What would you buy?

I would find out who has the better service in your area, both those machines will probably do you just fine but service is key.

 

I am a Roland guy but now after seen some posts about the new Epson GS6000 my opinion has changed, and now i am looking at an Epsong and probably will buy one soon as long as i find good service, because for Roland i have 3 places within 10 miles from me i can get service from, but Epson only one so will see.

 

The print and cuts are nice, but if you can get a unit that separates, you can print one job while cutting another. I enjoyed working the Roland print & cut I had at a previous job, but having it take up time cutting and not printing would become an issue for any company looking to increase volume imo.

 

ColoPrinthead has a great point. We run both setups, and depending on the job and our current workflow, we may use the print/cut Roland or print on one printer and cut on the Summa.

That said, our Rolands have been nothing short of workhorses. We have an XC540 that's a little over three years old, and we probably have about a grand into it for maintenance.

 

Roland, been using their stuff for 22 years. Only got screwed one time on a PNC 5000.
Other than that I have had 7 other Roland machines that never gave me a any problems.