Find Yourself a 3D Printer - 3D Printing: Build your Own 3D Printer and Print your own 3D Objects - page 25

Figure 2.2 Ultimaker offers kits and preassembled 3D printers.
If you're feeling a bit of sticker shock at some of the prices you've seen, let me
calm your nerves a bit. The 3D printer that I've chosen to use for this topic won't
run you $2,000. It won't even cost you $500. I use the Printrbot Simple in this
book (and show you how to assemble it in Chapter 3 ) . The Printrbot Simple comes
in a kit for $300. You read that right—$300. It doesn't have all the bells and
whistles that some of the mid- to high-level 3D printers possess, but it does print
out 3D objects in plastic and is a great way to introduce yourself to the hobby.