[MrFlippant]

Prusa starts with quality hardware. That's why they are more expensive than printers of a similar "i3" design, such as the Ender 3 and others. What you'll find is that Ender users are often purchasing replacements for things that wear out quickly, or are of lower quality (which shows in their prints), or to add features that are lacking on their machines. There's nothing wrong with those machines, and they can produce high quality prints without too much fuss. I'll put it this way... I've never seen a Prusa owner switch to an Ender and be happy... but I've seen plenty the other way around. No, cheap clones are not just as good. I have two machines because one wasn't enough to fulfill orders/requests in a timely manner. Both machines tend to be printing more than they are dormant, and they have been solid workhorses requiring little to no maintenance or repair.

You can get some great quality, with very thin layers, out of filament printers. That said, if you want high detail with little to no visible layering, then a resin printer is the way to go. There are pros and cons for each type of printing, but detail is where resin really shines. Here's a comparison between prints of the same model (the stig) at exceptional quality on my Prusa (left) and normal quality on my Elegoo Mars (right). Neither have had any cleanup or post processing of any kind. These are straight off the printer (or curing machine).