These machines are horrible. Slow. Glitchy. And did I say SLOW. Worst money I have ever spent.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Response from CricutBy Cricut, Cricut, May 5, 2025
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It definitely faster and quieter. I started it stepped away and came back thinking I forgot to start it but it was done. But I’m having issues cutting vinyl for cord organizers. It would not accept the cutting blade. I need to call the help desk to see if it’s my machine or Design Space.
Love the machine! Unfortunately quality control could be better. I purchased this machine for my daughter. I opted to help go through the initial set up with her and I am so glad that I did. The machine would not cut the sample project of removable vinyl. We tried several things…recutting, reseating the housing, reseating the blade in the housing, etc. Finally, I popped out the blade that came in the machine and put in a different brand new blade I had purchased as a backup for her. It then cut perfectly. While I was excited that we resolved the issue, it took time to resolve. I was disappointed to think how much worse the experience would have been with a brand new user who didn’t happen to have another blade on hand or even know that that was the potential issue. I do love the machine and its speed at cutting matted materials! I love mine and the many materials I’ve cut with it! I would definitely buy it for her again. I’d just like to see Cricut look into quality control for blades because I’m confused about how this happened.