ok, fair. i wasn't adressing the whole range, but merely pointing out that there is a subset of consumers who will only consider the initial price. myself i do

ok, fair. i wasn't adressing the whole range, but merely pointing out that there is a subset of consumers who will only consider the initial price. myself i do that for any product that i am not familiar with unless the running costs are evident. (so i'd buy a more expensive car that uses less gas, if i were in the market for a car) for someone new to 3D printers, running costs are not evident because i don't even know how much i'll use that thing. TVs are an odd example because they don't have any running costs beyond how long they live before they break down, but even the cheapest lives long enough to make a more expensive one not worth it unless it has better specs that i care about.