If anyone is interested, I use the monoprice miniselect 3d printer. It costs $200. Im very happy with it.
I think the its strong points, besides the price, is that the community fully understands how it works, information is available on how to fix it, modify it. see
http://mpselectmini.com/.
As mentioned before, 3d printing currently is more of an art. The technology has progressed, but not to the extent like using a laser printer. You need to be willing to tinker. You need to be a DIYer.