3Dnatives Lab: Our Test of the Replicator 5G

Everyone can agree that these are the days of the 3D era, which is one of the reasons why we love doing these test. It gives us an opportunity to check out this fascinating technology, and to help you in your quest for a new 3D printer! Today, we are going to be going back in time to the 5th generation of MakerBot by testing out their Replicator 5G. This test will be special because as you know, our reference machine is the Replicator 2. Therefore, we are really excited to see what improvements have been made in regards to setbacks that we typically find with our machine. This will also give us the perfect opportunity to talk about Plug&Play and reliability!

We want to give a special thank you to FabShop for letting us test this machine!

Packaging and Hardware

Once again, it is hard to find any criticism in the packaging from MakerBot. The printer is very well packaged in its cardboard box, with all the accessories located right above the printer. At first glace, you may wonder where they are because no pieces are visible and with the thickness of the packaging, one can hardly believe that they are even there!