It is big, it is heavy, but it works so fast, thanks to its Auto Mode! I have essential tremors and found no matter how hard I tried, I could not keep my Cricut Heat Press II from ghosting. When it went on sale at Thanksgiving time, I realized my tremors will not get any better and decided to buy the Auto Press. To no have to lift up the press (that’s when I kept “ghosting” before) and have every thing come out perfect… well, I am hooked on finding new things to press! Because it has a bigger pressing area, I can often do two items (or more) instead of one. The Activation wasn’t too hard, but you have to connect the cable given in the box to your computer (desktop type, not iPad or phone).If you decided to get one, remember it will take up more room and weighs over 50 pounds. You won’t be moving it to another spot very often! The length (or depth) is a little over 26 inches and width is a bit over 16 1/2 inches. The only thing that is a negative is when the heat press is done and it releases, it jars the whole table and sometimes the butcher paper and item being pressed and blow out paper can move off the pad. It has not destroyed the sublimation design, but I am unable to do any else on the table while the press is working. It could be because it is one of those white tables; I don’t know, but not as strong as a desk table might be. I am having a ball making heat related items again!
This autopress makes the job so easy. Used it for the first time yesterday since received for my xmas gift and it was so easy to use with great results. highly recommend this product.
Bad experience. My first AutoPress died. It would no longer heat. It was out of warranty. So I ordered a new one during the winter sales. It set up fine and did a quick test press. Today it does not work and gave me en error 91 message. I will call Member Care as it is less than a month old and didn’t even use it on one project. But I am very disappointed. I can not recommend the AutoPress.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Response from CricutBy Cricut, Cricut, January 8, 2026
Thank you for taking the time to leave a review. We appreciate you sharing your honest feedback. We're so sorry to hear that your Autopress experiences haven't met your expectations, We know how frustrating that can feel. We're glad to hear that you will be getting back in touch with Cricut Member Care at 877-727-4288 to work on the current issue. We'll be happy to look into this for you and get this issue resolved.