For the past 4 years I've been working on a Hictop Prusa i3 model (a Hictop version of the i3 I guess).
This little guy is a self assemble 3d printer that at the time was just over $400 and as far as reasonably priced printers go this was a great investment and have gotten hundreds of prints out of it with only now having to replace the extruder head. There is a few cons I could point out but to little fault, the cable placement for this guy is a little messy and I've tried doing some management with little success. Another issue I have is the movement of the frame during printing that requires fastening after 10 or so prints.
Cura slicer is the only software I've used and so far I haven't seen a reason to try anything else as it does everything i need except I have not figured out hot to slice up a model in the software but that's just a youtube video away that I'm too lazy to look up :).
It's impressive to hear about your self-assembled 3D Slope printer and the positive experience you've had with it. Investing in a reasonably priced printer that provides consistent and reliable prints is indeed a great decision.
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