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Originally Posted by stinglikeabee
There are quite a few better options than a Makerbot at a better price. Makerbot gives you support, which is a huge selling point for a school environment.
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The key elements of MakerBot support are:
1. Follow their instructions precisely.
2. Never print using any material they don't expressly say works in your model.
So I agree support is important but so is knowing the conditions of that support as a purchase criteria.
In fairness, MakerGeeks which is a small company selling RepRap and Chinese parts/printers, also provides support.
http://www.makergeeks.com/3dprinters.html
There are plenty of others. It's just a question of matching the product with the expectations.