Shab 0 Posted September 16, 2012 Of the three brands, which is considered best? USCutter, Graphtec, Roland Which is easiest to work with? Which has free software? Which can accept Adobe Illustrator files? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Big Fran 10 Posted September 16, 2012 I got the Geaphtec CE5000-60 bundle from USCutter and it came with all the software I needed. It came with Corel Draw X3 that can import ai files. The Graphtec software comes with a plugin for Corel Draw and that's what I use to cut. The cutter works great and is very quiet. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mabscotthandyman 1,410 Posted September 16, 2012 Most any cutter comes with cutting software . The choice of cutters is relevant to what you want to do and the price range . Any cutter will cut vinyl the more costly cutters will perform better,quieter and with more accuracy . Do you think you will sell enough stickers or are you doing signs and banners etc . You could always start with a cheaper cutter and move up if you like cutting vinyl . Dan 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BannerJohn 1,324 Posted September 17, 2012 If price was no object, I'd take the Roland every time. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mark-s 1,126 Posted September 17, 2012 Graphtec top of the list. mark-s Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iphone911 9 Posted September 17, 2012 Us cutter is great for starting out.....but in the end go with the Graphtec. Mine hasn't let me done yet Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mopar691 281 Posted September 17, 2012 If price were no object I would go with Summa. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skillboy 0 Posted November 15, 2013 We have been using a Summa T750 for about 15 years and it is still the only cutter we have, never a problem Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bikemike 711 Posted November 15, 2013 If you have a graphtec, graphtec is the best. If you have a roland, roland is the best. If you have a china cutter it is teaching you how to do things for when you get a graphtec or a roland. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jaybyrd 3,770 Posted November 15, 2013 Graphtec or Roland but I like the graphtec myself just cause that's what I have Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dakotagrafx 7,297 Posted November 15, 2013 owned both graphtec and roland - graphtec for fine detail, roland for finding the contour marks for contouring prints. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wildgoose 4,200 Posted November 15, 2013 If you have a graphtec, graphtec is the best.If you have a roland, roland is the best. If you have a china cutter it is teaching you how to do things for when you get a graphtec or a roland. Bikemike has a great point. If you're a newbie you may want to consider an entry level machine. Much less initial expense and while slower, noisier and less accurate the entry models do a lot better than you would think on a bang for buck comparison. I used a P-Cut for over two years and easily made enough off it to afford the new Summa. Now that I have the Summa I am totally spoiled but the lessons I learned with the other machine served me well in understanding the whole shooting match. I also appreciate the higher tech machine more than someone who has never used a budget cutter. The local shop here in town supports more Graphtec than Roland but I think it would depend on things like that if I were choosing between those two. I researched and ended up spending more to get the Summa but that was a personal choice as I decided I didn't want to get down the road 4 years and want to upgrade yet again. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites