Quote Originally Posted by JohnA136 View Post
We have several generations of both MakerBots and RepRaps and I agree with HOF and BD, the Makerbots will work fine for you out of the box, but will need tweaking or upgrades relatively soon. The RepRaps you can assemble yourself and save some initial bucks and you will know all the mechanics.
Regardless, both printers will need upgrading, or replacing eventually. With the RepRap, you have to be more on top of things though.