Hey Chris, we have a Stratsys Dimension 1200 es that uses soluble support material. I would classify it as a basic commercial entry level machine. It is a little workhorse, and has a fair sized envelope, 10 x 10 x 12 inches. This is our second machine of the same series. The first one, new in 2003 had a few more glitches and idiosynchrosies. This one has been a trooper at just over 7 years old, very few issues or downtime.
Pros: relatively trouble free, incredibly easy to use (has a very good interface app for the desktop, controlled/enclosed environment - there is no fiddling with the control parameters such as is common with other machines. Stratsys has the parameters really nailed as far as temperature, melt flow, applicating tips, platen adhesion, etc.
Cons: A little pricey at +30,000. Only 1 material choice (ABS), material must be purchased in proprietary cassettes of 56 cubic inches (eprom verification chip), although there is at least one alternate supplier that guarantees their refill kit and eprom replacement. Build platens are also proprietary and are not re-usable for the most part. No control over layer application or multi-directional filament orientation other than a few basic "checkbox" selections. Best layer resolution is 0.010", which is not horrible for an FDM machine but not great either.
There are really a lot of choices out there. When we are ready for a new one, it's going to be a fair bit of research again.
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