Sawgrass identifies this U.S. model as the SG1000 and describes it as a printer for sublimation and VersiFlex. Its most useful documented distinction from the SG500 is media format: the SG1000 supports 11 × 17-inch media in its main tray and up to 13 × 19 inches with the bypass tray. Those are paper sizes, not confirmed printable artwork dimensions.
Choose by media format
Sawgrass says the SG500 and SG1000 use the same components and operate the same; the main tray media sizes differ, and the bypass tray extends the supported format. Sawgrass lists the SG500 at up to 8.5 × 14 inches in its main tray and 8.5 × 51 inches with its bypass tray. Compare those documented paths with your actual transfer size and feed method before choosing between the two models. See the SG500 profile for its listed formats.
The SG1000's 11 × 17 and 13 × 19-inch figures describe media limits. The product source reviewed here does not establish an imageable area for either path. Driver, software, paper, and layout margins can affect where artwork prints. Confirm the usable area in the current manual and print-management software before preparing a design near a sheet edge.
Review the named supply workflow
Sawgrass describes the SG1000 as a printer for both sublimation and VersiFlex, but these are separate ink workflows. Sawgrass says VersiFlex is not standard sublimation ink: it describes VersiFlex as a print-and-press process for natural fibers and SubliJet UHD as its sublimation system for high-polyester fabrics and coated products. Sawgrass warns not to mix VersiFlex and SubliJet UHD inks because using the wrong ink may damage the printer. Confirm which ink workflow your exact printer is configured for before buying supplies.
For the named VersiFlex route, Sawgrass's cartridge page lists 31 ml cartridges in a four-cartridge set and individual Expander, Cyan, Magenta, and Yellow variants. Its quick-start wording pairs an SG1000 or SG500 with VersiFlex Light Heat Transfer Paper. The page showed both Sold out and Add to Cart controls when checked on 2026-09-22, so its availability was unclear and the listing did not establish which cartridge variant the visible purchase controls applied to.
The matching paper listing identifies 8.5 × 11-inch, 100-sheet VersiFlex Light Heat Transfer Paper and displayed US$74.95 on 2026-09-22. That is a dated observation for VersiFlex heat-transfer paper; it is not a price for conventional sublimation paper. The paper page also showed Sold out and Add to Cart together, so availability is unknown. This is not a complete supply list or the full cost of an SG1000 setup. Check the exact ink and paper variant, current software requirements, and process instructions before ordering.
Check purchase information
The official SG1000 product page reviewed on 2026-09-23 documents model identity, media formats, and workflow, but the source records do not include a dated exact-model merchant price or stock observation. No live buyable SG1000 offer is verified in this profile. Use Sawgrass's SG1000 product page to check current product and purchase information.
The printer choice makes the most sense to investigate when your planned paper format exceeds the SG500's listed main-tray size and stays within the SG1000's documented tray path. The printer guide places both Sawgrass models alongside other documented systems. The design-size helper can calculate a canvas from dimensions you enter, but it does not determine the SG1000's printable margins or a blank's usable area.
What the sources do not establish
The cited records do not establish printable-area dimensions, print speed for a particular job, independent image-quality or reliability results, ink yield, cost per transfer, or a complete starter-package price. The printer source's workflow claims are manufacturer information, not a comparative performance test. This profile does not establish that an SG1000, a specific blank, paper, ink variant, and press are a validated project combination.
Sources and review date
Sawgrass SG500 and SG1000 product pages were checked on 2026-09-23. VersiFlex cartridge and paper listings were checked on 2026-09-22. Claims are paraphrased; no product photography or listing copy is reused.
- Sawgrass SG1000: exact model, listed main-tray and bypass media formats, workflow, and SG500 comparison.
- Sawgrass SG500: listed media formats used for the comparison.
- Sawgrass VersiFlex ink cartridges: ink-workflow separation, no-mixing warning, listed cartridge name and capacity, variant choices, SG500/SG1000 and paper pairing, and conflicting purchase controls.
- Sawgrass VersiFlex Light Heat Transfer Paper: paper size/count, dated price, and conflicting purchase controls.