This is the way. Multijet fusion has ruined me for anything else and it’s cheap from print shops. I just need to find one in town and I’ll get the quick turnaround time that’s the only reason to have my own printer.
At those prices just the prototype alone will cost as much as an X1C. It's expensive enough that you'd rather print the prototype using an at home printer using random filament you have lying around and only print the end result once you're done prototyping.
Also there are no multijet fusion print shops "in town". That's an incredibly niche type of business you would expect in larger cities and therefore they would be priced accordingly.
Try JawsTec for MFJ. Haven’t seen cheaper prices. Granted, I work in small scales, where the fine resolution is needed and it’s a low material volume.