Flashforge Finder
The Flashforge Finder is a moderately priced ($499) home 3D printer that offers good print quality and a variety of connection choices. It has a modest build area and is limited to printing with polylactic acid filament (PLA), but neither of those are deal breakers at this price point. It proved surprisingly tricky to get up and running, as the first several test prints didn't adhere to the build platform. After some troubleshooting, however, the Finder proved to be a reasonably reliable 3D printer that can produce good-quality print.
Lulzbot TAZ 6
Ease of use, reliability, a large build size, these are some of the primary factors to take into account when shopping for a new 3D printer. The Lulzbot TAZ 6 offers all of this and more, making it one of the more popular desktop machines on the professional and consumer market.
HP Jet Fusion 3D 4200
The Jet Fusion 3D 4200 may be one of the largest and most expensive 3D printers on the market, but it starts small – it builds a variety of objects at the molecular level. This printer creates functional pieces that not only look good but can be used for a variety of purposes from prototypes to commercial items. The Jet Fusion 3D 4200 costs $268,000. While this is a costly industrial printer, compared to other options (and their limitations), the 4200 could help companies produce objects quickly and economically.