Quote Originally Posted by AndyUK View Post
All in one controllers seem to be the way things are going. Certainly a bargin when you consider the price of software + controller + PC.

The documentation doesn't look as detailed as I would like, but the videos seem good and I'm sure you'd be able to talk to them about any issues. Be aware that the user base probably isn't there yet for googling support issues, so if the company's support is no good you're in trouble. Having said that, their forums are small but look reasonably active, with feature request threads getting some attention which is always a good sign. I suggest you have a read of this forum before purchasing to get an insider's view.

You'll probably lose the ability to tinker and adapt\extend the system as much as you might be able to with other options, and you're quite locked in to their software, so make sure you like the look of that first! I'd also be wanting a decent warranty on this; with a PC its pretty simple to fix when it breaks, and with a standard controller worst case is just replacing the PCB, but I can see that if something on this breaks it messes up everything and gets expensive fast.
To be honest it is a minefield out there, so many choices, I have had a look at the warranty, and it is 12 months, from what I can gather their support is really good, I am totally new to cnc, and this is my first build, so the easier it is to set up the better, I do have an old pc, which I could use, I have all the hardware to get me going, I would just need to purchase the Mach3 software.