Great quote from last night's Adafruit Ask-An-Engineer at 39m25s:
"People are voting with their wallets. The Open Source printers [the LulzBot TAZ], because of our community, are outselling when we used to stock MakerBot"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=-_kTxVWxfHw#t=2362
Adafruit had 10 in stock on Saturday when I purchased a Lulzbot TAZ 4. They now have 4 in stock. $13,000+ (6 x $2,200) in less than a week ain't bad!
cheers,
drew
Lulzbot just released a kit version of the Open Source Hardware TAZ:
https://www.lulzbot.com/products/lulzbot-kittaz-3d-printer
A WORKHORSE KIT 3D PRINTER
The LulzBot KITTAZ 3D printer is an assembly required kit 3D printer based on the proven platform of the best-selling, fully assembled LulzBot TAZ. KITTAZ is an ideal tool for educators, hackers, and anyone that likes to make things.
LIBRE / OPEN SOURCE HARDWARE
All LulzBot products are Libre / Open Source Hardware. Why does Open Source Hardware matter? It means you can benefit from the latest advances in the 3D printing industry, and we encourage you to modify or adapt your machine to your heart's content.
Here's the video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Frpl1NQS2VU
