HP to start marketing 3D Printers in partnership with Stratasys

I was working on a novel in 1998 which had 3d printers as a brand new technology. But now (as usual) life has caught up with fiction. The other idea in the book was going to be kids making wifi mesh networks. Another one that's now out of date.

It's not much fun being a SF writer any more.

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This makes all the geeky little butterflies in my stomach flutter. I'll have to start ordering that polymer in bulk. Custom cell phone holder, chess pieces, and desk figurines, here I come!

I own a Stratasys 3D printer, the uPrint to be exact. They are amazing machines and have saved me ten of thousands of dollars in just a few months. We run our printer nearly non stop during the day without a problem. The highend Stratasys models are even more impressive in terms of speed and finish. I just hope Stratasys doesn't do anything to lessen their quality for HP.

Man, two 3D printing articles in one day. Good to see this tech getting recognized on HN.

It's interesting to see what Stratasys does now that their FDM patents are almost up. So many interesting things happening in this industry.