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Posted by michael on from the keep-remaining-fingers-out-of-the-machine dept.

A random reader writes: "In an article at PCMag.com, Bill Machrone describes what has to be the coolest printer ever (or close to it). A company called Versalaser sells a printer which uses a laser and can cut/write on everything from paper to wood to stone. Available in 25-50 Watt models, starting at only US$10,000. Great for the geek who must have it all! Unfortunately, Windows drivers only at this time." We mentioned this wondertool before.

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  1. Re:Surely by tsanth · · Score: 4, Insightful
    I really don't understand why the price is that high either...
    1. It's fairly unique.
    2. It's for a niche market.
    3. Supplies are limited (as in, one supplier makes it).
    I'm sure I missed something.
  2. Re:Surely by vpetersen · · Score: 4, Insightful

    What if you wanted to cut / print on two hundred stones plates (or tiles, glass sheets etc) and in larger volumes than a person can write, thousands a day, for several years? Surely, it's not worth $10,000 if you need just one printed item.

    I guess it's the same reason we use regular printers and digital storage and not 16th century monks manually re-writing bibles, one book a year.

    Unless I'm missing your point?