Will 3D Printer Prices Keep Going Down (and Getting Better)? A Teenager’s Look at the Plastic Future
Will 3D Printer Prices Keep Going Down (and Getting Better)? A Teenager’s Look at the Plastic Future So here’s a question that keeps me up at night (well, that and wondering if my print will actually finish without spaghetti-fying itself): Are 3D printers just going to keep getting cheaper and better forever? It’s kind of wild to think about. Like, a decade ago, 3D printers were basically magical unicorns that only universities, labs, and people with suspicious amounts of money could afford. Now? You can get a half-decent printer for the cost of a pair of AirPods. That’s insane. As a teenager who spends way too much time geeking out over this stuff, I figured I’d break it down: why prices have dropped, whether they’ll keep dropping, and whether the future of 3D printing means we’ll all be printing pizza in our kitchens (yes, that’s a real thing—kind of). And don’t worry, I’ll keep it fun. I promise this isn’t going to feel like some stiff economics lecture from your histo...