It has a smaller than usual nozzle but it's otherwise normal

Oct 7, 2014 07:25 GMT  ·  By

Maybe we should have seen this coming. Inno3D basically has “3D” as part of its name, so it makes sense that it would pounce on the opportunities provided by the 3D printing industry. Even if it did do it years after the market finally took off.

Technically, additive manufacturing technologies have been in use for around three decades, but only recently have consumer-grade applications appeared.

MakerBot, Stratasys and 3D Systems are three of the most often heard names, but there are plenty of other smaller companies that have one or more products for sale. Most of them used crowd funding to start out.

Inno3D is already an established name on the graphics card market, so it doesn't really lack resources. That's why it could skip the whole “help me fund my invention” part and go right into retail.

The Inno3D M1 3D printer

The product isn't available on Inno3D's website, but a brochure was discovered online on gitex.com. That brochure doesn't have the print speed, but it does specify everything else of relevance.

For example, the Inno3D M1 has a single nozzle of 0.3 mm, smaller than the 0.4 mm of such products, and it allows for a layer thickness of 0.1 to 0.25 mm (100 to 250 microns).

PLA, ABS and Nylon materials are supported by the extruder, in case you were wondering. The standard set as it were.

Basically, the layer thickness is good but not extraordinary, and gives you a range of movement, so to speak. If you want something done fast, you can dial up the thickness somewhat.

Do keep in mind, though, that fast for a 3D printer means that the print will be done in six - eight hours instead of twelve. So it will still take a while, unless you're making really, really small things.

All in all, the Inno3D M1 3D printer measures 490 x 430 x 590 mm / 19.29 x 16.92 x 23.22 inches, which allows for a build volume of 140 x 140 x 150 mm / 5.51 x 5.51 x 5.90 inches.

Not a very large build volume actually. In fact, it's enough to make us wonder if the 3D printer is worth its price.

Pricing and availability

The Inno3D M1 is priced at €1,130 in Austria, which means the price in the US will be of around $1,425. We really hope this is just the early bird tag, and not the actual price Inno3D intends for its product. There are printers just as good, and with larger build volume to boot, that sell for under one thousand dollars / euro in the world. Most of them are like that actually.

Inno3D M1 3D Printer (3 Images)

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