Hackaday is getting back into the swing of doing reviews, and with that comes reviews of the tool du jour, 3D printers. I have some reservations about reviewing a 3D printer; they’re a new technology, ...

This started off as a review of the Printrbot Simple, a low-cost 3D printer by the people at Printrbot in California. Printrbot originally came about through a Kickstarter campaign by a guy named ...

The early versions of the Printrbot Simple at about $300 were cheap enough for even the most cash-strapped hackers to put on their desks. Obviously, for that cost, a lot of design compromises were ...

Last month, I spent an afternoon with Printrbot, one of the companies currently manufacturing low-cost 3D printers. Hardware that had previously cost thousands of dollars is now being sold by a ...

If you’ve been interested in the world of 3D printing, but wary of the high cost and labor-intensive setup, Brook Drumm has the solution for you. His Kickstarter project Printrbot is billed as “your ...

3D printers are no longer the stuff of science fiction. If you're curious about 3D printing but somewhat financially restricted, a budget 3D printer is the first step to satisfy that curiosity.