Ok, first off - the GX24 is the best money we've ever spent right behind our heat press. Of course they work in tandem for our industry so... Personally, unless you are going to get heavy into signmaking, I'd say save the money. You can always ebay it later. We cut decals fine and short run, quick turn shirts all the time now. I have made a few signs - and for what we needed including graphics on our car, the 24 was fine. The software works well as does the export from illustrator or corel - providing you have clean lines. If you don't you may end up sending the logo out to be vectorized so you have good artwork. It's a little simplistic (the software) but gets the job done. Imprintables warehouse has some good videos on YouTube that show you how to get the basics done. They were very helpful to get started. We get our sign vinyl from Fellers and for heat press material, may I suggest you go with Jotto Multicut from jottopaper.com. It's hot peel - and no muss, no fuss. Some of the cold peel heat press vinyl is a little tough to work with and sometimes, doesn't adhere well. Jotto's paper does well even with fine details. Lastly, you need a GOOD PRESS. Ideally, if you are new at it, get the ones that do pressure readout. Sometimes when you are trying to figure this all out, it's difficult diferentiating between heavy and medium pressure etc. If you buy and get stuck, I can probably help. Oh - get the stand. Works real well - unless you have a study tabletop already. - - - John Yaglenski Levelbest Commuications Levelbest Embroidery P: 301.591.2481 / 888.229.1779 F: 301.841.7602 I: levelbest.com / lbemb.com ---------------------------------------- From: "Veena Viswanath" <irisembroidery@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, October 30, 2007 12:48 PM To: amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [amayausers.com] Roland Cutter - gX24 vs. GX -300 Hi all, I was thinking of buying a vinyl cutter and wanted to get some feed back on GX 24 and/or GX 300 from folks who own them. The price difference is about 1200 and wanted to see which one would do the task for me. I would be using this for heat applied graphics, may be for banners, and vehicle decals. What are the pros and cons of one or the other? How have you liked it? Does it come with any software? What is the learning curve? How easy is it to cut from vector art software (corel, illustrator)? What did you buy with your initial set? Do I need to get a stand or is the table top better? What else do I need to look for that I have missed? Appreciate your response. Best Regards, Veena Viswanath. Iris Embroidery 510-226-6171 www.irisembroidery.com =========================================================== The AmayaUsers Mailing List Website: http://www.amayausers.com Discussion Board: http://www.amayausers.com/boards Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://www.amayausers.com/list ===========================================================