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Member since 6/8/08
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Posted on: 9/13/08 8:13 PM ET
Would it be better to buy the Designer Version 5 Software or upgrade to Designer Plus? The Designer Plus is much more expensive and I am wondering if there is anyone who has had any experience with either of these programs.

  
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Posted on: 9/13/08 10:45 PM ET
In reply to PersnicketyStitches
LOL I just bought the software today, I don;t have it yet I will next week but I was told the Designer plus was the best. The best thing is if you buy it before monday and put it on a Bernina card you get one year 0% interest. Mine was over 1800


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Sewing Machines, Baby Lock Nancy Zieman Ellegante, Baby Lock Ellure Plus, Viking Platinum 730 and a Singer Serger. My new Serger is a Pfaff 4764 and it runs nicely. Added a new Machine today a really beauty Pfaff 130. Newest Addition a Baby Lock Coverstitch only machine. Newest addition Bernina 440QEE. Now A Viking Designer Diamond :) Now a new Viking Huskylock 936 Combo Serger. Sold machine the Viking Platinum 730 and the PFAFF 4764.
  
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Posted on: 9/14/08 9:40 PM ET
How much is the Version 5?? I hadn't planned on this expense.......hmmmmm, the 730 is getting further & further down the list............
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Posted on: 9/15/08 7:34 AM ET
In reply to PersnicketyStitches
Quote: LadyOuterBanks
Would it be better to buy the Designer Version 5 Software or upgrade to Designer Plus?

If you're buying Designer, it would be a very old version and 'used' software that works with an older version of .ART, even if it is a versoin 5.

My dealer only sells the version 5 of Editor Plus and Designer Plus.
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Posted on: 9/15/08 9:48 AM ET
In reply to Restart06
The full version 5 Plus is over $2000 she gave me 19% off it which made it right around $1600 and with tax it came to a little over $1800. But you don't need it to use the 730. Only if you are going to do anything Digitized or want to change the stitches at all.
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Joel Richter Former Flight attendant with a Major US Carrier.
Sewing Machines, Baby Lock Nancy Zieman Ellegante, Baby Lock Ellure Plus, Viking Platinum 730 and a Singer Serger. My new Serger is a Pfaff 4764 and it runs nicely. Added a new Machine today a really beauty Pfaff 130. Newest Addition a Baby Lock Coverstitch only machine. Newest addition Bernina 440QEE. Now A Viking Designer Diamond :) Now a new Viking Huskylock 936 Combo Serger. Sold machine the Viking Platinum 730 and the PFAFF 4764.
  
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