Enterprise-Class 3D printers at the price of an @Ultimaker in 3 years? Sounds like a bold prediction, even for Gartner.
http://techcrunch.com/2013/03/29/enterprise-class-3d-printers-to-drop-under-2000-by-2016-says-report/
As fast as Reprap is moving, I wouldn’t doubt it. Even just a year ago, things were pretty bleh.
…and the cost of a MakerBot will increase to that of a enterprise-class 3D printer in the same amount of time. Probably without adding any new functionality, too.
But they have a three-point leveling system! /sarcasm
It all depends on how you’d define enterprise level. I’d think that many RepRapg
-level printers out there would already meet my criteria after a couple modifications, so 2k is definitely feasible.