Amaya Bravo

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Does anyone know anything about the new Amaya Bravo?

It looks like an XT with more reasonable speed estimates.

It also looks like it may have a more limited operating system.

How will this affect the value of used XTs?

Dennis

[levelbest]

Huh?

Reasonable speed estimates? It runs at 1000spm. When I am doing a jacket back, I set our machines regularly at 1350-1400. We sew every day at 1200spm (caps excepted which we run at 850). Not sure what you mean there. I wouldn't trade my speed on our 3 machines for 200-400spm back. Think of what means in jacket back terms. Even normal production terms to doing 2-250 stitches a minute more.

The operating system is indeed more limited. You can not run as a multi head. You cannot run multiple amayas off the same machine. There are limitations in the settings of the OS (runs AOS lite only). There are limitations on the size of hoops you can use etc.

Bottom line is - while it LOOKS like an XT with a different name plate, it does not share the same features, nor does it compete in the same space as the XT.

<ok, the following is my opinion>

If you plan to grow beyond one machine, I'd look to the XT. If you know you're just looking to add embroidery to your shop to do some personalization or it's just a side to other things you do (for ex. if you do leather upholstry and just want something to put logos on the leather with etc. etc), if you arent' doing much volume, if you think you'll stay with a single head for quite a while, then this may work for you.

I don't think it will effect the value of your machine much. Maybe a little till people figure out the differences (and unlike melco, I do think there will be SOME confusion because they appear on the surface similar) - but not much.

[Rod or Sharon]

The Bravo is what they call an ENTRY LEVEL machine

Rod