The Mabuchi motor on the NeoTats is a very good motor and it is the best choice for machines that do not have to be small and light ,but for us it is big and heavy, this is the reason why we here at Stigma do not use this motor and I believe also other manufacturers as well. We tried many types of motors but we could not find anything better than the Maxon, some of them are not of good quality, some are not strong enough, or they are big and heavy for our machines. I wish we could find a small and strong motor of good quality for only 2~3 $, this way we could offer our machines for about 100$ cheaper and still make the same profit , but I am afraid there is no such a motor.
Maybe we will make some bigger machines in the future for the artists that do not mind about size and weight and for a better price and then we see how it goes. So we are forced somehow to use the expensive Maxon motor , we really hope that we can find a good alternative because the Maxon motor is overpriced.