Apparently MakerBot is getting ready to launch a new 3D printer and is putting their Cupcake CNC’s on sale. I’ve had an absolute blast with my MakerBot over the last nine months. I bought the Deluxe Kit for $950. With shipping and taxes it came to just over $1,000. I haven’t confirmed it with MakerBot, but it looks like their new Cupcake Starter kit is the same thing as their Deluxe kit except it doesn’t have the extra 5 pounds of plastic. Sure, this kit doesn’t have the MK5 plastruder, heated build platform, or automated build platform – which means it’s basically identical to Cupcake kits sold a year ago. Oh, and the Starter kit is only $650.
If you’ve been looking for an excuse to buy a 3D printer anyhow, this is your chance. I don’t know what the new printer is, but $650 is a crazy deal for a kit with everything you need.1
- Yes, I now write for the MakerBot blog, but all I really do is post what I would have written here anyhow over on their blog. I don’t get kickbacks or anything for saying how awesome I think this deal is. [↩]