Shaper announced sunset for Shaper Origin Gen 1 software updates. "Oakland", the update that came out a couple of days ago will be the penultimate release [next to the last] for Gen 1 machines. The Gen 1 machines are amazing tools and will continue to be very able handheld CNC devices for a very long time but this announcement will doubtless cause a steep drop in the used machine price. I plan to keep my Gen 1 harnessed to the Bench Pilot.
Not sure I need to upgrade although, Shaper is selling reconditioned Gen 2 machines for $2,400 and Gen 1 recons for $1,900 both with free shipping.
Oddly, I can't find a listing on their site for the new SM2 spindles. I bought mine on the prelaunch sale. It's a nice update but there's no apparent difference in the end product. At least to me. Maybe the high price made it a non-starter.