Staples Starts to Sell 3D Printer

Tuesday, May 7, 2013

Staples Starts to Sell 3D Printer

Posted by Loken at 5/07/2013 02:12:00 AM

Staples is entering the world of 3D printing by offering a low cost 3D Printer.

The full article is here:

http://www.slashgear.com/staples-becomes-first-us-retailer-to-sell-3d-printers-03280524/

From the article:

While 3D printers having been for sale for quite a while now, it seems they’re gaining enough popularity to begin selling in major retail stores. Office supplies retail chain Staples has announced that they will begin selling the Cube 3D Printer at its stores, becoming the first major US retail store to sell 3D printers.

The Cube is available now on Staples.com, and will eventually be available in a select number of Staples store by the end of June. The Cube costs $1,300, which is quite a bit less than MakerBot’s offerings, which usually start at around $2,000. The printer is able to print objects that are up to 5.5-inches wide and tall.

The Cube features WiFi and is compatible with both Mac and Windows. Plus, the printer comes with 25 free 3D templates to get you off to a quick start, with more templates available online. Staples is also selling ABS and PLA plastic cartridge refills, CubeSticks, and replacement Cube Print Pads. We heard late last year that Staples would be starting its own 3D-printing service, so perhaps this is the first baby step into that realm.

The 3D-printing community hasn’t gone quite mainstream yet, as it’s still very much a niche hobby at this point, but with the beginning of selling 3D printers in major retail chains, the awareness for 3D printing may go up, encouraging more people to get into the hobby and create an even larger community around it.

You can find out more on the Cube 3D Printer here.

And the Technical Specs are here.

Has anyone yet bought a 3D printer and printed out any miniatures?

Loken

3 comments:

The Eye of Error said...: There's a ton of people doing BFG style spaceships on http://www.shapeways.com

I've also seen a lot of 40k accessories. Meltas, flamers, shoulder pads, shields that sort of thing.

I'm glad Staples is forward thinking and making this technology more accessible to the masses.; May 7, 2013 at 7:06 AM
Anonymous said...: I had a hard time trying to print a photo from a book, they said it's copyrighted so they couldn't print it. Now how are they going to handle customer wanting to use their 3d service for copyrighted material...miniatures, conversion parts etc.; May 7, 2013 at 9:58 AM
tyarlashan said...: @Anon - That is Staples store policy, THEY will not reproduce anything from a book unless it has permission to do so on the page (like character sheets in an RPG). They will also tell you, that you can use their self-service copiers to print the image.

Besides, the above article states the sale and purchase of a 3D printer, not that they will provide 3D printing service... yet.; May 7, 2013 at 10:26 AM

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