Replicator Generation 5 is now Shipping! NE1 getting one?

[Lindros_bigE]

Looks like Gen 5 of the Replicator has begun shipping today. Has anyone preordered one, or planning on getting one?

They’re On Their Way! This week, the first MakerBot Replicator Desktop 3D Printers are starting to ship. Over the coming weeks, eager engineers, designers, researchers, and people who just like to make things will get to experience the reliability, quality, and connectivity of the MakerBot Replicator firsthand. We can’t wait to see what you make! Order your MakerBot Replicator today. Free, Full-Featured Software The MakerBot software team has been hard at work creating a killer app for desktop 3D printing. We’re proud to introduce MakerBot Desktop, a complete, free 3D printing solution for discovering, managing, and sharing your 3D prints. With the capabilities of MakerBot MakerWare built right in, MakerBot Desktop makes it easy to prepare your 3D model files for printing. In addition, you can use MakerBot Desktop to monitor and control your MakerBot Replicator and store files in your personal MakerBot Cloud Library. - See more at: http://www.makerbot.com/blog/2014/03....8WklWxCO.dpuf

[Brian_Krassenstein]

Also to note, Makerbot is also beginning to take orders for their large $6499 Replicator Z18 3D printer today.
http://techcrunch.com/2014/03/11/mak...-printer-ever/

[PrunesRSweet]

I'm going to wait for some reviews before buying one. I can't imagine it getting bad reviews though.

[WildZBill]

I can't imagine paying so much, $2899, for a machine with about $1000 worth of technology in it.
They added a few features, like a camera, a network board, a color display, but that only added about $50 to the cost of building it, not $700. They created a smart extruder that will pause the machine if you run out of filament (duh! Why isn't that standard for everyone?), but it is probably just another step on the path of expensive proprietary filament as per Stratasys.
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