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Of course they are. It's been lies and flim flam for a while. Worst printers on the market, just look at the reviews. They had US manufacturing going for them,
by dammitcoetzee 10y ago
Of course they are. It's been lies and flim flam for a while. Worst printers on the market, just look at the reviews. They had US manufacturing going for them, but I guess even that much of their previous reputation, honor, and pride was too much to hold on to.
- sbarre 10y agoSo what would you say is the best 3D printer on the market right now?
- LastZactionHero 10y agoReally depends on your requirements and price. I'd recommend Lulzbot and Ultimaker.
- FullyFunctional 10y agoI'm looking too and based on reviews I read, I'd agree with LastZactionHero. We have three MakerBots at my company and at least the two Replicator 2X have been fraught with problems. Service from MakerBot was terrible so in the end we had to repair it ourselves as best we could. Based just on that experience, I'd recommend against them.
- santaclaus 10y agoWe've had good luck with the products out of formlabs (the print quality is awesome), although dealing with their resin is a royal PITA.
- CBalin 10y agoI've heard that the resin cartridges that Formlabs 2 uses are much easier to deal with.
- jason46 10y agoI can't comment on "the best" but I know enough that a printer can be had for roughly half the price of a makerbot that will achieve better results. The "fifth generation" makerbot doesn't have a heated bed, can't print ABS...
- CBalin 10y agoPrintrbot is probably the best of the low-budget options.
- drivingmenuts 10y agoI've been researching that for a couple of weeks, trying to find the right (pre-assembled) printer. Frankly, there's not a ton of difference in specs. I wound up having to make my decision on 1) price, 2) what I felt I could look at for a while, considering the cost, and 3) whether or not it seemed like a company that would survive a while. Prices for the same level of capability between brands vary wildly - there are printers out there that perform on paper just as well as a Makerbot and cost easily half as much. It's almost like they just tote up the cost of mfg and then make up a number to add to it. Wound up buying a Cel-Robox for $1200 ($1600 after supplies and tax, etc.). We'll see how this turns out. I might be swimming in filament for a while.
- jsjohnst 10y agoI'd say take a look at Re:3D's products.