My advise : unless you have 2 left hands (which I doubt very much, otherwise you'd not be considering cosplay) is build it yourself.
There are a ton of trustworthy, good brands that enable you to build a 3D machine that in terms of buildsize (and possibilities) far exceed anything out there at half of your budget.
Do some shopping. I have excellent personal experiences with the RenRen3D stuff : very nice kit, stable, fast and costing half of what you want to spend and the output quality is sublime. Be sure to go for the DeltaX Pro in that case as you'd need the linear guides on the Delta's to ensure a stable machine. Build size is about 220x270 or so. Main "problem". the autolevel system requires a "probe" to be set and removed. Works, and yes because the heated bed is static on Delta's it shouldn't change all that much in terms of positioning, but still, it can be done more elegant.
Want to have a bigger machine : Micromake offers a very nice, huge Delta doing stuff of 280x380 in build size, again, half of your budget. Again, I have personal experience with these guys : good kit, a bit iffy in terms of documentation compared to RenRen, but there's a ****load of video's out there explaining the assembly of this one. Main issue here : iffy bed mount. A bit clumsy. As a builder, you're left a bit to your own devices to make a better solution than the one Micromake offers. Plus : very big, very nice print, very good auto level system. Overal quality of the kit is -I won't lie- somewhat lower than that of the RenRen3D machine.
Want to do dual extruder and are a bit afraid of going Delta ? Zonestar P802QSU. Full frame stainless steel, dual extruder, heated bed, auto bed level. Again ... about half your budget. Build size 220x220x240 or something.
While assembling a 3D printer yourself may be a frightening idea, you learn A LOT by doing so, you enter a world where you will have direct control over the possible upgrades and improvements you can add, sometimes the mfg simply has published the spare parts as free stl's for you to access so even if the company would go belly-up you would not be left there to dry.
I assembled all of my machines myself. I never regretted it. And if push comes to shove, I can and will give you the advise you need if things would become "clear as mud".
Examples of output of these self-assembled machines (and the Micromake is a self-designed one, I took the existing Micromake docs and made a slightly bigger version using their info) : see for yourself (example of my Renren output)
