[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I just did my first mat-less project on my new Explore 3. This is an upgrade for me from my explore air and it is crazy fast compared to my older model. I used the smart vinyl, which when used with the explore 3 allows you to cut without a mat. There will be a lot of savings not having to buy mats anymore, however I do plan to keep a mat or 2 around, because it will come in useful for cutting with scraps.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting Cricut
Customer Rating
3
Faster, quieter motor, but incessant beeping
on June 14, 2021
Posted by: Christina
I've used the explore air 2 for a while and the explore 3 one is about a third faster with a regular cutting mat, which is great. The motor is quieter seems very smooth. However, they decided to override this quietness with an incessant beep that it makes each time it lifts to blade that is driving me insane. Why ruin a good thing? But if you can handle the noise, it is worth the upgrade.
I have trouble connecting the machine to my computer after using it only twice
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Response from CricutBy Cricut, December 20, 2023
We are sorry to hear you are having trouble connecting your Cricut machine to your computer. We would like to help you find a solution so you can continue crafting. Please contact our Member Care team at https://cricut.com/contact.
Written by a customer while visiting Cricut
Customer Rating
4
Great product, but Design Space has a draw flaw
on July 23, 2021
Posted by: Jeffrey
The Cricut Explore 3 is really impressive to watch in action. It's on of those things that is just amazing to see do its thing at such a speed.
Design Space seems to work well with most designs I throw at it, but the one thing it had trouble with was when I wanted it to draw (with pen) a lot of simple lines (from text made into lines). Instead of having the whole shape of the text outlined, I wanted it to draw as though a person were writing it by hand (single line for each character). Design Space could make it if the shapes were not 'attached' or 'flattened' but would not work otherwise. I assume this is because of how it would need to arrange its programming to efficiently draw everything in order/placement as designed. My only solution is to make fewer lines by connecting the letter characters similar to hand-writing. Only then will Design Space let me move to the next step of prepping the Cricut for drawing. A bit of a hassle, but at least there is a workaround.