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Viking #1 CD cards

Hi. I'm a lurker trying to learn something about machine embroidery, as my heart is yearning to get a machine and join the fun with you all. My main love is apparel sewing and I want to embroider on it for embellishment.

I wonder if you would be so kind as to give me some advice. My husband frowns upon me getting another machine, so I'm looking at the used ones on eBay, hoping that I could talk him into a less expensive model. There are some Viking #1+ machines that look good to me, but I have some questions. Some of them come with a Creative Designer reader/writer and used cards for storage media. I asked if the cards were floppy discs, and they said no, that they are Viking products.

If anyone can help me, my questions are 1) How much do these cards cost each. and 2) how long will Viking support them? Maybe the machine is no longer top of the line, but I'd like to think that for a good machine, They would provide the cards forever. Do they have a track record for that kind of support?

Thanks ever so much, Sharon

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Hi Sharon

I have that machine(in U.K it's the Orchedia) which I bought new about 5-6 yrs ago. The cards come either with designs already on them or better is to buy a programable ones. I am not sure of the price of them now but when the machine was newer they were around £70-80 for progamable one with designs already on there. You can download the designs onto the computer (if you have software) and then clear the card and put different designs onto it ready to embroider. I find that the cards last, I have only had to change one of the 3 I have. Husqvarna have just brought out a new machine Designer SE, there is also the D1 which are both higher spec than the #1. I find it is a good reliable machine, but would get some advice from your local Husqvarna dealer before buying.

Also check what you get with the machine you are thinking of buying, e.g reader/writer, software, designs etc. there are only what size hoops you get. You will find on the web site that the #1 accessories are available but not the machine. The machine was replaced by the Designer II.

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Hope this is helpful.

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torhar

Thanks, Tohar. It has been helpful and I appreciate it. Wish machine manufacturers wouldn't make their stuff so proprietary. Supplies are so much more expensive. Your info helps me decide.

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Seeker

You can buy Vikant reader-writer Ultimate Box

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and download tonnes and tonnes of free designs from the net. If you need to manipulate a design or convert it from another format, Embird
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will do the job. Viking #1+ format (*.hus) is very common and supported by all non-proprietary software (unlike, say, Designer SE format). Have Orchidea, Ultimate Box and Embird myself, and wish only for more time :)

Tatiana

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Tatiana

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