to chinese or not to chinese

[Paul]

Signblazer is unother option and only one that is free. Does work but is extremly user unfriendly

[draig]

I still use Signcut 2002 along with others (Sign Tools3 or Corel itself). Depends on complexity of graphic etc.

Sharon

[Paul]

Corel? Corel doas not let you cut anything. Only if corect macro is instaled. But this wont work with every cutter i think. Or oam wrong?

[Imme]

When faced with the same choice as you, I opted for the Cameo because I thought that quality was more important than size. But three months later I came to the conclusion that a 300mm wide cut just wasn't wide enough.
However I was so impressed with the quality of Graphtec's little machine that I spent the extra and brought their CE5000-60.
I know it cost three times as much as the Chinese ones but it was set up in minutes, works with Illustrator & can contour cut with ease.
I guess if you go for the quality option you will have something that will hold its value!

[RogerC]

When faced with the same choice as you, I opted for the Cameo because I thought that quality was more important than size. But three months later I came to the conclusion that a 300mm wide cut just wasn't wide enough.
However I was so impressed with the quality of Graphtec's little machine that I spent the extra and brought their CE5000-60.
I know it cost three times as much as the Chinese ones but it was set up in minutes, works with Illustrator & can contour cut with ease.
I guess if you go for the quality option you will have something that will hold its value!

I bought the 5000-60 a few years back and to be honest I find it 'brilliant'.......yes it was more than a cheapo chinese 'fleabay' cutter but well worth the peace of mind IMO.

Paul regarding the 'Corel doesn't let you cut anything'? My X3 is set up and cuts direct to my Graphtec 5000 (albeit it routes to Robo master pro software to do it) and with the cut line profile set up in X3 it routes through Versaworks it cuts quite happily....or have I misunderstood your meaning?

[bigj2552]

When faced with the same choice as you, I opted for the Cameo because I thought that quality was more important than size. But three months later I came to the conclusion that a 300mm wide cut just wasn't wide enough.
However I was so impressed with the quality of Graphtec's little machine that I spent the extra and brought their CE5000-60.
I know it cost three times as much as the Chinese ones but it was set up in minutes, works with Illustrator & can contour cut with ease.
I guess if you go for the quality option you will have something that will hold its value!

extra !....that one you got is like over £1200 if im right in saying

[Imme]

£975 without a stand, three and a bit times a Chinese cutter (or a cameo). But as RogerC said it's brilliant and to me it's worth it.

[Paul]

Paul regarding the 'Corel doesn't let you cut anything'? My X3 is set up and cuts direct to my Graphtec 5000 (albeit it routes to Robo master pro software to do it) and with the cut line profile set up in X3 it routes through Versaworks it cuts quite happily....or have I misunderstood your meaning?

corel dont cut out of the box. you need macro to do it as ar as iam concern.

[RogerC]

corel dont cut out of the box. you need macro to do it as ar as iam concern.

You're correct Paul however as cutters.....printer/cutters usually come with software to enable cutting it is just a matter of 'linking' Corel to those programmes as I did with Robo master and Versaworks....simples. As far as I am aware you don't need a macro.

[bigj2552]

and the answer to my thread topic - not to chinese.....bought the silloutte cameo