These guys are worth a look: https://craftunique.com/ I have one of their first generation printers and it does better than some of the new $2000 models they sell at my local MicroCenter.
Their slicer software is unique in that I can take solid models and place several different models on the same print. This can really save time on multi-piece prints. They claim that it can be used by any printer that understands gcode. I can't verify that but it is worth looking at. Last time I checked it was still free.
One of the features I like on my Craftbot is that I don't have to tie my computer up printing. I can just copy it to a memory stick and print directly from the stick. Then I can go back to tweaking the design or getting the next piece ready to print.
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