[nakedrobot2]

"If you want to use your own filament, you may do so without the cartridges"

GOOD! I dismiss other 3d printers immediately if they require some proprietary filament cartridge.

Nice to see the price dropping on 3d printers. :-)

[masonhensley]

It looks like it is just a hopper instead of a proprietary spool[1]. I would imagine you can use any 1.75mm filament in it.

[1] Example of a proprietary spool: http://cubify.com/cube/store_parts.aspx

[druiid]

Oh man, I've never heard of their printers before. The multi-color $2500 version looks really cool. Now if this Kickstarter project could do that for $400 I would be all over it.

[foobar456]

so if you could get a $2500 product for $400 you would buy it?

[redblacktree]

You bet!

[muyuu]

I would also dismiss those with proprietary software or "cloud" software if that's the only way to operate them.

It's a tad more sophisticated but they're trying to tie you in just as much.

I don't oppose if it's optional tho. It's a fair way to monetise. But if it's the only way to realistically operate your printer, then you've basically been duped.