I have studied additive for 35 years. My company had some of the first resin 3d printers made in the 80's $$$$. Home resin units today are 0.25-1% of the cost of those originals.
First decide what you want to do. What is your goal for 3D printing. FDM vs resin, each has advantages. What is your budget?
Printing existing models or are you going to model? What modeling software? I use Solid Edge 2022 for makers. Free unless you start making a lot of money off of your models. I tried many of the "free" CAD offerings and decided professional CAD software and documentation is well worth it in the long run..
Are you intending to make buildings, accessories, loads or cars/engines? What detail and size?
Slicer software that make the code to run the machines are a key part. What slicer software is available and how well supported is it.
How much "Post processing" can you handle. Sanding or other smoothing methods on FDM if needed, UV curing on resin. Painting, assembly etc.
How much shelf space can you dedicate to it? How much do you like playing with software. Or do you want off the shelf solutions? What learning curve will you accept? How valuable is your time? What kind of support do you need and what will you get?
I chose Prusa MK3s+ originally, slicer included. Time to get it up and running well was good. Long term support looks good. I am expanding to the XL, multi-head printer next year. I may add resin eventually.
The market is still maturing, and has a way to go, even after 35+ years.
