Nview:3D Printer/Selling::Con-Viable
3dprinters are regional: barcelona vs. munich vs. norway
- must be: word of mouth. get an island.
- selling 3d printers is HARD
- $130 chinese printers, work really well, but not accessible.
- sell the KNOWLEDGE OF 3d printer:
* for ppl who already have 3d printers * the bigger picture. * universities: assembly * 3d printer long-term: lose vs. china
- selling a pack: the chain ecology
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- every 2 weeks: what happens?
* both types. * 3d design & operation * robot hospital
- oni technology
* in most of local school districts * transitioning away from building 3d printers * tarrifs are making components expensive. * trade war. 300% inc. in parts cost. * assembled printers are not under a tarrif. * amazon, ebay, alibaba prices: ... * 1st time tinkerer: get bored of it before they push limits of modest machine * chinese market is gobbling all of that: pr10x for chump change, less than parts cost for oni * running alongside: owner... it's a piece of garbage but it works. * it's a tough market right now. * when it was all magic, brand new. traditional industry hadn't been pumping out machines: they're still garbage, there's 1mil options, it dilutes what market there is for good machines * i've seen printerbots just folded up after all this time * markbot hasn't had a new offering in forever bc of this stress * ultra maker still chugging along, they're out of the country, unimpacted [made in neterhlands] * they were never a budget printer, not competing w/ china. * prusa: 8k/mo. : name recognition, fan boys, they have their own gravity. good quality.
