It takes quite a while to pay off the unit if you include the image prep time to get somewhat of a good result. That being said, mine paid off in about 1.5 years and this Christmas paid off my notebook computer which I used to have it on site during Christmas. Normally I quote a two to three day turnaround time. That is to get the order 75 miles to my home shop, do the image, then get it 75 miles back. Surprisingly there is very little static with this turnaround time because my images are so much better than you see on the carts doing it.
Proper image preparation, proper settings, and a few tricks can lead to a fairly bright image that does not need to be held just so to look good.
I may look on Ebay for a backup unit.
From a really good source that has access to the MPX-50 and the MPX-60, they really like the results of the 50 better. The big advantage of the 60 is the USB port. I purchased a USP to parallel cable to use on my notebook. Not sure if it is the notebook, the cable, WinXP. or the driver, but I *must* unplug the USB end after each engraving for it to accept the next one. Also the settings of the image correction disappear if you just try to send it out. [In the normal setup they are even saved with the job.] You must jot down the settings and go to print, select 'properties' and manually input them, for it to work correctly. [I am using the latest driver for WinXP.]
I also need to check out on my desktop a strange phenomena. The notebook drivers are only for the port that the peripheral was plugged into during installation. I am not sure that this is true on the desktop, never had the reason to check it out. I always assumed that 'Universal Serial Port meant universal.
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