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nobody buys printers anymore but they might be making a comeback it's 3d printing the future I'm David Pierce and this is 90 seconds on the verge 3d printers are far from a household commodity but startup new matter thinks it has something that will break through to the mainstream the company this week unveiled the mod T printer which is now up for pre-order on IndieGoGo and new matter thinks it can differentiate in two key ways one it actually looks good the hardware was made in collaboration with frog design an influential firm whose clients have included Sony and Apple the other way a new matter hopes it'll stand out is price and there it's absolutely gotta lega at $249 the mod T is significantly cheaper than virtually every other 3d printer on the market that includes the $499 solid doodle and the thirteen hundred and seventy five dollar replicator mini the cheapest printer for MakerBot which is arguably the most well known company in 3d printing but you can only stay competitive on price for so long and the price of 3d printers is bound to come down as the years or even months go on their biggest roll and the one they really have yet to answer is why would I need or even want this right now 3d printing is still very much for hobbyists and while the things you can make are indeed cool or at least fun it also falls within the broad category of knickknacks doodads and personalized trinkets still the advancements in 3d printing are the stuff of dreams from Pizza for astronauts all the way to a 13 room Dutch canal house that isn't the kind of thing you'll get with an at-home 3d printer anytime soon but it's not as far off as you might think for more on the mod T and 3d printing in general check out the verge and coming up we'll be releasing the CAD file for your very own printed home David Pierce