When I unboxed XYZPrinting’s Nobel 1.0 stereolithographic (SLA) 3D printer, I’d just finished shipping off another top-rated and remarkably accurate SLA machine, the Formlabs Form 1+.

XYZprinting is known for its low-cost printers — the Taiwanese company has made its bones in the market by offering up what are arguably the least expensive plug-and-play 3D printers available today; its da Vinci Jr. 1.0 retails for just $350. So I was skeptical that its version of a liquid photosensitive polymer-based printer would stand up to the competition.

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