{"id":1156,"date":"2012-01-10T03:20:11","date_gmt":"2012-01-10T03:20:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/archives\/1156-bring-on-the-replicator-makerbot-just-got-twice-as-good.html"},"modified":"2014-07-03T17:15:04","modified_gmt":"2014-07-03T17:15:04","slug":"bring-on-the-replicator-makerbot-just-got-twice-as-good","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/bring-on-the-replicator-makerbot-just-got-twice-as-good","title":{"rendered":"Bring On The Replicator : MakerBot Just Got Twice as Good."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>MakerBot has just doubled it&#8217;s goodness with the release of the&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/store.makerbot.com\/replicator.html\" target=\"_blank\">The Replicator<\/a> which is bigger (therefore better) and has a Dual Extrusion option for double the hot plastic joy, making it possible to print in two colors at the same time, something none of the commercial FDM 3D printers can currently do.<\/p>\n<p><!-- s9ymdb:14894 --><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"serendipity_image_center\" width=\"640\" height=\"583\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/thereplicator.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>The Replicator ships fully assembled for $1,749 for the single and $1,999 for the dual extrusion. 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