> Makerbot's big problem was that their machine sucks. Low-end 3D printers just aren't very good.
This has been my experience with them, as well. They're a low end printer but priced way outside of low end range.
My uni had a lot of them (50+), and the guy that ran the 3D printing lab was constantly repairing/swapping out extruders. So many, in fact, that when he said "per week," Makerbot themselves asked, "you mean per month?" No, it was per week. I forget the exact figures, but it was shamefully high considering their price point.
Pretty much every Makerbot in the school was guaranteed start the month with one extruder and finish the month with a new one, likely with a new one in between as well. And the lab had a pretty big pile of broken extruders that just grew almost daily.
This has been my experience with them, as well. They're a low end printer but priced way outside of low end range.
My uni had a lot of them (50+), and the guy that ran the 3D printing lab was constantly repairing/swapping out extruders. So many, in fact, that when he said "per week," Makerbot themselves asked, "you mean per month?" No, it was per week. I forget the exact figures, but it was shamefully high considering their price point.
Pretty much every Makerbot in the school was guaranteed start the month with one extruder and finish the month with a new one, likely with a new one in between as well. And the lab had a pretty big pile of broken extruders that just grew almost daily.