After installing a brand-new 24" printer, I find myself in need of a 24" print trimmer - I had forgotten that aspect of life with rolls after a few years of only having a 3880!
The tried and true solution is, of course, the Rotatrim Mastercut (a $300 print trimmer!). Rotatrim also makes a Professional Monorail trimmer that is about $85 less than the Mastercut, which might be enough for an individual photographer printing big?
There are also Dahle and Carl clones of the Rotatrim Monorail, but they're not much cheaper (I had hoped one might be a dual-rail, but they're not). I'd probably go with the Monorail unless someone has a reason to prefer the competition. They're a bit wider, but why would I need a trimmer somewhat wider than my printer (and the next size down is, annoyingly, a bit NARROWER than the printer)?
There is a Carl (the DC-250) that is about another $70 cheaper ($161), and seems to be a different design - the rail and the trim guide seem to be integrated, and the rail is a tall rectangle, rather than round.
At PhotoPlus a few years ago, I saw a number of Chinese trimmers in the $75-$100 range, most of which looked like Rotatrim Monorail clones - at least one booth had a Mastercut clone under $150 in 24". Are the Chinese clones worth considering, and does anyone know where to get one if they are? B+H doesn't seem to have them
Does anyone have experience with any of these contraptions? My inclination is to go with the Monorail unless someone can point me to a cheaper version that works as well.
Dan