3D Printer Guide from 3D Hubs

With over 1,000 different 3D printer models available on the market today, “Which 3D Printer should I buy?” is one of the most common questions we are asked at 3D Hubs.

To answer this question, we reached out to our global community of 3D printing service providers to learn from their experiences and find out more about the 3D printers they own.

With reviews from over 8,624 verified 3D printer owners having a collective 4,982 years of 3D printing experience, coupled with 1.14 million prints completed on 513 different 3D printer models, the result of our research is the 2017 3D Printer Guide – the most comprehensive 3D printer guide available.

Together with our community, we investigated the following parameters to help measure the user experience of a range of 3D printers: print quality, build quality, reliability, ease of use, print failure rate, customer service, community, running cost, software, and value.

In our 3D printer index you can find an overview of all reviewed 3D printers.

In this guide, we’ve made it easy for you to find 3D printers for five of the most common categories of desktop 3D printing. These categories include Prosumer, Workhorse, Plug ‘n’ Play, Budget, and SLS (selective laser sintering) 3D printers. In total, 14 models made it on our Top 3D Printers list for 2017, and each of these printers has an average of 50 in-depth reviews from experienced 3D printer owners that contributed to their standing on this list.

To learn more about 3D printing applications, materials and technologies, please read our What is 3D Printing guide.

Last but not least, we’d like to extend a huge thank you to our international 3D Hubs community. Without you, the 2017 3D Printer Guide wouldn’t be possible.