Best 3d Printers Under 300 2024: Reviews, Buying Guides & Top Picks

【Higher resolution and output】Mars 3 is ELEGOO's first desktop mSLA 3D printer with super-high precision. It adopts a 6.66 inches mono LCD with Ultra 4K HD resolution, which has a 30% higher XY resolution at 35μm and 37% higher build volume than Mars 2, delivering amazing 3D prints.

【The release film 2.0】With less release tension, the small and thin supports added to your model will be well-protected. Mars 3 has a greatly improved success rate when printing 3D models with lots of details.

【Upgraded light source】 36 highly integrated LED lights with a brand new COB lens that has a free-form surface can deliver over 90% uniformity of UV light illumination , making the printing accuracy upgraded to another level.

【Optimized heat sink unit】ELEGOO Mars 3 adopts copper tubes in the heat sink unit working with a high-quality cooling fan, which significantly improves the heat dissipation performance and brings down the light decay to less than 5% after 6000hours printing, extending the longevity of the UV LED lights.

【Chitubox Pro free trial】Mars 3 comes with a 1-year free trial of Chitubox Por slicer that worths 169USD. Chitubox Pro has loads of great upgrades from automatic supports to model repair tools, which helps both professional 3d printing labs and novices to maximize your output.Lychee Slicer is now also compatible with Mars 3.

REMOVABLE BUILD SURFACE PLATE: Provide all-round protection to your 3D printer build plate and ensure consistent temperature throughout the build surface. Easy to remove the printing models after cooling.

SAFE POWER SUPPLY: Ender 3 Pro comes with a UL Certified power supply, protecting your printer from unexpected power surges, that can heat the hot bed to 110℃ in just 5 minutes.

RESUME PRINT FUNCTION: Ender 3 Pro can resume printing from the last recorded extruder position after suffering unexpected power outages.

SEMI-ASSEMBLED KIT: This easy-to-setup kit comes partially assembled, allowing you to learn about the basic construction of 3D printers as you finish putting it together. A fun STEM educational experience in mechanical engineering and electronics.

WHAT YOU GET: Ceality Ender 3 Pro 3D pinrter, lifetime technical assistance and 24 hours professional customer service.

All-metal Dual Gear Extruder - Neptune 2S is upgraded to long-lasting dual gear Bowden extruder, providing smoother feeding of filaments, reducing slippage while increasing precision

PEI Sheet Magnetic Plate - Flexible steel build plate covered with PEI surface enables filaments to nicely adhere to the plate without glue, prints can be easily removed by a pop, widely compatible with PLA/ABS/PETG

Aluminum Leveling Nuts - Made of high quality aluminum, the nuts are much durable than the plastic ones. Large torques and powerful die springs make it twisted more tightly and easier to fine tune

Smart and Silent Printing - Filament detection sensor will pause printing when run out of filament, and can resume printing from the last position. 32bit motherboard with TMC2225 silent driver result in quiet printing below 50db

What You Will Receive - You will receive ELEGOO Neptune 2S 3d printer kit, 4 nozzles and 2 joints as bonus, and professional technical support from ELEGOO

【FULLY OPEN SOURCEC】reality 3D printers is working with its wonderful community of users and contributors to improve this open sourced product every day. A design culminating from some of the best and brightest minds in the 3D printing world.

【NEXT GENERATION TECHNOLOGY】Our upgraded control board offers state of the art, "Resume Print" technology. Should your printer suffer unexpected power outages, it will resume from the last recorded extruder position. Goodbye failed prints! The advanced MK-8 extruder's genius design greatly reduces the risk of clogging and uneven extrusion. High precision ball bearing wheels made from Delrin/POM engineering thermoplastic deliver high stiffness, low friction, and excellent dimensional stability.

【PARTIALLY-ASSEMBLED KIT】The lower base and all wiring completed in our factory. This kit style 3D printer comes with all tools included and is an excellent project for middle school and high school-aged students. The perfect gift to spark a lifelong love for science and engineering, and provide a deeper understanding of machinery and robotics!updated USB Port makes it more convenient

【CREALITY OFFICIAL STORE】 We are the ONLY official Creality 3D store! Because all of our products are shipped to the consumer directly from the manufacturer, we provide a 1-year limited and lifetime technical assistance. Professional customer service has always been a cornerstone of our company philosophy.

