New Matter expects to have a long life extending well beyond the Indiegogo campaign, and it is critical for our reputation that we do right by our Indiegogo backers. From the amazing response we've had, we'll be doing an initial production run of thousands of printers, and from just a practical point of view, they have to be done right - way to much work to think about a "beta version" for IGG backers and then a "real" follow-on model. That's why we've partnered with frog and Dragon Innovations who have lots of experience in getting a polished product out the door the first time. Sure, there will be some adjustments to some of the design details, but it will be very close to what we've promised.

There should also be some pleasant surprises. For example, we will be using servo motors both for reliability and because they are much quieter than the steppers used by most 3D printers. The production MOD-t will be a very nice machine and we expect our users will be proud to own one.