R2?

So I didn't read or hear of anything on the R2 from CES.

There was pictures on it last year, whats the scoop?

 

The pics look amazing..

 

Their new R2 design uses the Ultimaker mechanics system. It's basically just a reskinned version.

Looks alright I guess, not for me

Look on their facebook/instagram/twitter for pictures

 

Oh i found a CES video, looks good i'll probably buy one

Probably should sell one or two of my other printers lol. My leapfrog creatr is getting dismantled tonight and parted out on ebay.. I hate that thing.

 

If they're going to sell it at the price point they're saying, I'd prefer the Ultimaker personally

 

He said $1400 something in the ces video. Whats the ultimaker its at least double that isn't it? I don't like the 3mm filament for ultimaker as I have a bunch of 1.75 stuff.

Funny enough I have 3 printers, two were $2000 and up..

and I use the Robo3D R1 more than both of them lol.

 

I was hearing "Around 2000" for the R2. 1400 is more resonable, especially if it's dual extruder.

 

He said around 1499 range, shipping in april/may.

 

I like the idea of larger build voulume

 

The more I think about buying a 4th 3d printer ( my first one leapfrog creatr sucks )

The more I think I'll wait for the R2.

If anything else because of this forum. I have never called robo once..there is no need.

I have a leapfrog creatr ( had..I dismantled it and the parts I didn't keep are going on ebay )

I have a Replicator 2..and there is no community for it.

The other printer I am interested in is the Big Box.. I want to try dual extrusion again, my leapfrog had it but that thing was build like a tank and worked like a usless brick...and me being in the USA...was impossible to get help, they are in netherlands, with a terrible forum, and NO phone support. You could Skype them..but thats annoying and the time diffrence was annoying. I doubt the E3D big box would be quite that bad but there is still a major time zone gap

 

If Chinese made printers are on the thought block, check out the Malyan M450.

http://wholesaler.alibaba.com/product-detail/Malyan-new-larger-3d-printer-M450_60389052058.html

 

With the exchange rate, VAT and shipping the big box is also really getting up there in price to order it to the USA. Its well more than the R2's rumored price.

If Amazon or someone here carried it I would buy it now. I'll even buy the kit version... And they may by the time the R2 is out. I read at least one USA dealer that plans to carry them but they have to fill all the kickstarter orders first. The major bonus is that big box has 2 E3d's on it already.

 

VAT doesn't apply if you are ordering from the US.

 

There will also be a few USA vendors selling the bigbox once they're able to. Printed Solid and Filastruder have both expressed interest. Probably more

 

Just saw a video for some printing event from a couple weeks ago, Braydon? made it sound like they only have one prototype R2 that got broken during shipping.

And he was saying august now for sale ( it was April? ). He also mentioned the price would be Sub 1000? for the R2 and Sub 600 for the mini.

I'll have to try find the video.

 

I guess you can wish in one hand and ...