any news on low cost 3 D printers? Low cost  $3 000 or less.

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any news on low cost 3 D printers? Low cost $3 000 or less.

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I made my printer for about $400

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@Makible makibox is $300.

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The pre-made ultimaker is well within that budget.

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I have a printrbot you can get it for less than a 1000

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You can get a @Printrbot for less than $1,000 as a kit.

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@MakerBot1 ?

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@David_Bonner $200. $300 for the one with heated bed and ability to print in ABS.

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@ThantiK yeah, i meant the good one. :slight_smile:

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They’re both “the good one”!

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I’m making mine for about $500…get to work!

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checkout http://reprap.org/wiki/Main_Page for other ones. There are literally dozens of designs at the sub 3000$ mark.

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You can come in my workshop for NZ$1,000 and leave with a self-built printer. It’ll work. You can take as little or as much interest and time as you like.

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I’ve been recommended the UP 3D Printer by a guy who spends his whole time looking into this stuff :slight_smile:
http://www.pp3dp.com/

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The UP! is perfectly OK if you’re a Windows user who just wants something to pick up and run with. It’s all proprietary and closed source, so not such a good option for inquisitive minds and DIY enthusiasts. On the plus side, it is more than adequate to learn how to make and print a better 3D printer. It uses 1.75mm filament though, which is kinda expensive for no noticeable performance gain over 3mm.

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There are a wide range of printers under $3K, ranging from $4-500 for Solidoodle or Printr Jr, low-quality printers but a cheap entry point, through the $2,800 Makerbot Replicator 2x (great quality, dual extruders, heated print bed, print from SD card, etc.). The Afinia/Up! is an easy to use, good printer under $2K, and Ultimaker is also very popular for its speed. Right now the Makerbot is the best known/most popular, but the range of options is huge and growing.

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If you pick an Open design, chances are you’ll be able to print your own upgrades. Proprietary designs not so much!

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Yep. For example, there are all sorts of extruder upgrades for RepRap, Makerbot, etc. That being said, there are certainly printable add-ons for propritary printers like the Afinia/Up!