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Re:Why buying a 3D printer sucks by JeanBC on Wednesday June 04, 2014 @01:01AM (#7844122)
You know what else sucks about buying a 3D printer? The cost of shipping one outside the United States.
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Re:Why buying a 3D printer sucks by kenjinp on Wednesday June 04, 2014 @01:10AM (#7844136)
That's a huge problem. Here's why:

1) They're really really really heavy 2) Most companies are small and don't have distribution set up 3) Many companies can't make enough printers (they're kinda like garage operations), have huge lead-times, so they don't even want more orders from beyond their serviceable territories.

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Re:Why buying a 3D printer sucks by jglauche on Wednesday June 04, 2014 @04:02AM (#7844492)
To where exactly? Europe is pretty well covered in 3d printer shops.
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