My first 3D printer was a cheap, Chinese piece of crap, but I will admit, there were two reasons to purchase it:
- It was cheap. I didn't want to be one of those people who spends a boatload of money on something and never uses it, so I could try the craft for small money.
- It was a lemon. I had every manner of problem with it. But like the first car I ever owned that had nearly every problem under the sun, I learned all about cars. I learned a lot about 3D printing from wrestling with this.
- As an aside, I was told that this manufacturer had 25 factories in China, and none of them talk to each other or share quality control information with each other. I fully believe that.
So, when I determined that I was really going to dig into this hobby, I made a bigger purchase, and decided to buy American.
When I decided on this model, I was told support was excellent and responsive, and the product was great, so after purchasing it, I got the initial invoice, but nothing after that, so I sent a polite email to their sales, and also left a polite voicemail on their support line asking for verification and when I might reasonably expect to have it shipped.
I understand with everything going on, things might be quite delayed, so it wasn't a negative message.
That evening I got a phone call from the CEO of the company, and the next morning, he emailed me a photo of my printer being assembled.
THAT alone is a good reason to buy American!