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		jasonlbaptiste on Oct 29, 2008 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: 3D printer for $5000 shipping in 2009 This completely shifts the way 3d printers and the industry works. The price for most of these START at 18k, but really cost 50k. There's been a lot of advancements in this area, including the open sourcing of schematics and software for the technology. Problem with this company... its vaporware. They've been talking things up and "launching" for quite a while. I hope they do launch though, and soon, because it will be a winner.

nihilocrat on Oct 29, 2008 [–]

Now that you mention it, the picture of the printer looks like a rendered mockup.

Still, choosing to reveal a product only when it's finished can be a really good idea, depending on company and product.

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