Best options for entry level 3D printing available these days?

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Best options for entry level 3D printing available these days? - sh.itjust.works

I’ve had access to a roommate’s 3D printer, but they’ll be moving away soon :( Wondering if people have takes on machines that are considered entry level today but may have evolved handy features since, well, when you were an entry level user. If this isn’t the right place for this please be nice I’m sorry

Hey I'm not OP but I was wondering too, budget is 1K and would mostly want it to make tabletop figures.
I’d recommend the Elegoo Mars 4 Ultra, along with the Mercury XS wash and cure station. You can get that off Amazon for under $400. You’d still need resin and ppe, and other consumables, but you’d be well under 1k and the quality is amazing.