can anyone advise me on buying first plotter?

[Lee O'keefe]

I’ve had a Jaguar 2 off Grafityp for 4 years now and still running fine so the product i would say are very good as a budget cutter

[Adam Ross]

I would stretch the budget as much as possible and go for a graphtec, better to buy a quality machine from the start will save alot of problems later

[Jill Marie Welsh]

I have been well pleased with my new Graphtec CE 5000-60.
It was about $1800 from my regular supplier. I could have got it cheaper but wanted to buy it from someone I knew.
I have previously run Gerber, and they are great, but very pricey.
Love….Jill

[Craig Newton]

graphtec gb on their site are selling a budget 24 inch plotter i think there around £600 with a 2 yr warranty a mate has got one and they arent too bad, craig

[Nigel Pugh]

quote Craig Newton:

graphtec gb on their site are selling a budget 24 inch plotter i think there around £600 with a 2 yr warranty a mate has got one and they arent too bad, craig

Craig is that the Expert 24 plotter, if so it is exactly the same spec as the Sable.

[Peter Dee]

If you are serious about sign work then a plotter is going to be the backbone of your business. When I started 15 years ago I bought a Roland 610mm for £2,200 – a fortune at the time. It has worked perfectly for all those years and I just sold it for £400.
I now have a Graphtec 1220mm and a Summacut 610mm.
I would always buy the absolute best you can afford and certainly a popular brand name.
I have read many times of people who buy a cheap cutter then 6 months down the line end up buying a better one.
Yes, a 610mm Summa, Roland or Graphtec might be around £1100 but it will be a real investment for durability, usability, spares, and online help/knowhow.

[Stephen Morriss]

I wish my Summa had been £1100 when I got it 7 years ago!
Anyway it’s been great, no problems and is a fast accurate cutter (watch this, it’ll break now)

Steve

[Peter Dee]

Have a look at these

http://www.graphicdiscount.co.uk/acatal … utter.html

http://www.signmaster.co.uk/Cutters_Plo … index.html

http://www.signmaster.co.uk/Cutters_Plo … otters.htm

http://www.signmaster.co.uk/Cutters_Plo … /index.htm

http://www.signmaster.co.uk/Cutters_Plo … utters.htm