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The $1399 3D printer for creative kids – and nostalgic dads

The Australian Financial Review (AFR) •
October 19, 2026 • 06:00 PM
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The Snapmaker U1 is just about the most useful and versatile device a household could possess – and one of the best of its type we’ve reviewed.

The $1399 3D printer for creative kids – and nostalgic dads

If I were still a boy, and if my father were still alive, I would want him to give me a Snapmaker U1 for Christmas.

I never would have received such an expensive gift when I was a boy, of course. The Snapmaker U1 is a 3D printer that costs $1399, which is an extremely reasonable price for what it is and what it can do, but it’s still a lot of money. I would have been forced to make the case that, while the printer would be technically for me, in practice it would be for everyone in the house, including my father, who I am certain would have used it all the time.

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