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The Kickstarter was launched today, they raised nearly $700K in one day - they have 29 left to go!

I wonder how this particular kickstarter blew up like a firestorm? I can't remember whether even Oculus was this quick to sell. Did it make the rounds on Reddit or something?

I'm a bit skeptical of their production timeline: https://s3.amazonaws.com/ksr/assets/001/817/031/9e4b8b3d2d62...

It looks like they have a lot of potential roadblocks between now and delivering 3,000+ units. They're looking to bring on a lot of people: assembly team, testers, etc.

If it's delayed 6 months, hopefully it'll still be a success.

Incredible, they've clearly captured the public's imagination! I wonder what the tipping points were? My best guess here is consumer device, small form factor, sub $300

I didn't contribute to this (I already have a Prusa i3 reprap) but my guess would be that it is nearly all about the price.

$300 is just about my impulse purchase price for really sweet "toys", whereas $500+ feels like real money. If I weren't already "into" 3D printing already then something at this price may very well have been what convinced me to jump in just to play around with it.

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