Trying to decide on a cutter

[JennD26 2]

I started out with am Mh-721 for myself and my mother. Mine only lasted about 3 months, and then I purchased a Zencut which I absolutely love. My mom has had her MH-721 for about 6 months and hers is now starting to mess up. She is ready to replace hers but only has a budget of around $500. We were looking at the Laser Point II. She is using this for Wall decals, and that's about it. Any recommendations?

[MZ SKEETER 4,709]

This is the top of the line in Value cutters.. and at $500.00 Quieter,, a ton of memory, and great tracking. Buy the best you can afford..also does contour cutting., but if you don't want to spend the $500.00 I guess you step down and lose those features. Louder machine with less memory, and don't know the tracking on it.

http://www.uscutter.com/index/page/product/product_id/2315/category_id/3/product_name/USCutter+TC+Series+Vinyl+Cutter+w+Sure+Cuts+A+Lot+Pro++Design+%26+Cut+Software

[BannerJohn 1,324]

There are a lot of users here who have great things to say about the SC series,including a member who uses it daily as his main business cutter.

http://www.uscutter.com/index/page/product/product_id/2534/category_id/3/product_name/USCutter+SC+Series+Vinyl+Cutter+w+Sure+Cuts+A+Lot+Pro++Design+%26+Cut+Software

[slice&dice 2,450]

Hmmmmmmm, wall decals, what sizes are those?

She was doing them with the 24" unit, so I imagine that there's no need for 48" wide vinyl (50" cutter)?

I'm using the SC as my workhorse in a sign-making store, producing everything from massive 28"-high letters on business sign faces all the way down to small decals (today I did a Maltese Cross with fine details & small lettering inside it, for a local Fire Station)

However, as SKEETR noted, the TC is reportedly quieter and more robust than the SC.

For $600, you can obtain the 31" TC unit with stand, and I have no doubts that your mom will be delighted with it as a Christmas present!

The LaserPoint II is exactly the same price ($600 for the 31" size).

It looks very similar to the TC, except it has red endcaps, while the TC is clad with black endcaps.

[JennD26 2]

Thanks guys! Whatever I get I only need the 24" cutting space. It seems all units are pretty comparable. We do probably 15-20 decals a day on her machine, maybe more for higher volume. We were hoping to wait until January because then we could get a graphtec, but her machine is barely hanging in there.

[MZ SKEETER 4,709]

Thanks guys! Whatever I get I only need the 24" cutting space. It seems all units are pretty comparable. We do probably 15-20 decals a day on her machine, maybe more for higher volume. We were hoping to wait until January because then we could get a graphtec, but her machine is barely hanging in there.

what's wrong with her machine? might be a simple fix. Many have ran those MH cutters for years. Have you contacted tech support?