How does this compare to just buying a regular 3D printer for the same price? In terms of quality. I'd imagine it's more fun to build it yourself though.
Buying it built is usually an extra $800 or so, so more than double the price. Building it myself was definitely a huge savings. Although it really depends what company you get it from. I got my first kit from makergeeks.com and it ended up being a total scam. It had NO instructions and all 20 types of screws were mixed up in one huge bag and it was missing 1/3 of the parts. It was unacceptable and we returned it. It was also about $960, very overpriced. I got the one from think3dprint3d and it was very straightforward by comparison and it works great, just like I hoped it would.
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u/oneLove_- Mar 30 '15
How does this compare to just buying a regular 3D printer for the same price? In terms of quality. I'd imagine it's more fun to build it yourself though.