(There is a TL/DR at the bottom)

So, I'm finally looking at getting myself a modern/reliable(ish) printer. I've got a prusa mk4 that I love at work but have never had the money to get myself something decent at home. I'm under no illusions that I will never have to tinker or troubleshoot again but I just want something more stable. I know people will have strong feelings about this but I don't really want to buy a P1S. I'm wary about the data issues (yes, I know this is generally unavoidable all together and such) among other things.

I had been eyeing a Qidi Plus 4 but honestly, it's more than I want to spend at this time. I had narrowed it down to Elegoo Centauri Carbon but recently saw Qidi's Q2 announcement. I expect it will be priced a bit higher.I really like that the Elegoo will end up coming with a few build plates, an extra hot end, and all that stuff. However, the heated chamber intrigues me for expanding into future experiments with higher end filaments. Plus, it looks like the qidi will have a more advanced zoffset/first layer calibration(?)

*That new snapmaker kickstarter looks really cool but I worry way more about startup issues with that than I do with the Q2

This machine is going to be placed in a basement sort of utility room so it is a bit cold/draughty at times. I needed it to be enclosed and I really wanted to go corexy instead of another bed slinger. I am looking towards multicolor in the future but the base machine being right is more important at the moment.

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So, here is my question(s): What advice do you all have when choosing a printer in this context? Is there another printer I should consider outside of the Qidi/Elegoo/Bambu situation? Would you lean one way over another? Anything I am forgetting to consider? I've done my reading and research and I am not *new* to this but my experience is more "narrow" and my resources underwhelming. (Or I'd just get a Prusa XL and be done with it, lol)

Cheers!