Hello,
I'm interested in buying a 3D printer in Lebanon.
Anyone knows where I can get one besides ordering it from China?
I checked EKT but the models they have within my budget (around $300) are out of stock and don't have a heated bed.
Thank you!
EKT filament left me unsatisfied, their printers are not up to date and not best models, unfortunately.

I recommend www.cube3dp.com , quite good guys, i got from then Creality ender and lot of filament and lot of valuable advices.
Another way to contact https://www.facebook.com/cube3dp , they have whatsapp, but can't give without their permission.
If you wont be able to contact them over existing contacts - let me know.
Hey! Thanks for replying.
I already checked their website and emailed them yesterday about the Flashforge and still waiting for their reply.
I would love to get a Creality Cr-10 or Ender. Do you have any idea about their prices and if they have them in stock?
I know that eSun filaments are supposed to be among the best.
Can't wait to dive into it. But the prices here are just ridiculous compared to online websites. I mean the printers are more than double the price!
Ender they has in stock when i needed it, no idea about now and CR-10.
I contact them, whatsapp number: +961 71 535 703
Even when you look to price outside, directly add shipping costs (and remember there is no guarantee your printer come fine, i had once some parts bent, and good luck with seller to fix that, as often they dont have spare parts and reshipping delicate parts are even more hard), and add customs fees.
Adduitional warning, 3d printing need some tinkering and understanding, it is not straighforward "press button = get result", but all who i know managed to run it.
P.S. At the moment i have 4 printers :-D each for different purpose.
Join this group also, to check amazing prints people doing and to get some experience, i think it is largest one: https://www.facebook.com/groups/makerbot/
Great! I will contact them tomorrow then.
Sure I have no problem paying a bit more to get peace of mind.
Cube don't have Creality printers listed on their website, I hope they have them in stock.
I'll keep you posted.
Thanks again for your reply.
I was going to reply initially to this thread with my opinion regarding the Creality Ender 3 since I was going to buy it but was hesitant to order it from aliexpress and get surprised with taxes and vat. So I contacted Cube3dp and they have it in stock, $320 for the kit, and $350 for the assembled kit+calibrated+tested, I think both have warranties and after sale support.

The PLA filaments costs $25.

I am a complete noob with 3D printing but I want to start experimenting, do you think the Ender 3 is a good purchase for a beginner and the cost is reasonable?
That's depends on your general skills and how serious are you in studying the new.
Sometimes people are just bad with technology, and they don't know how to screw together things. But, if you can assemble you own PC from parts easily, then consider 3d printer is a next level.
If you are weak or quickly give up - 3d printing not for you.
I invited in 3d printing my lebanese friend who i know many years, who was not "tinkerer" before and i thought "worst case i will troll him, if he fails, to motivate him to improve", but it appeared he is good with 3d printing and started printing nice things from day 1.

Check reviews of printer
https://youtu.be/a8Z-9ncYsps

And just visit Cube3DP office, they are not only selling those printers ,they have them operating on table and you can see it by your own eyes and if you are lucky, you will see some others printers are printing, and more important, you can see different print results. They are just amazing.
My friend, before he visited office, he seems was sceptical about 3d printing, but when he see what Cube3DP guys printed - he was very impressed.
Thank you nuclearcat!
I contacted Cube and decided on the Ender 3.
Will be in touch!!!
Thanks to this post, I am now very interested in 3d printers and can't stop reading about them!

Do you need experience in design tools, like photoshop, to use 3d modeling programs?
In other words can I, a software developer who barely knows how to use MS paint :P, draw 3d models?
If you are software developer, and you are good with algorithms, you can open for yourself something new, OpenSCAD. First it looks very unusual, but when you try to build few models (no need for 3d printer), you understand power behind it. For me it is exceptionally amazing, cause under my hands, algorithms turns from numbers to real model that i can touch and use.
Worth to read: https://www.prusaprinters.org/practical-problem-programming-objects-3d-printing-openscad/
Most of things i do, enclosures, some replacement for household items, and other non-art project is done in it.

Also what is available (most is free)
Autodesk Fusion360 (free for hobbyists), SketchUp, Tinkercad, FreeCAD
For art as i heard: Zbrush, Blender, this is what i heard, but there is more i guess. I am not art guy at all,
All of them worth to search in youtube, for example "openscad robot arm" or "openscad plane" and etc.
In some case, when i need art or ready models, i download from huge online repositories, thingiverse.com and search engines yeggi.com and stlfinder.com

While cube3dp guys have MUCH more impressive collection and exceptionally amazing art, mine is much more simple, as even with many printers i dont have much time to print and i print mostly silly boxes and mounts.
I can post some photos of printed things, if you want to see.
Example, bird feeder. Before i was putting food for some sparrows on window, but birds make a mess, so i download ready model and printed small feeder to reduce amount of mess (there is better models, so i might print them later). It seems attracted family of 2 big fat pigeons, and they are very funny, when they are trying to fit on small feeder.
Here it is: