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===Sued for Smart Extruder unreliability (2015):=== | ===Sued for Smart Extruder unreliability (2015):=== | ||
Makerbot was hit with a | Makerbot was hit with a {{Wplink|class action}} lawsuit, claiming the Smart Extruder for its fifth-generation printers was deliberately engineered to fail in order to boost sales for replacement components.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Stultz |first=Matt |date=2015-07-14 |title=MakerBot Faces Class Action Lawsuit Over Faulty Extruders |url=https://makezine.com/article/digital-fabrication/3d-printing-workshop/makerbot-faces-class-action-lawsuit-over-faulty-extruders/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251210235308/https://makezine.com/article/digital-fabrication/3d-printing-workshop/makerbot-faces-class-action-lawsuit-over-faulty-extruders/ |archive-date=2025-12-10 |website=[[Make:]]}}</ref> The suit was dismissed by the court, which decided that MakerBot did not mislead customers.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hall |first=Nick |date=2016-07-12 |title=Class action lawsuit against MakerBot dismissed |url=https://3dprintingindustry.com/news/class-action-makerbot-dismissed-85388/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251004104042/https://3dprintingindustry.com/news/class-action-makerbot-dismissed-85388/ |archive-date=2025-10-04 |website=[[3D Printing Industry]]}}</ref> MakerBot would later release a more reliable, albeit more expensive Smart Extruder+.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Robertson |first=Adi |date=2016-01-04 |title=MakerBot is replacing its most ill-fated 3D printing product |url=https://www.theverge.com/2016/1/4/10677740/new-makerbot-smart-extruder-plus-3d-printer-ces-2016 |url-status=live |website=[[The Verge]]}} ([http://web.archive.org/web/20251112144433/https://www.theverge.com/2016/1/4/10677740/new-makerbot-smart-extruder-plus-3d-printer-ces-2016 Archived])</ref> | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||