£250 3D Printer offer

[ffutures]

Does this look like a good deal, and a reasonable printer? Seems cheap, but I have a feeling they aren't mentioning snags. Or has the technology really come along a lot recently? Looks like the filament costs £33 a roll but they don't say how much you get and how big a volume it will make.

http://www.ebuyer.com/708312-xyz-printing-da-vinci-junior-3d-printer-3f1j0xeu00e

There are two more expensive models, one of them incorporating a 3D scanner, but it's more than double the price.

Comments

[timill]

My feeling is that, certainly to start with, you'd be better off using Shapeways than having your own 3D printer.

[ffutures.livejournal.com]

It's a good point - I really need to look into that.