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I wonder if the same thing will happen to 3d printing as what has happened to normal printing: using high ink prices to subsidize the actual units. I sure hope

by diziet 16y ago

I wonder if the same thing will happen to 3d printing as what has happened to normal printing: using high ink prices to subsidize the actual units. I sure hope not: if industries actually build goods using this process the demand will bring the "ink" cost down.

steveklabnik 16y ago
That's exactly how the industry works. If you look at the manufacturers' 10Ks, it's very much the 'razor and blade' model. And you're also right, it's a real problem when other people make knock-off materials. Lots of people are doing it, and the manufacturers are trying to stop it by making the cartridges super proprietary and making unauthorized materials void your warranty, but that's not stopping everyone...