I have never heard anyone say more than $200 for hobby users.. . and $1000 for a really good industrial version is generally not a problem "IF" there is sufficient reason to use it over LinuxCNC or some other CNC software system.
But if you can't get it, does it matter?? NO! LinuxCNC, Mach3/4, etc is just part of the CNC machine control puzzle. Users also need really good motion control hardware support. In that regard, LinuxCNC users are very fortunate to have Mesa and Pico onboard 100%. A CNC system also needs a stable OS on which to operate it..... and with Microsoft now trying to focus on the smart phone market.. figure out why the Surface has been a dismal failure.. etc and shuffle CEOs out the door... what are the chances that Windows 9 and 10 will be a good platform on which to run a CNC control system?? Not likely. Here is a good article on Microsofts "vision" - Windows 9 and beyond... tell me how real time control fits into this scheme?? It doesn't. http://www.extremetech.com/computing/168168-windows-9-will-unify-the-smartphone-tablet-desktop-and-console-but-is-it-too-little-too-late Dave On 10/9/2013 7:34 AM, Ron Ginger wrote: > On 10/9/2013 12:43 AM, Marius Liebenberg wrote: >> And to add fuel to the Mach4 fire. They are planning a cost of around >> $1000 - $2000 for a single seat. This is where they will fall out the >> bus. It will just become to unaffordable for anyone but very serious >> users and in my opinion, very serious users normally use LCNC. > This is complete nonsense. The planned price for single users of Mach4 > is $200, just slightly more than the current Mach3 price. > > For large OEM users with special needs a negotiated price that may reach > $1000 or more is possible. This will depend on the level of > customization required, sales volume and many other factors. > > ron ginger > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > October Webinars: Code for Performance > Free Intel webinars can help you accelerate application performance. > Explore tips for MPI, OpenMP, advanced profiling, and more. Get the most from > the latest Intel processors and coprocessors. See abstracts and register > > http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=60134071&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ October Webinars: Code for Performance Free Intel webinars can help you accelerate application performance. Explore tips for MPI, OpenMP, advanced profiling, and more. Get the most from the latest Intel processors and coprocessors. See abstracts and register > http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=60134071&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
