Comment by peteforde
4 hours ago
They just aren't affordable or they just aren't buying them?
Either way, I suppose the answer is relative and subjective and Bambu Lab would not agree with you.
4 hours ago
They just aren't affordable or they just aren't buying them?
Either way, I suppose the answer is relative and subjective and Bambu Lab would not agree with you.
People just aren't buying them. They're about as affordable as any other hobby AFAIK
I don't know why you believe this, but it's not even remotely accurate.
I didn't want to argue with you, so I did some research.
The global 3D printer market grew from USD$24B in 2024 to $30B in 2025. It's estimated to grow 24% y/y for the next decade: https://www.marketdataforecast.com/market-reports/3d-printer...
If you Google it, this is generally matched by 5-6 different research companies.
Laser cutters are a USD$7B global market today, and also expected to grow around ~8% y/y into the next decade: https://www.marketsandmarkets.com/Market-Reports/Laser-Cutti...
A huge number of YouTube channel creators I subscribe to have received Carvera CNC mills over the past few months. Anecdotal but striking. It seems like everyone who left LTT to go solo has a CNC now, even if they usually review graphics cards.
Opulo, the makers of the Lumen PnP cannot achieve less than a 1 month lead time, seemingly no matter how many people they hire or how much factory space they acquire. And that's a pretty niche device, relatively speaking.
In conclusion, you're wrong.
No, you did a great job arguing my point: it's a market in the tens of billions of dollars and hundreds of thousands of units, so somewhere between saltwater aquaria and golf