The Anycubic Photon M3 Max is the best medium-to-large resin printer for both amateurs and professionals. It’s capable of producing highly detailed, crisp prints.

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Some 3D printers come with integrated cleaning and curing features, which can make the post-processing process much easier. Alternatively, you can buy a dedicated wash and cure station so that you can start a new resin print while the old one is being post-processed. While the 60 mm/h print speed won’t turn any heads, combine it with the large build volume and you can print a lot of models per hour.

Quick setup meets detailed prints.

Founded in 2016, Phrozen began research to become one of the leading manufacturers in the field of 3D printing. Since the successful start with LCD 3D printers, which is known as the Phrozen Shuffle product line, they are now starting a new generation of LCD 3D printers - the Sonic Mini series. With a 4K 6.1 inch monochrome LCD, the 3D printer leaves most of the competition behind in terms of resolution, precision and speed. The monochrome LCD is also thermally stable and has a much longer service life than conventional LCD displays.

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The Phrozen Sonic Mini 8K represents the pinnacle of resin LCD screens, with the densest display and the highest ever XY resolution. The 7.1” 8K LCD has 1152 PPI, resulting in a print resolution of 22 µm. This marginally beats the Form 3’s 25 µm XY resolution, even though the latter is an SLA (not MSLA) resin 3D printer. Excellent Printing Accuracy】Provides 30% improvement compared to the 2K screen of Mars 2. The finished print looks much closer to the model itself. On top of the items above you’ll also find two scrapers, one made of metal and another of plastic. We’d recommend opting for the plastic scraper to remove your printed models from the build plate unless it’s absolutely necessary, as the metal one can cause damage if you aren’t careful. If you’re trying to remove failed prints from the FEP sheet in the resin tray, then ignore the metal scrapper completely. Features A couple of bad things I should point out. The printer only comes with a Euro plug, and the lead is far too short! Also, the tape on the edge of the LCD is really heavy, so that was replaced by Kapton tape (Phrozen has stated this is allowed as long as you don't mess with the actual LCD). The vat and screws is something I still don't like much. Also, the quality of the FEP that comes with it isn't that great but it does work. Phrozen also provides you with some sand paper for the build plate, but I didn't find this necessary and have not had any problems. Added the Anycubic Mono 2 and Mono M5s, to our recommendations, replacing older models like the Photon M3, and Elegoo Mars 3.

Customer Reviews

Small Footprint but Large Printing Size】Mars 3 has a large printing volume of 89.6mm*143.43mm*175mm. Yes. The resin printing process leaves uncured residual resin on the finished part. Rinsing off the excess resin ensures all the detail and finish of the print remain accurate once you move to the curing process. There’s also a safety concern; washing resin prints removes potentially toxic uncured liquid resin, so you can handle the part safely. For lots of makers, the jump in quality won’t be enough to justify spending more than double the price of a Photon or Mars, but the Phrozen Sonic Mini 8K fleshes out the proposition with superb all-around usability and a decent 165 x 72 x 180 mm build volume.