haumana 1,221 Posted August 28, 2008 I just wanted to know how many of you out there use a different/separate computer to do your cutting. I am currently using an older laptop, but I always end up downloading and prepping my graphics on a different computer. It's a small pain in the butt transferring my images back and forth, then I end up wondering if I have duplicate images, etc. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BannerJohn 1,324 Posted August 28, 2008 I do...one for each cutter...also one for music and podcasts...one for burning... They are cheap these days. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lefturn 0 Posted August 28, 2008 I am doing the same as you are. Lap top is great for designing on the go. I like the PC for printing and designing at home as it is faster. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ff-extreme 6 Posted August 28, 2008 I do but not really by choice, to many vista issues with the cutter and the software. I do the design work on the new laptop and the cutting on an older pc running xp Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dnewcomb 0 Posted August 28, 2008 Yes, I have a Dell SC430 "server" as my cutter and emailing box. I have a much more high end custom machine I made myself which does everything else. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest fivestar Posted August 28, 2008 I use the same machine at the store to design and cut, but I also do alot of designing here at home and obviously that's a different machine, so I just design here and email them to myself at the store. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
firemalt 10 Posted August 28, 2008 Just got a new laptop with Vista, so I was considering making my old laptop dedicated to cutting only since it has XP. As far as images... just buy a external hard drive, and save everything to that, then there's no issue with duplicated images/designs. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Big-Kid 0 Posted August 28, 2008 Haumana, does the older 'puter or PC you do your designs on not work with the design and cutting programs? Or is there not enough memory on there or something? I've only got a simple cutter so everything is being done form my laptop. Hopefully i'll be picking up AI or something better than the free stuff that will work better, but also allow me to do more/better designs. At that point, I may start to use up alot more space than I want to take away form my laptop, so I might wander over to the PC to start doing everything. Whichever I end up using, we needed more room on our PC which is getting older & slower anyways. Our local Costco had the WD external hardrives (MyBooks I think they call it) for a pretty decent price, but with a rebate. currently I used to pull off un-necassary stuff from the PC and this has helped it some. I'll hopefully have some time to do this to the laptop, then start working on the PC afterwards Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SynFX 1 Posted August 28, 2008 My laptop does everything for me... as if i have a choice... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
haumana 1,221 Posted August 28, 2008 Haumana, does the older 'puter or PC you do your designs on not work with the design and cutting programs? Or is there not enough memory on there or something? My Frankenstein box has plenty of power, memory and storage. The cutter just wasn't conveniently located near it, so I had to work my cutting setup with a laptop. You just missed out on a decent sale that Best Buy had last week - Maxtor External 320 GB (2.5") for $115. I was on the fence between WD and Maxtor (I actually prefer LaCie), but it came down warranty - WD only offered 1-year, and the Maxtor was 5-years. I don't use my external hard drives too often, but if I used them as much as the stuff in Frankenstien then I could definitely kill the hard drive within the 5 years Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Benr98 40 Posted August 28, 2008 I have a seperate computer for the cutter. But I still want an external hard drive, just don't have the extra right now. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest sciondrgn Posted August 28, 2008 One for the cutter and for as my main pc then a laptop for when on the go Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jay2703 704 Posted August 28, 2008 I have a seperate PC for my cutter but they are networked so I don't have to move graphics from one to another. I save them all to my cutter machine. Got a 250 GB portable hard drive that I just use to back up my data. $69 at costco and came with backup software. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
firemalt 10 Posted August 28, 2008 I have a seperate PC for my cutter but they are networked so I don't have to move graphics from one to another. Hmmm... now I have a newb computer question... going to go start a new thread though, so I don't hijack this one. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nonabelle 5 Posted August 28, 2008 I have a seperate PC for my cutter but they are networked so I don't have to move graphics from one to another. Hmmm... now I have a newb computer question... going to go start a new thread though, so I don't hijack this one. wouldn't be the first time Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FatDad 2 Posted August 28, 2008 I have a seperate PC for my cutter but they are networked so I don't have to move graphics from one to another. Hmmm... now I have a newb computer question... going to go start a new thread though, so I don't hijack this one. wouldn't be the first time Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ms_sign 5 Posted August 28, 2008 I can and do Design from two differrent computers. Both my cutters are networked. Jon Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
firemalt 10 Posted August 28, 2008 Damn Mrs. B... you're on a roll today with lots of HATE! FatDad, no need to encourage the little devil! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
haumana 1,221 Posted August 28, 2008 Damn Mrs. B... you're on a roll today with lots of HATE! FatDad, no need to encourage the little devil! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Graphic Systems 1 Posted August 28, 2008 I just wanted to know how many of you out there use a different/separate computer to do your cutting. I am currently using an older laptop, but I always end up downloading and prepping my graphics on a different computer. It's a small pain in the butt transferring my images back and forth, then I end up wondering if I have duplicate images, etc. I have a tower that is sitting in the both with my solvent printer and is ran by my workstation. The reason for this set up is due to the vapors that the printer releases during operation. I have built a server to store all graphic files that is accessed from any of my graphics work stations. I have found threw the years that keeping my files on the server will keep them from being lost during a fatal work station crash. I do not recommend wireless for the simple reason that hackers love them, I always hard line all my pc's..... ( Just my thought ) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dakotagrafx 7,297 Posted August 29, 2008 Main computer for design with external hard drive and separate tower for cutting with both the pcut and refine. Haven't got around to getting the Encad printer going yet but will probably use the cutting computer. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
haumana 1,221 Posted August 29, 2008 Some of you guys have the best toys Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SmallSigns 23 Posted August 29, 2008 Tower with twin 17" monitors, 2.4GHz CPU and 3GB ram for cutting. HP Pavilion dv9000 2.0GHz CPU, 4GB RAM for designing. Both running SBE. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jay2703 704 Posted August 29, 2008 Tower with twin 17" monitors, 2.4GHz CPU and 3GB ram for cutting. HP Pavilion dv9000 2.0GHz CPU, 4GB RAM for designing. Both running SBE. That just seems like overkill. You could most likely use a 286 with 12 megs of ram to run one of these cutters. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BannerJohn 1,324 Posted August 29, 2008 Tower with twin 17" monitors, 2.4GHz CPU and 3GB ram for cutting. HP Pavilion dv9000 2.0GHz CPU, 4GB RAM for designing. Both running SBE. That just seems like overkill. You could most likely use a 286 with 12 megs of ram to run one of these cutters. overkill totally. I ran SB for a year on a 1ghz with 256 mb ram. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
