I am giving the Makerbot Replicator 2X one star after using both the Replicator 2X and the Replicator 2 for almost a year.
The printer is decent if you only want to use one extruder (although for some reason it's not as reliable as the Replicator 2.) However, in the whole time I had the printer it was not able to reliably print when using both extruders. This alone should make you think twice about buying this printer instead of a more reasonably priced one.
Second, I have had two motherboards destroyed when using this machine. Thankfully the first one was under warranty, but the second motherboard was not. I also suspect the replacement motherboard they sent me was refurbished, which would explain why it died fairly quickly afterward.
Although the Replicator 2 is a reasonable machine (although it has a few known problems), I would recommend against ANY other Makerbot products.
EDIT: My initial review was very critical (2 stars), but due to my own error, I made things worse for myself. Let me explain:
My Replicator 2X showed up with only one extruder fan functional. These fans are necessary to keep the plastic parts of the extruder & carriage cool to prevent damage, while only the tip is hot. This meant only one extruder was usable. I emailed MakerBot's tech support to try and find a solution, and this was my mistake. Emails to them apparently get lost in the quagmire, which is why they don't even mention emailing them on their website (although the card that comes with the printer still has the tech support email address). I waited a few days before getting fed up and trying to find another solution.
IF YOU HAVE A PROBLEM WITH YOUR PRINTER, go to MakerBot's website, under Support, register your printer, and under your name, select Open Support Case. I gave them as much detailed information as I had gathered during troubleshooting, and received a response in just over an hour. As a result, they are sending me a replacement MightyBoard (the main control board) free of charge.
In the few days we've had our MakerBot (albeit running on just one side), we have made some pretty nice prints. The quality and surface finish definitely surpass what my Wanhao Replicator Dual clone is capable of. ABS prints as easily on the MakerBot as PLA does on my Wanhao, and it is also significantly quieter that my home printer. I will update again as necessary, but I have to say that so far, I'm pretty impressed.
2 1/2 years into owning this printer and I've spent more time troubleshooting it than getting good results. I'm to the point that I REALLY hate this printer. I wanted to get my kids excited about 3-D printing but this machine has left them less interested. The Makerbot support team just wants more and more money to help, wasn't paying over $2700 for the machine enough???
5つ星のうち5.0Great printer, 3 prints 100% successful, right out of the box
2013年12月31日にアメリカ合衆国でレビュー済み
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I was unsure about makerbot. I've heard a lot about them and their printers, both good and bad. But in the end, I needed a little more polished product and less experimental equipment. I narrowed it down to them based on support (although I haven't had to test it yet), product features, and that they are at or near the top of all the side by side comparisons.
The printer arrived as promised. I pulled it out of the packaging and set it up per the included instructions. The only extra step I did was to go through the platform leveling process twice. 45 minutes later I had my first successful print off the machine.
My next print was a much larger prototype that ran for 8 hours with no hiccups.
One question I had before purchasing was if filament is included wi the kit. It is, two one pound spools. I got one red, one white.
The only issue I had was that makerware crashed on my desktop and wouldn't load. I was able to run it on my laptop just fine. I put in a service ticket to resolve the issue with my desktop computer.
I'll try to remember to update this as I get more time on the printer, along with successful vs unsuccessful prints.
I'm very experienced with rapid prototypes (SLA, FDM, SLS, Polyjet, etc), but only have hands-on experience with very expensive equipment. So far this printer is outperforming the old stratasys dimension I used to print lots of string with!
5つ星のうち1.0The printer I received never worked properly. All objects ...
2015年3月18日にアメリカ合衆国でレビュー済み
Amazonで購入
The printer I received never worked properly. All objects, including models from MakerBot, were slanted when printed. I went back and forth with MakerBot for 3 month trying to investigate the cause and find a solution. Unfortunately, MakerBot was very slow to respond and did not provide a solution.