I am fortunate to have a shop nearby that has both a Max and an original Makerbot. It's not a completely fair comparison but it will do. I have them printing a couple of test prints for me on both machines so I can see how they do respectively. They prefer their Max, as they have found it to be less trouble to keep running. I suspect the Max will do better on the tests simply because they prefer it, but I also know they'll give it their best shot on both machines.
Hopefully, within the week if all goes well, a Max will be on order
Dave
