Prusia is not better; there are a bunch of fan boys who jump on anyone who say otherwise.
you need to spend 9 hours putting your Prusia together...
Enders come mostly built.
The idea that Prusia is better is 7 years old. All that functionality plus more comes on the Ender 5 S1 Plus twice as fast printing speeds with better fidelity.
I'm a little late to the discussion, but I'm glad to read this input. (You can buy the Prusa pre-assembled, though ;) )
I come from a similar background to
@danieyella in that I've only had real-world experience to note with Prusa printers and have found them to be a hard-working tool.
That Ender-5 S1 package looks pretty good and at a reasonable price, so I may consider it in the future after your shared experiences.
It's all irrelevant today for me, though, since I am already awaiting shipment (hopefully January 2023) of my pre-ordered Prusa XL...
The only advice about 3D printers that I am confident to give is to get the biggest print volume you can afford, as a DIYer is likely to need it some day!
@sfin52 If you can afford it, I would go with the Prusa i3 instead of the Mini+ or follow Sam's recommendation for that Ender-5. It probably won't be long before you will wish you had more build volume than the Mini+, in my opinion, although you might just buy an upgrade when you need it and have both printers for faster completion of projects!