For the price of that printer, the quality of the print is not superb; the minimum layer thickness is not very thin and it appears that either the XY gantry is off or the extrusion multiplier is off, as the layering is slightly inconsistent. I’m not trying to be negative; I’ve just seen Marvins of a higher quality with sub-5 star reviews. I understand that the uPrint was made to be easy to use, but those printers are also supposed to set the quality standard for consumer-level printers. The problem is they’ve been surpassed in quality and functionality by much of their (far more affordable) competition, and Stratasys’ prices don’t reflect that.
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Ease of use is very valuable, but this is where I believe Stratasys fails to appreciate the ease of use of their competition. The beauty of RepRaps is that there’s a multitude of software available to operate them, many of which offer advanced automatic and manual support generation, and the steepish learning curves of slic3r and pronterface aren’t the only options these days. Having operated several 3D printers with various software configurations, it’s easy to see why Lulzbot, Makergear, Flashforge, and Printrbot are outselling the Mojo even after they dropped the price by $5,000. The huge difference in material cost and selection just offer more evidence as to why Stratasys is falling behind in the consumer market.
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3D printed parts using the uPrint SE Plus. Experience in the 3d printing of industrial prototypes on a uPrint SE plus in Ukraine
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