SUNLU's filament-based 3D printer claims to print at breakneck speeds, but is it really necessary? We spent a week testing the T3 to find out.

If you are looking to purchase your very first 3D printer or upgrade your existing machine, the open source Longer FDM LK5 PRO is definitely worth researching further and is priced at just $329.

Owning an FDM printer is advantageous regarding scalability, cost-efficiency, and flexibility. Especially with Creality's K1 series, you are assured of a 3D printer of the highest quality.

Most people buying 3D printers for the first time don't know that specific software is also needed to make a 3D model ready for printing.

Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM) 3-D printers are becoming pretty common and affordable these days, from the small, inexpensive $1,400 MakerBots up to the huge $750,000 Fortus machines.

However after un-boxing and building the Longer FDM LK5 PRO and running it through a few test prints I was extremely surprised at the results such a budget 3D printer could produce.