3D Printer? Staples Says, 'Yeah, We've Got That'

[Purveyor]

The office supply retailer is becoming the first US retail outlet to sell a 3D printer, the $1300 Cube 3D Printer.

May 06, 2013, 2:24 PM — 3D printers are taking another step in the long haul toward the mainstream, with a little help from Staples.

On Friday, the office supply retailer began selling the Cube 3D Printer online for $1300, becoming the first major U.S. retailer to sell a 3D printer. Staples says it will offer the printer in "a limited number" of retail stores by the end of June.

Cube 3D Printer

The Cube, made by 3D systems, can create items measuring up to 5.5 inches in any dimension, using ABS and PLA plastic cartridges in 16 colors. Staples will also sell replacement cartridges, stabilizers, and print pads.

Other features include Wi-Fi connectivity, plug-and-play support and 25 free design templates.

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I thought they would be more expensive than this. In a couple of years they be a couple hundred bucks...

[NYC_SKP]

1. My first desktop was over $10,000 (a 486-33MHZ, 256K ram, 212 MB HD)

First copier, over $1,000, separate facsimile machine, over $1,500.

Circa 1988.

[MineralMan]

2. Mine was an Epson Equity I. $1200.

8088 processor at 6 mHz. 1984. My current desktop also cost $1200.

[Ruby the Liberal]

4. I remember paying almost $900 for a scanner

in the early 90s. It weighed a TON. Sold it in the late 90s for $150 and only got that because a Realtor bought it - it did Legal (rare for a desktop scanner in the late 90s without buying a full size unit).

2 months ago, I bought a new Epson scanner/copy/fax that I carried upstairs with one hand in the inset hole in the box. $125 or so and included the starter ink cartridges.

[MineralMan]

3. Sure, Suzi. I can make you a

plastic ducky for the bathtub. Just give me an hour.