MakerBot in SA: prices and launch date
Technology distributor Rectron announced at an event on Thursday, 23 October 2014 that it has inked a distribution deal with MakerBot for the South African market.
Rectron will offer MakerBot 3D printers to retailers from Friday, including the MakerBot Replicator Mini, Replicator Desktop, Z18, and 2X.
The distributor will also be stocking the plastic filament consumer by the 3D printers, estimating the retail price at around R700 per kilogram for both PLA and ABS.
Asked what the recommended retail prices would be of the printers, Bruce Bradford, the printer category manager for Rectron provided the following suggested prices:
- MakerBot Replicator Mini: R19,000
- MakerBot Desktop: R25,000
- MakerBot Z18: R78,000
- MakerBot 2X: R28,000
The MakerBot Digitizer 3D scanner will also be available at a recommended retail price of R12,000.
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