[steveklabnik]

This isn't true, by the way. The uPrints start at $14,900 now: http://www.dimensionprinting.com/3d-printers/3d-printing-upr...

I'm also assuming that you're talking about FDM, like the MakerBot/RepRap. If you're talking about a different process, well, then it's different.

[iwwr]

Thanks, prices appear to be falling steadily.

[steveklabnik]

Yep. It's pretty crazy: part prices are actually almost tracking Moore's Law.

There are also newer processes that are much more expensive. If you're checking out something like an Objet machine, or something like EBM, you're still going to be looking at an upper 5 figures to a mid 6.