I have had my Graphtec FC7000-75 (30") cutter, bought new since 2008. Never a problem. Plus bought 2 CE5000-60 for my kids. It is not metric.. Graphtecs are not just metric. I use Flexistarter software for cutting. Many people still use the old FREE Signblazer software. You will see pretty soon that this forum's old timers use Graphtecs. They are great for detailed designs. Highly recommended over the Rolands for detailed designs. I cut very large graphics even up to 16 ft and the tracking is great, I have never used a Roland or their software. I started with Flexi products back in 2006 and still use them.