


The da Vinci Mini, colored a bright pumpkin orange with black trim, measures 14.2 by 15.4 by 13.2 inches (HWD)-slightly smaller than the da Vinci Jr.-and weighs 24.3 pounds. The M3D Micro 3D Printer ( at Amazon) is tiny and cute, but unloading filament from its internal bay proved surprisingly onerous. The Mini is more reliable in printing than another budget model, the New Matter MOD-t 3D Printer ( at Amazon), which had several misprints in testing despite having excellent print quality for the price. 1.0 ($463.48 at Walmart) I reviewed last year, and has the same build dimensions as that machine but slightly better print quality and less-serious software issues. It is priced even lower than the XYZprinting da Vinci Jr. Of the handful of consumer-oriented sub-$500 3D printers we've reviewed, the da Vinci Mini is the best.

The da Vinci Mini's combination of rock-bottom cost, easy setup, and good print quality and consistency are enough to make it our first Editors' Choice consumer 3D printer. Its build volume is modest, its software occasionally stumbled when I tried to launch a print, and completed prints were sometimes difficult to remove from the print bed, but none of these are serious problems. The da Vinci Mini is easy to set up and use, and in our testing consistently printed objects of good quality for the price, with no misprints. The XYZprinting da Vinci Mini sells at a bargain price for a 3D printer, $289.95, but provides a more-than-satisfactory user experience for the newbies for whom it's designed. Best Hosted Endpoint Protection and Security Software.
