Fortunately(!?) or unfortunately, this New World of 3D printing, is escalating RAPIDLY!
It's the old adage of "
when should I buy it" etc. They've now been around for a few years, to say the least, but have vastly changed
in regards to the Technology/Type/Speed. Should I buy some relatively cheap (years ago) $1000 unit, now going for say $200 ??
I'm reminded of Trash & Treasure Boot-Sales
years ago, where some ill-informed seller wants $500 - $1000 for an old IBM PC, when
it is only worth $10 now, (
if that!), just because their system cost them then $3000 or some such rubbish back then!
Not to mention that 'Technology' has changed/improved massively since the 1st advent of such '3D Printers'. Now the push is towards the
Carbon M1/M2 style, where there is NO reels of 'plastic', but a machine 'pulling out' a creation from a viscous liquid bath, with no heating,
being formed from a specialized light projection underneath, (and Oxygen as an extremely thin stripping layer), with incredible resolution!!
Where does it end??? Obviously it doesn't!!! We are a LONG way from the imaginary 'Star Trek' where they order the ships computer to
create a food dish or glass of 'Scotch' in a matter of seconds in a replicator!! Then again, my Grandfather actually thought that 'Fax' m/s
were a lie, to trick people!!
We gave up trying to explain how it works!!
Let's face it... what we buy '
today' will be antiquated junk in another 5 to 10 years, so do not think of it as an 'investment'.
However, all of life is like that now, but it is now on an ascentotic curve...