* Posts by PHAEK BOB

2 publicly visible posts • joined 21 Nov 2013

3D printing: 'Third industrial revolution' or a load of old cobblers?

PHAEK BOB

<whine> Oh, they're SOOO expensive! </whine>

Remember when the first plasma and led TVs came out, and how expensive they were?

Remember that within 5 years a $2000 42" flatscreen TV came down to just $500? And two years later it came down to like $300 - and with multiple HDMI inputs?

Remember how expensive color laser printers used to be? I bought one 3 years ago for WAY less than $100. In fact, the toner cartridges for the thing costs more than the printer did.

Be patient, sheeple - the price will come down in a few years and everyone will be able to own their own desktop model. Until then, PLEASE quit your incessant, luddite whining.

PHAEK BOB
FAIL

Re: Yes, a "solution looking for a problem"

"Outside of disk drives..."

Here - since you're LAZY, I googled it for you:

http://bit.ly/1ixyPG1

Search string used: EVERYDAY USES OF LASERS

Read. Educate yourself. Stop being so lazy. Stop being so uneducated. Stop being such a luddite.