best bang for buck printer/cutter

[MIKE DAVIS]

Hi there, I am currently using a MutohXpertjet printer for quite some years, and am looking at upgrading, and wanted to know peoples general feel for Mutoh, roland and Mimaki printers? Without fighting about it, basically just wanted to see benefits or downfalls of each so I can decide if I want to stay with Mutoh or move on. My downfalls are that the Mutoh ink seems to scratch easy after a while curing if the signs touch, as well as custoimer service is terrible, so I have had to learn to fix issues myself, but has been a decent printer. I need to do a printer with a plotter this time. Thanks for any feedback.

 

[WizardWorks]

I bought a Mimaki CJV-200 back in March and I love the thing. 3 year parts warranty is nice, too. only real drawback is the expiration on the inks, but we all know there are ways around that. It's a great machine at a great price. I'm running the 8 color mode and the work it produces is eye poppingly gorgeous.

Seems like no matter what you buy, you're going to learn to fix stuff yourself. I'm only back in the industry 7 months and I'm already bitter and jaded about trying to get help from vendors after they cash my checks.