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★★★★★
If you are thinking of buying a Cricut. Dont waste your time or money.
If you are thinking of buying a Cricut. Dont waste your time or money. Buy the Silhouette CAMEO. Trust me you will not be dissapointed.
My Wife is like a kid in a candy store. She is extremely pleased with this cutter. For $280 this machine really cannot be beat.
The software that comes with the Cameo is top notch. Letting you use all of your own fonts and import your own clipart and photos. There is even a online store that lets you purchase designs for $.99. And they give you a $10 gift card for the store in the box as well. If you can use your "Print Screen" button on the computer and a simple photo editor, the possibilites are endless even without purchasing designs from the store.
The speed and level of detail this machine can cut is very impressive. Very simple to operate as well.
The only advantage I could see for the Cricut, is the ability to make stuff without a PC. Other than that, why waste all of that money on expensive cartridges. There used to be a couple of software companies that made design software like Make-The-Cut that allowed you to use a cricut with a PC. However, Cricut recently sued the companies who make this software and you can no longer get either of them, forcing you to use cartridges.
Silhouette CAMEO is the clear winner.
December 2011 · Arts Crafts and Sewing · verified purchase