The race to the bottom might be coming to an end! Finally, more manufacturers are aiming to release fully developed 3D printers that ‘just work’. In this video, we explore the current 3D printer market and why consumers have been so frustrated, what the new generation machines get right, and what it means for a range of stakeholders going forward.

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0:00 Introduction

0:43 A race to the bottom
Prusa i3 wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prusa_i3
Creality GitHub: https://github.com/CrealityOfficial

3:51 Prusa bucking the trend
Prusa about page: https://www.prusa3d.com/page/about-us...
3D Printing Prusa tour:    • Prusa Factory Tour! Print Farm / Prus...  

4:44 A new approach for a new era

8:07 What this means for users

9:44 What this means for tinkerers

10:54 What this means for content creators
3D design for 3D printing playlist:    • 3D design for 3D printing tutorials  

11:45 What this means for other manufacturers
QIDI X Plus 3: https://au.qidi3d.com/products/qidi-x...
Clough42 review:    • QIDI X-Plus3 3D Printer Review: A Lit...  
Creality K1: https://store.creality.com/au/product...
My CR-10 Smart review:    • Why the Creality CR-10 Smart is not s...  

13:40 Challenges still remaining
Prusa open source blog post: https://blog.prusa3d.com/the-state-of...

15:41 Conclusion

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