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Ok, I know that the roland is better, but after searching for a used or refurbished one, I can't seem to find a roland for any less than twice the price of either of these 2.
Anyone have an opinion on which would be the better of the 2 between the cutters offered be USCutters or CutterPros? They seem to be the same, with the exception that UDCutters list a 16 bit processor and CutterPros lists a 32 bit processor. There is also a difference of cutting force. Just a typo in specs?
Well, please share your opinions/experiences, thanks in advance.
Just based on user reviews here, I'd personally go with the USCutters plotter before the other. But if they really are essentially the same machine, I'd say that you'd most likely be okay with either one.
How is the support for the CutterPros? Many people like the support that USCutter gives through their forums. Is something like that available for the CutterPros machine?
Also, do you have links to the actual plotters that you're considering? USCutters has several models available. I dont' know about CutterPros.
the price on the cr1200 is not bad compared to the rolands 2 or 3 grand. only thing is if its reliable and parts inside the machine are not glued together like ive read on some review but i can remember what manufacturer was doing that.
I just bought a 24" pcut from uscutter a week ago. Set up was very simple and the cutter works great so far! Compaired to vinyl cut on my friends graphtec and can't tell a difference. Other than he paid much more for his!
Thanks for the opinions, keep them coming please. I will be buying within the next week, probably the next few days. So, no opinions or actual experience with the CutterPros machine?
Thanks for the opinions, keep them coming please. I will be buying within the next week, probably the next few days. So, no opinions or actual experience with the CutterPros machine?
I must preface by saying that I am the owner of USCutter.
CutterPros is rather new to the business. They trade under the name "Screens America" and specialize in sales of home-theater screens.
CutterPro offers machines which are mechanically identical to our Creation PCUT models. They are made by the same factory. We have asked the factory to change the following specifications, (so CutterPro may or may not have asked for the same changes):
1. We have requested Roland-type blades instead of Mimaki because it is much cheaper to get quality Roland-type replacement blades.
2. We include both USB and serial port on all current models.
3. We have specified the inclusion of power supplies that work at both 110V and 220V, whereas standard machines only work with one voltage.
CutterPros has recently introduced a version with a material basket that is otherwise identical to their previous version. Our machine with material basket (the LaserPoint model) also features a laser alignment mechanism (a feature that we helped Creation develop along with the help of SignBlazer) which is currently the only low-cost cutter that enables accurate contour cutting.
Our machines come with SignBlazer Elements as the standard software, which I believe is superior to Flexi Starter. You can download a trial from:
will I got the US Cutter Pcut and I was having problem with set up will Marcus the OWNER seen that I needed help and did that it was 6:00pm and stayed on it to get me up and running it was about 1 hour and he had me going with no problems I tell you I would buy. Any owner that can do what he did I would buy from
will I got the US Cutter Pcut and I was having problem with set up will Marcus the OWNER seen that I needed help and did that it was 6:00pm and stayed on it to get me up and running it was about 1 hour and he had me going with no problems I tell you I would buy. Any owner that can do what he did I would buy from
i totally agree with david.
us cutters tech support has been excelllent. they do go above and beyond to help u. i have spoke with ken personally and he was kind, patient, and very professional. they also have a forum where they really try to help each other with issues.
when i purchase my second cutter, it will be from us cutter. i have owned a graftec and the support sucks to me. u can't get them on the phone. where as us cutters has the forum, email, and phone support.
Sorry for the delay in responding to this post. I inquired again and was told that the CuttorPro machine does indeed use the same (16 bit) mainboard as ours. The "CR" model which they sell represents the different case and molding, and it was initially intended that the machine would use the newer mainboard, but from what I understand they old mainboard was used instead. I think that this is just a case of CutterPro copying the specs from the manufacturer without understanding the product.
I would say that the 16-bit model is actually better than the 32-bit model for several reasons:
1. The 32 bit model is a brand new design. I think the primary reason for its introduction was for cost-cutting. Since it is a different architecture, it will not be compatible with all the software that the PCUT currently works with.
2. Chinese manufacturers have a reputation for releasing unfinished products and we actually turned down the 32 bit mainboard in favor of the 16 bit mainboard because of the understanding of the general release cycle that the manufacturers are using. They do not do sufficiently thorough testing and primarily rely on the customers to do the testing for them. I have personally visited the factory several times, and each time, they say they are "close" to solutions solving problems that they are working on, but to date, I haven't seen a satisfactory solution.
We have come to the conclusion that all the plotters we sell (with the exception of the Copam) are not technically sofisticated enough to offer any advantage over a relatively "dumb" machine. We instead, work with relatively sophisticated software developers (SignBlazer is our #1 choice) who years ago recognized the eventual popularity of low-cost machines and as such developed sophisticated ways to manipulate these relatively (dumb) devices. Much in the same way that printers have transitioned from having a great deal of internal processing capability to instead using the computer CPU, plotters have done the same. Instead of relying on relatively unsophisticated hardware-based algorithms, we rely on the software (which is updated regularly) to provide extremely sophisticated processing capability.
3. I asked about the relative reliability of mainboards (in terms of failure over the first year) and I was told that the old mainboard has a failure rate of about .5% while the newer mainboard technology has a failure rate of 2%. In practice, I believe that our failure rates are higher than .5%, so I would say "scale accordingly". From what I understand, most of the failures are caused by plugging and unplugging ports and the associated "static zap" that can occur and it seems that the newer electronics are more sensitive to such problems.
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Originally Posted by badaml
I noticed that the cutterpros list specs as 32 bit cpu and a slightly higher cutting force. Is it a typo?
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