Silhouette vc Cricut

LilLee11

I am so so sad...my Cricut is broken. I didnt even use it very much in the 2 years that I owned it, but the blade is dragging. I found some tutorial online to reboot the machine, but it didnt work. Then I called customer service and they helped me update my firmware etc. And basically they told me Im SOL. Now my question is, whats the difference between the silhouette and cricut? Im wondering if I should just get the silhouette....my main thing I like to do is cut stuff out and possibly design my own things on the computer. Thanks!

Also, do you know if these go on sale for black friday?

Rock-n-Voll

See the FAQ link at the top of the board.

WishesSheCouldCook

The other thing to consider is how many cartridges you have.  I'm waist deep in carts so if my machine broke I would replace it with a cricut because of all the money I have invested in the accessories.

Gretijean

WishesSheCouldCook:

The other thing to consider is how many cartridges you have.  I'm waist deep in carts so if my machine broke I would replace it with a cricut because of all the money I have invested in the accessories.

 This!

Kasi80

I prefer the Silhouette to a Cricut.  I have both and the Sil is a much more precise machine and just cuts better overall.  I own only one cart so I didn't invest much into the Cricut.  I use a 3rd party software for both machines which allows me to design my own images if I want.  The 3rd party software is not sold with the option to use the Cricut anymore but it's pretty easy to get the plugin file you need for it to work with it. 

Saxgrl1

Go with Silhouette if your stuck on just those two.  I don't have a Silhouette, but I do have a Cricut and from all the other reviews I've seen, the cutting quality of Sil is far better than Cricut.  And from your situation, you've already found out ProvoCrafts customer service is not very customer friendly.  They've got your money and your are stuck cutting THEIR designs on their expensive cartridges (even at $15-$20 on ebay/Cricutmachine.com its still expensive compared to the FREE images you can find online to use in 3rd party software).  And there are other machines out there besides the crap PC puts out and the much better Silhouette America.  I just got my KNK Zing, so I haven't gotten to play with it quite yet, but the AMAZING support from KNK and Make-The-Cut is incredible and worth the higher price tag.

ETA: you can always sell your cartridges.

Tianacheron

Saxgrl1:

Go with Silhouette if your stuck on just those two.  I don't have a Silhouette, but I do have a Cricut and from all the other reviews I've seen, the cutting quality of Sil is far better than Cricut.  And from your situation, you've already found out ProvoCrafts customer service is not very customer friendly.  They've got your money and your are stuck cutting THEIR designs on their expensive cartridges (even at $15-$20 on ebay/Cricutmachine.com its still expensive compared to the FREE images you can find online to use in 3rd party software).  And there are other machines out there besides the crap PC puts out and the much better Silhouette America.  I just got my KNK Zing, so I haven't gotten to play with it quite yet, but the AMAZING support from KNK and Make-The-Cut is incredible and worth the higher price tag.

ETA: you can always sell your cartridges.

sooooooooooooo jealous!!! and if you do end up with a silhouette, i'd probably go with the cameo at this point, not too many retailers are selling the SD (8in cut width vs 12 with the cameo), and used cartridges sell very well on ebay.