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Build a Voron!
Dig through my comment history and you'll see pros and cons of choosing to do so. If you like building and modding it's hard to beat. The build is pretty long, but you'll learn a lot.
I'll be honest. If it was me 7-10 years ago I would do it. Current me however gives away 3d printers to people (first one is free...) that don't fit my current needs. So for the next FDM printer it's probably going to be a Prusa Core One.