The world's first 3D-printed laptop is now available to pre-order.

The crowd-funded Pi-Top has a Raspberry Pi computer at its core and requires customers to fashion the casing themselves using a 3D printer.



Customers can purchase the Pi-Top pack, which includes a screen, a Raspberry Pi and the template for the shell, for £180.

The project was launched by 23-year-old Oxford University graduate Ryan Dunwoody and former Millfield School pupil Jesse Lozano, 27, who hope that the machine will stimulate interest in computing among youngsters.

"Instead of just using the laptop as a device that you type into, with this one you can understand how the screen actually works, how the battery gets charged and how it switches between the battery and mains power supplies," The Telegraph quotes Dunwoody as saying.

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"If something breaks, you can instantly fix it. A lot of parents are buying it for their kids because they see it as a really good way for them to start understanding the technology behind the devices they are using every day."

The Pi-Top is available to pre-order via its Indiegogo page, but units are not expected to be shipped out until next May.

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