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THE PRINTRBOT IS A RELATIVE NEWCOMER to the field of consumer- grade 3D printers and is touted by its creator, Brook Drumm, as “your first 3D printer.” After a wildly successful Kickstarter campaign in December 2011, where they received over $800,000 in funding, Printrbot has been working to develop low-cost printers that can maintain quality while increasing portability. They’ve produced a few different models to suit a variety of user needs, from the Printrbot Plus with its 8″×8″×8″ print volume, to the compactable Printrbot Jr.

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• Primo Features Extendable in any axis, heated print bed, SD card slot
• Print volume 6″×6″×6″
• Print speed Up to 200mm/sec
• Print material ABS, PLA
• Resolution (z-axis) 0.4mm–0.1mm
• Machine software Printrun/Pronterface
• Slicing software Slic3r, Skeinforge
• OS supported Windows, Mac, Linux
• Open Source Yes
• Price as tested $799 assembled
• Pedigree Original
• Print without PC? Yes, SD card

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