The Varitronics ® Profinish™ Cold Laminator  is manufactured by Xyron.  Varitronics® simply takes a sticker and puts their name on it.  Beware this laminator is only a 24" wide laminator while the Xyron 2500 laminator is 25" wide.   Xyron is the actual  manufacturer of numerous other branded cold laminators including the 3M® or Scotch® Brand LS1050 cold laminator.  However, even though they all look alike, and in the case of the Profinish® laminator 1" smaller in width, the other brand  laminators and their laminate are more expensive than the Xyron 2500.

Also consider Varitronic's® ProFinish® XL Cold Laminating System.  This laminator again manufactured by Xyron for Varitronics® laminates up to a 42" width.  It accepts two different laminate sets - 24" & 42".  But, the  Xyron 4400 cold laminator, which is identical, accepts three different laminate widths - 25", 38" & 43".  And, the laminator and laminate is cheaper than Varitronics® comparable laminate sets.

Remember, its not what you pay today for your machines, it's what you will pay in the future for the consumables.  Because their laminate sets are proprietary to their systems, the price increases described above are not that unusual.  And, in our opinion, because you the customer don't have an alternative source, you'll be stuck paying those prices.

That's why we recommend the Xyron 1255, Xyron 2500 & the Xyron 4400 laminators.

Know what you're buying before you buy it!