Buying a Different Plotter

[JKADesigns]

I just sold my Panther. I was real happy with it, but now I need to buy a newer machine. I'm looking at the QE60+ from SW, found one that's a couple years old for a thousand dollars. I need the software to run it as well.

Does anyone have any opinion on these machines and how well they'd perform for short run graphics? I don't have much business now, I had bought $2,000 worth of vinyl, computer, plotter, and someone on here told me I couldn't warranty the vinyl since I didn't know how old it was so I got rid of it.. I'm too much of a perfectionist to sell vinyl that I don't know how old it is, and therefore I cannot warranty it.

Any opinions? Anything else I should look at for $1000 used? Thanks

 

[Jackpine]

You have LXi. That will run it. Corel Draw will run it with the Graphtec bridge program downloadable from Graphtec.

I just sold my Panther. I was real happy with it, but now I need to buy a newer machine. I'm looking at the QE60+ from SW, found one that's a couple years old for a thousand dollars. I need the software to run it as well.

Does anyone have any opinion on these machines and how well they'd perform for short run graphics? I don't have much business now, I had bought $2,000 worth of vinyl, computer, plotter, and someone on here told me I couldn't warranty the vinyl since I didn't know how old it was so I got rid of it.. I'm too much of a perfectionist to sell vinyl that I don't know how old it is, and therefore I cannot warranty it.

Any opinions? Anything else I should look at for $1000 used? Thanks

 

[AUTO-FX]

Those Q machines are re-branded Graphtec machines, sold exclusively by Signwarehouse. Much nicer then the "Panther".
Flexi, LXI, Co-Cut. Most, if not all of the bigger name brands will run the Q machines.
Go for it.

 

[HulkSmash]

How wide are you looking to cut?

 

[JKADesigns]

I had a 24" plotter, was real happy with that one. Thinking about just staying with the same width as that is a good size for the space that I have to work with. Thank you for the information on the Graphtec rebranding, I didn't know that. Thank you very much for the replies!

Joseph

 

[Rodi]

Check out CiberSupply, they have an demo model Graphtec CE 5000 for 1200 bux with stand, and they are good folks too.