The Georgia based company, Plastic Scribbler has just announced two new 3D printers, the Asterid 2100, and Asterid 2200 machines. These 2000 series machines have a larger build volume, and much faster speeds than that of their 1000 series counterparts. The printers are priced at $569 and $689 respectedly, and have a 2-3 week lead time. More details on both these 3d printers can be found here: http://3dprint.com/14397/plastic-scr...-asterid-2100/

Here are some of the general specs of both machines:
  • Printer Technology: Fused Filament Fabrication (FFF)plast3
  • Printer Size: 18.625″ x 18.625″ x 18.625″
  • Build Envelope:8″ x 8″ x 9.5″
  • Layer Heights: .2994mm, .1996mm, and .0998mm


Below you can see the Asterid 2200 on the left and the 2100 on the right: