Richard Baguley

The SeeMeCNC Orion Delta is a great pick for printing large, smooth objects in a number of materials, but it's not great for small, detailed items.

The LulzBot Mini justifies its price with high quality, easy operation and support for a wide range of materials.

With layers failing to stick to the print bed or each other, the majority of prints failed, and we cannot recommend this device to anyone.

3D Systems' Cube 3 offers simple 3D printing in two colors at once. Quality varies, though, and the print material is unusually expensive.

The Ultimaker 2 is a well-built, sophisticated 3D printer that produces high-quality prints in a variety of materials. But it isn't cheap.

$799 da Vinci 1.0 AiO combo offers decent 3D printing performance, but poor 3D scanning quality - failing on all but the simplest objects.

This expensive 3D printer produces excellent-quality 3D prints using a resin material, but it does have some quirks.

The Printrbot Simple Maker is the most affordable 3D printer currently available and offers a great, low-cost introduction to 3D printing.

Sony's Alpha a7 is a pro-level mirrorless camera that offers excellent full-frame performance and good ergonomics in a compact design.

Nikon's new enthusiast DSLR offers a few upgrades over the D5200, such as GPS and Wi-Fi, but continued high image-quality is the best feature.

The E-M10 Micro Four Thirds mirrorless camera packs a lot of features and high-quality imaging capability into a very small, sturdy body.

The Nikon D3300 is an excellent entry-level camera for aspiring photographers, delivering a good feature set and high-quality images.

The TAZ 3 is a solid, robust 3D printer that can create good quality prints but it does require a lot of set-up and tweaking.