I am not one for conspiracy theories by any means. However, 3DPrint.com recently was provided with information from 2 sources that wish to remain anonymous. One source claims that MakerBot executives knew of the many problems that the Smart Extruders had, and then went ahead and released them anyway. The source says that MakerBot will soon release a new version of the Smart Extruder, which works a whole lot better than the first. It may be released as soon as CES 2015.

Have you guys had experience with the Smart Extruder? Do you think MakerBot should have held off on the release, instead focusing on making the product better?

Read and see more about this "rumor" at: http://3dprint.com/29687/makerbot-smart-extruder/