The 7 top 3D printer deals for beginners from £149 in the Spring Sales

The A1 Mini Combo direct from Bambu Lab is an exceptionally good starter 3D printer that delivered "unbeatable speed and quality" in our review. It's a great deal for a multi-filament machine, but a mono-colour single filament version is also discounted right now too.

The Flashforge AD5M hits a great price in Amazon's Spring Sale that makes it well-placed for beginners to test out without spending too much. It's a precise CoreXY 3D printer that also boasts easy maintenance and "fully automatic one-click leveling system" so you don't need to manually calibrate it.

The Elegoo Centauri Carbon 2 is a fast, accurate CoreXY 3D printer that we found extremely easy to use in our review. Make no mistake, this is a higher-end machine that will help you develop your 3D printing skills. But at this price, if you're serious about learning the ropes and not upgrading any time soon, it's an easy recommendation.

The Creality Hi was one of those budget 3D printers for beginners that stunned us during testing. In our review, we called it a "high-quality entry-level 3D printer that packs in features and quality well above its price point." Get the Combo version for multi-colour printing. It's such a good beginner-friendly 3D printer that I've included it despite only being available direct from Creality.

This entry-level single filament printer is a good option if you plan to learn how to print 3D printed models and miniatures. Anycubic warns that there is a learning curve for beginners, but at this price and based on our experiences with other Anycubic 3D printers, the juice will be worth the squeeze.

The Creality Ender 3 V3 SE has long been one of our favourite entry-level 3D printers. In our review, we found performance was impressive considering this is an affordable beginner's machine - it's a lot more accurate than you might think considering the cost.

We called the Saturn 4 Ultra "great solution for both beginners and experienced users" in our review, where it combined ease of use with detailed, high-resolution prints. Despite being loaded with features like the AI camera, we found it very beginner-friendly.