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* **Expandability.** You can easily expand the Bukobots in any direction just by replacing the steel rods and corresponding extrusions. This is especially attractive if you can only afford a Mini to start with but want the option to upgrade later. | * **Expandability.** You can easily expand the Bukobots in any direction just by replacing the steel rods and corresponding extrusions. This is especially attractive if you can only afford a Mini to start with but want the option to upgrade later. | ||
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+ | * **Quiet.** Vibration in 3d printers are inevitable as the hot end and bed are moving about - especially when doing "zig-zags" involved with sparse in-fill patterns. The Bukobot's extrusion-based frame and plastic guides are very good at dampening those vibrations; whereas printers with laser-cut acrylic, wood or metal bodies can act as a resonating boards and so can be much louder when printing. | ||
* **Track Record.** It is much easier to produce a slick promo video than it is to produce a quality, reliable & precise printer. You know you are getting something that works from Deezmaker. | * **Track Record.** It is much easier to produce a slick promo video than it is to produce a quality, reliable & precise printer. You know you are getting something that works from Deezmaker. | ||
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* **Community.** With a wiki and forum for Bukobot users there are plenty of people to share ideas and tips with. | * **Community.** With a wiki and forum for Bukobot users there are plenty of people to share ideas and tips with. | ||
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+ | Also, if you are interested in reading the Make magazine review of the Bukobot 8 printer you can find a copy here: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/deezmaker/buko-3d-printer-raising-the-bar-of-open-source-3d/posts/352454 |