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    Tell you what,

    Sign Blazer is a magnificent program, no doubt... I would never dream of recommending to replace it with SignGo... I think Flexi Starter is very limited and packaging it with a cutter is easy, except that with SignBlazer the "new guy" gets an amazing intro into the world of vinyl cutting... Most US Cutter clients who start with SignBlazer all eventually upgrade but do it with knowledge and intention. Plus they have not spent money on software they ended up not liking or just not using... The best part is it is free, so our cutter price doesn't go up, the client saves money, yet does benefit from a compentent cutting software.

    SignGo for the record is really not that great... I have come to this opinion, I just like to play devils advocate and stay objective. It does have some great features, they are just really awkward.

    I like SIGNCUT PRO a ton... I like using Inkscape, Corel, or Illy... I mean is Flexi ever going to be better then Illy or Corel??? Let me answer, NO, so why try to beat Icons in design/illustration. SignCut delivers on excellent cutter performance and most importantly cutter compatibility... Plus Kimon is always around to deal with serious support issues...

    I would be lying if I said I was not looking at different software to recommend... Anyone have any out there programs that are decent...

    Did I tell you guys I have a VERSA-CAM (prints & cuts @ the same time) to play with in the office... HEHEHE :-) I gotta make some shirtz..

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    You describe a perfect serial scenario... In a perfect USB scenario you plug and go as well...

    The problem is if their is an issue with serial you won't ever know... With USB it either will not show up, will not recognize or display in the device manager, or it will recognize and then stop recognizing... At the very least you know you have a problem... Get my drift? Serial does not give you any feedback, the cable may be nice and tight but it could be a faulty cable, it could have a bent pin, the port itself could be bad, at any rate a serial connection will never let you know something is wrong...

    I completely agree with you on being able to screw down the connection...

    -Brandon

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    I don't need to wonder why... The reason they did is the same reason Roland had to put it back on their GX24 ... People complained because they were used to using it and some folks are running relatively older machines with limited USB support to cut with. This is especially true in some sign shops that have been open 10+ years...

    John your thinking I mean speed in the sense of faster... I mean speed in the sense of compatibility...

    Plus your avoiding my most powerful points... I just got done all last week meeting with top Roland Engineers and they are perplexed as to why people still use the serial port.. Believe me these guys would not be all about USB if it was not the way to be.

    I love this board! Great debate, thanks for the reply John, slow morning for us here the phones are hardly ringing...