The Pi-Top: a laptop you can 3D-print at home

Developed in the UK, the Pi-Top is a world first: a laptop computer, much of which can be made at home

Pi-Top

The world's first laptop computer which can be built using a 3D printer has gone on sale. Dubbed the Pi-Top, it is the latest in a series of unusual products that can be 3D printed, including synthetic human skin for grafts and a handgun.

The Pi-Top won't officially be launched until next May, but the home-made laptop has already tallied up £76,000-worth of pre-orders. That may be because it costs half the price of its conventionally-manufactured rivals, the Daily Telegraph suggests.

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