GBC Accucut A400pro Smartcut Rotary Paper Trimmer Review

The GBC Accucut A400pro
(also known as the Smartcut A400 pro) is a heavy duty high performance
12″ rotary paper trimmer. It is designed for trimming signs,
presentations, photos, labels and more. It even works with laminated
items and matboard.The A400pro even has optional cutting blades that are available for decorative cutting and perforating

Overview:

• The GBC Accucut A400pro
  (also known as the Smartcut A400 pro) is a heavy duty high performance
  12″ rotary paper trimmer. It is designed for trimming signs,
  presentations, photos, labels and more. It even works with laminated
  items and matboard.
• The A400pro rotary trimmer is the introductory model for GBC’s line of professional rotary trimmers.
• The A400pro even has optional cutting blades that are available for decorative cutting and perforating

Strengths / Features:

• The
  Smartcut A400pro is a professional grade rotary trimmer designed for
  trimming all types of materials. It is rated for cutting up to 10
  sheets of 20lb paper at a time. However, it is not the ideal solution
  for cutting large volumes of paper. Instead, it is designed for the
  precise trimming of laminated materials, signs, presentations and
  photos.
• This cutter has a metal cutting base that offers
  stability and strength and the base has a printed alignment grid that
  helps to provide precise cutting of all different formats of paper. The
  cutting length of the A400 is twelve inches and the width of the base
  is nine inches.
• The A400 has a transparent cutting guide that
  makes it simple to see exactly where the cutter will trim. The rotary
  blade travels along the edge of the transparent guide allowing you to
  precisely judge where the blade will travel.
• The A400 uses a
  high quality stainless-steel rotary blade that cuts in both directions.
  The blade can easily be replaced if it becomes dull. There are even
  optional blades available for the A400 that allow you to use it for
  perforating documents or for adding a decorative edge to your paper
  using a wave cutting blade.
• The A400pro also has a convenient
  storage department in the bottom of the cutter that is designed for
  holding extra cutting blades.

Weaknesses / Limitations:

• Although
  the A400pro has a metal rod for the blade to travel on, the blade
  mechanism still seems to have some play in it. This can make it
  difficult to make the most precise cuts when accuracy is absolutely
  essential.
• The A400pro uses a cutting mat to help ensure high
  quality cuts. However, over time the cutting mat will become worn and
  the quality of the cutting produced by the A400 will degrade. The
  cutting mat can be reversed and then fipped over for a total of four
  possible positions. However, it is essential to replace the cutting mat
  as it becomes worn. This helps to ensure the quality of your cuts.
• The
  cutting base of the A400pro is only 9 inches wide. This makes trimming
  larger documents difficult. Documents with more than 9″ to the left of
  the blade are not able to take advantage of the rulers or guides on the
  machine making them extremely difficult to cut.

Recommendation:

• The
  GBC Smartcut A400pro is an excellent choice for small offices and home
  offices that are looking for an introductory level professional quality
  rotary trimmer.
• The trimmer offers a great set of features
  for its price level. However, it offers a limited cutting length,
  cutting table and the cutting blade is not as secure as I would prefer
  in a true professional level paper trimmer. For these features you
  would need to step up to the 500 series of GBC trimmers.
• However ,
  the 500 series of trimmers does not offer wave cutting or perforating.
  If you need these features then the A400 or A410pro which offers a 15
  inch cutting length are ideal.

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April 29th, 2008