Polaroid film costs about 1 euro for them, and a thermal image costs about 1 cent. After enough photos, it cancels out

numberwhun 3 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Sure, but what about other costs. You can pick up a poloroid for about $50-75 on ebay. With this one, you will need to buy things like a 3D printer (and the necessary accessories, like filament), the rasperry pi, battery pack, printer, etc. Yes, the thermal paper is cheaper over all, but the cost will be a lot more up front, even if it work out over time. Don't get me wrong, this is a cool toy, but the title is definitely a bit off.

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voidUpdate 3 hours ago | parent | next [-]

The printer is about 20 euro, raspberry pi zero is currently 10 euro, pi zero camera is 14 euro. I don't know how much 3d printing services cost, since i have my own printer. Powerbank depends on which powerbank you choose. Cost difference is probably less than you'd expect

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y-curious 3 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

While I did just buy a 3D printer, I want to enlighten the community: many public libraries now have maker spaces. I recommend checking those out if you want to do one off stuff

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IsTom 3 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

There's plenty of services that 3D print for you.

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felixr an hour ago | parent | prev | next [-]

You can buy a camera with an integrated thermal printer for 20$ or even less.

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