D3D Competitors Comparison
Introduction
The goal of this page is to compare and contrast common D3D Printer models with competitor models.
Of particular interest are open-source competitor models.
If this page gets complex enough, then breaking out each model into a separate page may be warranted leaving this page as an index.
Potential Comparison Products
VERY low end
- TEasyThreed X1 a ~100 USD Printer
NOTE: This section is more relevant to low-income people, or people living in third-world or developing countries. We currently don't have a version of the D3D targeted for this segment of the population, but maybe we could (e.g. the D3D Free, D3D Cheap, D3D Low-Cost etc.) .
D3D Cheap
Basics
- A D3D For as little cost as possible
- Not one based of e waste, for standardization purposes, although these can be made for cheaper
- Most likely will have a small print bed, use low melting point materials, and will have to move slowly, but may be useful for small parts, and for building additional machines
- As of now this is experimental due to the The "Poor Can Only Afford to Buy A Tool Once" Issue
Low End
- Ender 3
- CR-10 etc
- Various clones of clones of clones on alibaba etc
- Prusa Mini (Similar to d3d universal in structure)
Entusiast/Prosumer
"Pro"
- Ultimaker?
- Makerforged
D3D Pro
TODO: Replace with table comparison of D3D Pro to comparable open-source competitor models.
D3D Universal
TODO: Replace with table comparison of D3D Universal to comparable open-source competitor models.