Wanted to say that for what it's intended to do; I dig the M200! Lots of belly aching at times from myself and other forum users and yes I wish it was more open (I realize now that it is..!). BUT this printer rocks compared to the competition and when it was released. I'm always amazed at how skeptical I feel about a print and then find that the Zortrax just gets it printed without very much hassle. Cheers to the hardworking Engineers at Zortrax.
Random I know, but wanted to give props to the designers.
Agreed. We all have our nitpicks/gripes, but the Z is a rock solid printer. I am reminded of this every time my girlfriend's dad is showing me parts printed on his $1500 dollar machine and I have to hold back from commenting on the terrible quality.
Actually, one of my biggest gripes with Z was not the printer but the company and their iron curtain mentality, but even this is getting better. They are still very closed off on what they're working on (understandably I suppose) but they're not ruling the forum with the iron fist that they once did; it's finally starting to feel more like a true open forum. Thanks Z! :D
I purchased my Zortrax M200 from a fellow who just didn't have the time to use it (bigger, much more expensive 3D printers at his workplace). I have to say that after 100 hrs of "Learning Time", I really appreciate the skill of the Zortrax design team. This printer does exactly what I purchased the machine for. Fast, reliable prototype prints directly from SolidWorks to my Proto-Bench.