars 4 DLP

4.0
(1)
"I would suggest grabbing Mars 4 DLP and pair it with Ameralabs XVN-50 or AMD-3 depending on properties required."
#31

Elegoo Mars

4.0
(1)
"The mars printers are good so are th."
#32

Elegoo Mars 2 Pro

4.0
(1)
"I got one for the $99 deal they did a while ago and I like it."
#33

Apex-Maker

4.0
(1)
"Supposedly excellent hardware with an integrated vat heater."
#34

Any of the big names

4.0
(1)
"Relatively easy to use with good settings and resins available."
#35

Mars Ultra

4.0
(1)
"The Mars Ultra 9K should last a good amount of time and is suitable for printing with good support settings."
#36

Dragon Skin

4.0
(1)
"Massively over cured Anycubic Eco Clear plays well with Dragon Skin 20."
#37

GK

4.0
(1)
"If your budget is close to 1k, GK is the only one I would go for."
#38

FDM Printer

4.0
(1)
"FDM is recommended for larger diorama prints due to scale and cost."
#39

Mean Green

4.0
(1)
"I personally got an ultrasonic cleaner which I fill with Mean Green cleaner and it works better, especially on translucent prints."
#40

SLA Printer

2.0
(1)
"A SLA printer is nice to have, but requires a lot of maintenance and care."
#41

GKtwo

2.0
(1)
"850.00 is too steep."
#42

Longer

1.0
(1)
"I tried a Longer Orange first and hated it."
#43

Geeetech

1.0
(1)
"I regret this buy even at such a low price. It's simply garbage."

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