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While browsing through the available filaments on the Prusa website:
https://shop.prusa3d.com/en/16-filament I noted that "Prusament" has "PETG" ...
![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/194400/52241412-8668d480-28cb-11e9-9bec-691c21dcb10f.png)

https://shop.prusa3d.com/en/42-prusament
![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/194400/52241494-ca5bd980-28cb-11e9-8466-78baa67458dd.png)

https://shop.prusa3d.com/en/prusament/802-prusament-petg-jet-black-1kg.html
![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/194400/52241200-f7f45300-28ca-11e9-877e-1fe41e9b9337.png)

On the basis that **PETG** is the most _expensive_ filament that Prusa sells,
I went looking for more info and found the following video _highly_ informative:

"_it's like PLA and ABS had a `love child` with all the best bits from either one_"

[![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/194400/52240987-6e448580-28ca-11e9-9941-6c1be62b1edb.png)](https://youtu.be/8_adY2K-YIc)
https://youtu.be/8_adY2K-YIc

[![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/194400/52241857-bf557900-28cc-11e9-842a-7567f68b2ae8.png)](https://youtu.be/qif070PErNU)
https://youtu.be/qif070PErNU

This is the most highly rated (_and affordable_) PETG on Amazon.co.uk:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Real-Filament-8719345000744-Transparent-Orange/dp/B01MG5QQY9/
![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/194400/52241336-430e6600-28cb-11e9-9a76-972bf41889ec.png)

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