【RESUME PRINTING】 Creality 3D printer equipped with super quiet printing designing, with smooth adjustable pulley, and if power is accidentally cut off during printing, accurate printing can be continued after power is switched on.

【STORAGE TOOLBOX】Forget where you put those tweezers or snips? Built-in compartment to store your 3D Printer essentials. Comparison of Ender 3 and Ender 3 V2

【EASIER MAINTENANCE】Pre-installed X and Y-Axis belt tension make it even easier to keep your machine printing at its best. Easily adjust belt tension to maintain accuracy performance.

Resume Printing Function: Ender 3 has the ability to resume printing even after a power outage or lapse occurs.

Easy and Qucik Assembly: It comes with several assembled parts, you only need about 2 hours to assemble 20 nuts well.

Advanced Extruder Technology: Upgraded extruder greatly reduces plugging risk and bad extrustion; V-shape with POM wheels make it move noiseless, smoothly and durable.

Safety Protected Power Supply: Only needs 5 minutes for hot bed to reach 110 degree.

Strict Test: Strict testing for key components before delivery and life-time technical supports available.

Self-developed Silent Motherboard: The Ender-3 V2 built-in self-developed silent motherboard, which has stronger anti-interference, faster and more stable motion performance, silent printing and low decibel operation.

UL Certified MeanWell Power Supply: Equipped with MeanWell power supply, produced by the listed company with mature technology, meeting all the needs of fast heating and long-time printing. Moreover, the power supply is concealed in the machine, making it much safer.

Effortless Filament Feed-in: Ender-3 V2 adds a rotary knob on the extruder, making loading and feeding filament process much easier; Brand new operation UI system and 4.3" smart color screen greatly improve user experience.

Resume Printing Function: Can resume printing from the last recorded extruder position after suffering unexpected power outages, saving your time and reducing waste.

Carborundum Glass Platform: Enable the hotbed heat up quicker and prints adhere better without the warping. Ultra smoothness even on the first layer.

6.23" Large Screen: Photon Mono 4K Resin 3D Printer is upgraded to a 6.23" Monochrome LCD screen, 29% larger than ANYCUBIC Photon's 5.5" screen. Rapid prototyping greatly improves printing efficiency by printing single layer in 1.5S. The LCD screen is more durable, 4X longer lifespan than RGB screen.

Large Build Volume: ANYCUBIC Photon Mono 4K has a large printing size of 132mm x 80mm x 165mm /5.19" x 3.14" x 6.49", which leaves sufficient printing space and freedom for you to make any shapes of 3d models. The transparent top cover enables you to monitor the printing process while keeping 99.95% UV light blocking ratio, safe & easy for beginners.

4K High Resolution: The 4K Monochrome LCD Screen has a HD resolution of 3840 x 2400, 35um XY pixels and 7% light transmittance, which means you can print all your models in a higher precision level. In addition, the contrast ratio is more than 350, making printing details more accurate and delicate, thus improving the printing quality and success rate.

Fast Printing Speed: ANYCUBIC Photon Mono 4K Resin 3D Printer's max printing speed can reach 50mm/h, it only takes 2.5 hrs to print a 12cm / 4.7in model, 2.5X faster than regular resin printers. This 3d printer is an ideal choice for you to obtain higher precision models quickly, saving more time on waiting.

Universal Compatibility: Photon Mono 4K is compatible with most 3d printing resin on the market, you can get the best printing effect with ANYCUBIC 3D Printing UV-Curing Resins. It has 30%-100% UV light power regulation, you can adjust the setting to meet your personalized needs.

【RSG Leveling System】The 16-point RSG leveling system with a strain gauge pressure sensor on the print head to record the distance between the nozzle and the hot bed at each point. Once the sensor scans any tiny variations and unevenness, it will automatically compensate each point by adjusting the Z-axis height to ensure the same distance between the print nozzles and the bed (about 0.1-0.2mm). And Neptune 3 comes with a larger build volume of 220x220x280mm than Neptune 2.

