Replicator 5th Gen Vs. Flashforge Dreamer Vs. Solidoodle 4

[EveryDayIDream]

It's that time of year.... my brother's birthday and I know he's been wanting a 3D printer really bad now for the past year or so. I have limited down what we are going to get him to a MakerBot Replicator 5th generation, a Solidoodle 4 and a Flashforge Dreamer. I'd love to hear your opinions on which one I should go for and why. I've heard positives and negatives about both. Has anyone here used all 3?

[WinceNWine]

I've had very brief use of all three, and I would say from those experiences I would go with either a SD 4 or the Dreamer. If you want American Made, and slightly better support go with the SD4. If you want the best overall machine, go with the Dreamer.

[Solidabble]

I tend to stay away from Makerbots. The 5th generations are very buggy, and they need to fix some issues. I think they released the printer a bit too soon. From what I hear, the SD4s are good, and the Dreamer just came out in the US, so I'm not too familiar with it.

[34Ford]

You might want to consider the Creator Pro rather than the Dreamer.

Discussions on the FlashForges, http://3dprintboard.com/forumdisplay...ashForge-Forum

[3DPBuser]

Wow the Dreamer came out... I had given up waiting.