Gartner Says 3D Printers Will Cost Less Than $2,000 By 2016

colinneagle writes "Widespread adoption of 3D printing technology may not be that far away, according to a Gartner report predicting that enterprise-class 3D printers will be available for less than $2,000 by 2016. 3D printers are already in use among many businesses, from manufacturing to pharmaceuticals to consumers goods, and have generated a diverse set of use cases. As a result, the capabilities of the technology have evolved to meet customer needs, and will continue to develop to target those in additional markets, Gartner says."

Comments

We're Saved!

[sanman2]

Oh thank goodness! We'll now be able to print plastic dogshit cheaper than the cost of mass-producing it in China!

Then nobody will be able to take that away from us - short of prying it out of our cold dead hands.

Re:Wow

[mwvdlee]

An "enterprise class" 3D printer is one that will be able to make 3D models from descriptions such as "synergetic, cloud-integrated proactive out-of-the-box social media mindshare ". It will be able to take corporate bullshit as valid input and turn it into accurate 3D models. Essentially it just prints a hardcoded model of a dildo every time.