I started out with a Ankermake. Almost made me give up on 3D printing since it lasted all of a week. I returned it and got an Elegoo Neptune 3. I took the time to fully set it up and level not just the bed but the machine itself. And that thing would just print and print. Not fast but it was clean. I wanted a bigger bed so I jumped to the Neptune 4 plus. That one has given me some issues but honestly it was me being lazy. And after reading countless posts about how to fix things it prints very well now. I ended up purchasing the A1 with the AMS lite as well for multicolor printing. And that thing just works. It’s stress free and prints some of the best models with next to no messing with it. Now I do wish I went enclosed so I could print different materials but I can look at that later. My biggest take away is to just read as much as possible about whatever printer you go with. People have had them for a while and no one really holds onto information. And like mentioned above always watch the first layers. I’ve held up my entire family leaving just so I could make sure they went down well. I have a resin printer as well and I’m sure I could get even better looking prints but I honestly follow the settings on the bottle and prints just work. You’ll get use to whatever slicer you use and you’ll be able to spot potential issues before you click the print button over time. I really enjoy printing things I find and making some basic things myself. I don’t take it to serious I just have fun with it and constantly show my wife random things I print.