I purchased the Creality 3d printer after great research. I got from this page to have as a backup for my over-modded and recently failing Ender 3 v2. The setup was insanely quick and was only around 8 steps, taking 15 minutes to assemble and then around 5 to boot up and calibrate.
I have not done a single mod other than connecting Octoprint and the prints have been coming out extremely reliably and pretty high quality. I should also add that I’m using year-old filament (PLA and PETG) and have had no issues with adhesion.
I think the main branch of the Denver Public Library has a 3D printer. They also have a whole music studio you can reserve so it doesn’t really surprise me. So… if you live near a big city, might check out their library👍