My Prusa MK4 kit just arrived and I'm looking forward to seeing how assembly differs from the MK3s. I'm not going to have a chance to work on it until Friday though.
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Is this still the default go to first build printer for people wanting to get started?
I'd say for people new to the hobby the best choices at $1000 (or a little under) are the Prusa MK4 and the Bamboo Lab P1S. The former say they're focusing on quality (with speed as a side-effect) and user support, while the later is focused speed. The Prusa is also a little bit cheaper if you buy it as a kit. And building your own printer with Prusa's excellent, constantly refined, instructions is a great way to really get to know your printer.
At the ~$500 level is the Creality K1 which I don't know much about. Creality printers tend to be hit-or-miss though, and don't expect support outside of other people on the internet.
Another printer you'll hear about is the Voron, but that's not really for beginners.