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Originally Posted by Flames_Gimp
anyone get a 3d printer yet? I'm thinking about getting one, no idea which one to to buy.
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I don't have one, but I follow the community a lot. I'm a bit more interested in the CNC milling side of things.
Depends what your needs are, but the next generation of DIY printers is going to be incredible. They use a resin printing technique as opposed to extruded plastic, and the resolution is far superior to most extruded plastic printing. I was really impressed with this one that was kickstartered earlier this year, but it's about $2500-$3500.
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/...ion-3d-printer
As far as the extruded plastic ones go, the big advantage of the Makerbot is a huge support community compared to most other DIY solutions. If you're looking for a cheap solution another option is the printrbot, but they had an incredibly successful quickstarter campaign, and they're still backlogged with filling orders from that.
http://printrbot.com/shop/printrbot-lc/