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Best resin 3D printers under €580

Updated 16 October 2026 · Live prices updated daily

Ranked off live Amazon.de prices plus the specs that actually matter on a resin machine: XY pixel size (finer is better), build volume, and light-source technology. Bigger numbers don't always mean better prints - but they do mean more headroom for miniatures, dental work and jewellery casting. Resin is messier than FDM; expect to spend time on wash, cure and nitrile gloves.

  1. #1
    ANYCUBIC Photon P1 Resin 3D Drucker mit Intelligent
    ANYCUBIC
    Photon P1 Resin 3D Drucker mit Intelligent
    €479 MSLA · 16.8 µm XY · 6.5 L
  2. #2
    ANYCUBIC Photon Mono M7 Pro
    ANYCUBIC
    Photon Mono M7 Pro
    €480 MSLA · 16.8 µm XY · 6.5 L · 13312×5120
  3. #3
    ELEGOO Mars 5 Ultra 9K Resin 3D Drucker
    ELEGOO
    Mars 5 Ultra 9K Resin 3D Drucker
    €291 MSLA · 18 µm XY · 2.0 L · 8520 x 4320
  4. #4
    PHROZEN Sonic Mini 8K S Resin 3D Drucker
    PHROZEN
    Sonic Mini 8K S Resin 3D Drucker
    €361 MSLA · 22 µm XY · 1.6 L · 8K
  5. #5
    PHROZEN Sonic Mighty 12K Resin 3D Drucker
    PHROZEN
    Sonic Mighty 12K Resin 3D Drucker
    €336 MSLA · 28 µm XY · 6.3 L · 10.1" 8K Mono LCD
  6. #6
    ELEGOO Mars 5 Resin 3D Drucker
    ELEGOO
    Mars 5 Resin 3D Drucker
    €209 MSLA · 35 µm XY · 1.9 L · 4K (6.6-inch LCD)
  7. #7
    Creality Resin 3D-Drucker Halot-Lite
    Creality
    Resin 3D-Drucker Halot-Lite
    €333 MSLA · 50 µm XY · 4.6 L · 3840x2400
  8. #8
    ELEGOO Saturn 4 12K MSLA Resin 3D Drucker
    ELEGOO
    Saturn 4 12K MSLA Resin 3D Drucker
    €340 MSLA · 5.9 L
  9. #9
    ELEGOO Saturn 4 Ultra 16K 3D Drucker
    ELEGOO
    Saturn 4 Ultra 16K 3D Drucker
    €399 MSLA · 59.0 L · 14112x7936
  10. #10
    ANYCUBIC Photon Mono 4 und Reinigungswerkzeugset
    ANYCUBIC
    Photon Mono 4 und Reinigungswerkzeugset
    €259 SLA · 2.2 L · 9024x5120

Matt's take on this budget

€580 gets you properly serious: Elegoo Saturn 4 Ultra, Phrozen Sonic Mega 8K, Anycubic Photon M7 territory. 9-10K screens, larger beds, faster cure times. This is the tier where resin stops being a hobbyist-only tool and starts being viable for Etsy sellers and small commercial work. The caveat is still the workflow - a bigger build plate means bigger IPA baths and longer cure cycles.

Frequently asked

What is the best resin 3D printer under €580? +

Elegoo Saturn 4 Ultra, Phrozen Sonic Mega 8K and Anycubic Photon M7 Pro are the current top-of-tier machines. The live shortlist above tracks price shifts as Amazon pricing moves.

Is €580 enough to start a miniatures business? +

Hardware-wise, yes. Many successful Etsy mini sellers run Saturn 4 Ultra-class machines. The bottleneck is not the printer - it is wash-and-cure throughput, packaging, and the resin hazards you have to manage at volume.

Mono or colour LCD at this price? +

Monochrome, always, in 2026. Colour LCD resin printers are obsolete - slower cure times, worse pixel alignment, shorter screen life. If a listing at €580 still shows colour LCD, move on.

Other resin budgets
Resin under €230 Resin under €350 Resin under €1150 Resin under €2300
Or switch to FDM: Best FDM under €580 →

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Ranking is driven by the spec sheet plus live price. Print quality on resin also depends heavily on the slicer, the resin itself, exposure tuning and post-processing - none of which are on the spec sheet. Treat this as a shortlist, read owner reports, then buy.