【Reliable Extrusion System】The double-gear metal extruder is designed with a spring elasticity adjustment and a special titanium alloy throat pipe for smoother filament feeding and more stable & precise printing, greatly reducing the risk of nozzle clogging.

【Ultra-Quiet Printing】XYZ axis adopts TMC2225 silent driver and E0 axis of TMC2209 silent driver, which ensures more stable and smooth movement at a whisper-quiet below 50dBA. V-guide roller made of POM for stable and accurate motion, quieter, wear-resistance, and longer life.

【PEI Magnetic Platform】The PEI spring steel magnetic platform with a special coating features anti-warping and high stickiness, and you can remove printed models merely by bending the steel sheet. With a filament sensor, whenever filament runs out, breaks, or gets clogged, printing will pause until you load the filament and resume.

【Removable Touchscreen】The 4.3-inch removable full-color touch screen can be operated by hand-held or fixed on the base with an intuitive interface and step-by-step assistance, which is more convenient to operate and support multi-language freely switch.

【Fast Printing】Our Mono-LCD Cures Resin in only 1 sec ! Highly improves your manufacturing & prototyping process. Much faster than the regular RGB LCD.

【Easy to Operate】Install the building platform, fasten the resin vat, and install CHITUBOX Slicing Software. Add the printing parameters, then slice your file in the software, save it, and upload it onto the printer in just a few clicks.

【Excellent Accuracy and Print Quality】ParaLED (parallel UV LED matrix back light system) with over 95% Optical Uniformity, better than conventional COB LED.

【XY Resolution: 0.0625 mm 】 Printing Speed: 50 mm/hr | Layer Thickness: 0.01 - 0.30 mm. With a Z-Axis made of aluminum extrusion, the Sonic Mini is precise and durable.

【Warranty and Service】Sonic Mini has a stable mono-LCD screen which can work for over 2000 hours. A free 3-month warranty is provided as our guarantee. Our 3D printers are made, manufactured, and assembled in Taiwan.

Enjoy DIY, Play with Imagination: For the assembly tutorial, we have detailed video guidance and manual guidance, allowing you to enjoy the assembly process and the sense of accomplishment of a successful challenge. The step-by-step assembly process allows you to understand various modules and parts of the ANYCUBIC KOBRA GO in more detail, which can help you become an advanced player.

3d Printer Auto Leveling: Equipped with the self-developed Anycubic LeviQ auto-leveling system. Firmware algorithm compensation through 25-point precision detection. Easy to operate, very friendly to new users, entry-level users will also be able to easily achieve one-touch leveling and printing.

Fast Printing & Large Printing Size: ANYCUBIC KOBRA GO is designed with separated bowden extruder. With the extruder and the hotend separated, the hotend is lighter, encountering less inertia while moving, allowing faster printing speed. Typical printing speed up to 60mm/s, maximum printing speed of 100mm/s, quick to turn ideas into reality. The print size is 8.66x8.66x9.84in / 250 x 220 x 220mm, compared to its predecessor Anycubic Mega S, the print volume has increased by 34.4% to reach 12.1 liters. the size of a standard size 5 soccer.

Easy to remove models: Unlike Carborundum glass printing platforms, the printing platform of ANYCUBIC KOBRA GO is made of spring steel that is resistant to abrasion, drops and bending. Once the printing is complete, the models can be removed by bending. The magnetic design is easy to install, allowing ultra-easy model removal.

More Function: ①Smart sensors, No more fear of accidents: The power-off resuming and the filament run-out detection (Needs to Be Purchased Separately) avoid printing failure caused by unexpected power-off or filament run-out, which can reduce the waste of resources and time effectively. ②Knob adjustment is more convenient: Compared to using a screwdriver, the knob XY axis tensioner is easy to adjust the belt tension, which can be operated with hands only without tools. ③New User screen: ANYCUBIC KOBRA GO upgrades the user experience with a newly designed LCD knob control for operation. The operation is simple. It is an ideal choice for professional players and beginners.

Customer Services: ANYCUBIC FDM 3d printers come with one-year warranty and lifetime technical support. If you have any question on ANYCUBIC KOBRA GO 3d printer, just click "Ask a question" through our storefront's page, report an issue through the "Your Orders" page. We will fast respond within 24 hours.