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CES 2013: Cubify's New CubeX 3D Printer Wins Best Emerging Tech Award

By Rain Noe - January 11, 2013

in Consumer Electronics

3D Systems seemed to be the only 3D printing company out in force at CES, perhaps because it was at last years' that they debuted their Cube 3D Printer.

This year they pulled the sheets off of not one, but two machines: Their updated Cube 2, a faster and more accurate update to the original, and their larger CubeX, which can print "basketball size" (10.75" x 10.75" x 9.5") in both ABS and PLA.

Whereas the Cube 2 still rings in at an affordable $1,299, the base model of the CubeX will set you back $2,499. That's for the single-head, or one color at a time, machine. But they're also offering CubeX Duo and Trio models, dual-head and three-head variants with slightly smaller build areas than the single-head, that come in at $3,249 and $3,999, respectively.

Their booth was pretty mobbed—I had to wait for a lull to sneak some shots in—and judging from the questions I overheard attendees asking, laypeople still don't seem to know much about 3D printing. Nevertheless, they're apparently very interested—they voted to give the CubeX a CES 2013 People's Voice Award, which 3D Systems can put on the mantle besides their CES 2013 Best Emerging Tech Award, conferred by CNET. The trophies ought to be 3D printed.

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Chuck B

11 years ago

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It is reckless to talk about these printers without mentioning the cost of consumables (the plastic cartridges.)

Specifically, they they are trying to revive the $50-inkjet-printer-cartridge model of business.

Please compare the price per volume of plastic for this unit with any other consumer printer (MakerBot, RepRap, etc.) The initial cost has very little to do with the actual cost.
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Tom Z

11 years ago

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Replicator 2 has a layer thickness of 100 microns, the CubeX is 125 microns.
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cube3

11 years ago

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sounds like Im still waiting for a cube3;)
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Chris

11 years ago

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How does the print resolution compare to the Replicator 2?
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