At first glance, the Ultimaker 2 Go may seem like just a smaller, less expensive version of the much-heralded Ultimaker 2 where the Ultimaker 2 Extended is just bigger and more expensive. And that’s more or less accurate — with one small, cost-saving exception: The Go is not equipped with a heated build plate. LET’S […]

At first glance, the Ultimaker 2 Extended may seem like just a bigger, more expensive version of the much-heralded Ultimaker 2, and the Ultimaker 2 Go may seem like just a smaller, less expensive version. And that’s more or less accurate, which is a good thing or a bad thing depending on how you think […]

At a glance you can be forgiven if you don’t notice any difference between the Taz 4 and the Taz 5. But if you’ve been following LulzBot and their meteoric rise this past year, you’d have noticed that their smaller offering, the LulzBot Mini featured a new “Hexagon” all metal hot end, a self-calibrating platform, […]

Brook Drumm and Printrbot are an inspiration to makers and hardware hackers everywhere. Their company credo seems to be a healthy combination of minimalism and irreverence from which a good number of innovative, thought-provoking products have emerged. The Printrbot Play is another excellent 3D printer from this lineage in terms of print quality, speed, and […]