Which 3D printer should I purchase?

[curious aardvark]

what budget do you have ?

Also bear in mind that you'd be better of buying a half dozen cheapo replicator clones or duplicator I3's than one ultimaker or 1.5 cel robox's

If the art department is involved then you want something with dual extruders - or at lest one extruder that can handle two materials at once.
Artistic models will require more support than engineering models - in my experience anyway.

But at the end of the day it's down to budget.
Give us a clue :-)

[rmahpoy]

what budget do you have ?

Also bear in mind that you'd be better of buying a half dozen cheapo replicator clones or duplicator I3's than one ultimaker or 1.5 cel robox's

If the art department is involved then you want something with dual extruders - or at lest one extruder that can handle two materials at once.
Artistic models will require more support than engineering models - in my experience anyway.

But at the end of the day it's down to budget.
Give us a clue :-)

We are putting a proposal in for $5000. I am guessing that it will be approved.

We aren't exactly sure how we are planning to use it but it would be fun to have one and we will figure it out.