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Best resin 3D printers under £1000

Updated 26 September 2026 · Live prices updated daily

Ranked off live Amazon.co.uk 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 Max Full-Scale 18.3L Resin
    ANYCUBIC
    Photon P1 Max Full-Scale 18.3L Resin
    £950 MSLA · 16.8 µm XY · 6.5 L
  2. #2
    ELEGOO Mars 5 Ultra 9K Resin and ELEGOO Water Was
    ELEGOO
    Mars 5 Ultra 9K Resin and ELEGOO Water Was
    £297 MSLA · 18 µm XY · 2.0 L · 8520 x 4320
  3. #3
    ELEGOO Jupiter 2 Resin
    ELEGOO
    Jupiter 2 Resin
    £799 MSLA · 23 µm XY · 14.8 L
  4. #4
    ELEGOO Saturn 4 Ultra 16K Resin and ELEGOO Mercur
    ELEGOO
    Saturn 4 Ultra 16K Resin and ELEGOO Mercur
    £500 MSLA · 59.0 L · 14112x7936
  5. #5
    Creality LD002R UV Photocurable LCD
    Creality
    LD002R UV Photocurable LCD
    £716 MSLA · 1.3 L · 2560x1440
  6. #6
    ANYCUBIC Photon Mono 4 Resin and Air Heat & Pure Se
    ANYCUBIC
    Photon Mono 4 Resin and Air Heat & Pure Se
    £210 SLA · 2.2 L · 9024x5120

Matt's take on this budget

At £1000 you're in prosumer resin territory - heated resin vats, integrated filtration, faster layer times, larger builds. This is where dental labs and jewellery houses start their equipment budget. For hobbyists it's almost certainly overkill, unless you genuinely need a 10+ L resin bath for terrain, busts or bulk miniatures. Check the resin compatibility list: at this tier, certain machines are optimised for dental / castable / tough-engineering resins and will struggle with cheap hobby resin.

Frequently asked

Is a £1000 resin printer overkill for hobbyists? +

Mostly, yes. The print-quality ceiling is hit by £500-class 8K machines. £1000 buys you heated resin vats, integrated filtration, 10K+ screens and larger builds - valuable if you print daily, marginal if you print monthly.

Who should spend £1000 on a resin printer? +

Small commercial mini makers, jewellery prototypers, dental lab starters, and cosplayers who actually print full-size busts and helmets in pieces. If you are a hobbyist who prints twice a month, the £500 tier gets you 95 % of the output.

Can I print dental or castable resins at this budget? +

Some machines support them, but you also need the specific resin formulation (dental models, castable wax-like) and correctly calibrated exposure profiles. Check the vendor resin compatibility list before committing - not all £1000 printers handle engineering-grade resins.

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Or switch to FDM: Best FDM under £1000 →

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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.