Cricut Expression 24-Inch Personal Electronic Cutting Machine
Tuesday, June 21st, 2011 at 11:10 pm
- Electronic cutting machine for scrapbook layouts, classroom decor, signage, and more
- Cartridge-based system (no computer required); cuts from 1/4 inch up to 23-1/2 inches
- Easy-to-read LCD screen; works with 12-by-12-inch or 12-by-24-inch cutting mats
- Includes Plantin SchoolBook font cartridge and Accent Essentials shape cartridge
- Measures 21-1/2 by 7 by 7-3/4 inches
Product Description
An exciting new way to cut letters, shapes, and phrases in impressive sizes using the 12-inch by 24-inch mat or the 12-inch by 12-inch mat. The possibilities are endless with this larger machine, allowing you to create b... More >>
Cricut Expression 24-Inch Personal Electronic Cutting Machine
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I have shopped with Amazon for years. The are usually very reliable, (although i have found they also can be late with delivery if you order older CDs).
This was a bad exception for two reasons.
1. Instead of shipping the Cricut I ordered as the main Christmas gift for my wife (everyone else was ordering Cricut accessories as gifts), Amazon sent me a plastic rolling file cabinent. I had to call and talk to someone at a call center that could hardly speak English and go through that lengthy and unpleasent experience to find out how to correct their shipping error. (my mother is an immigrant and I am pretty good at understanding people with heavy accents but this was ridiculous).
I then had to make them ensure that the gift would be received before Christmas, which was a worry, and fustrating because i made the original order the day after Thanksgiving.
2. Then as i was shopping with my wife at her favorite brick and mortar
crafts store i saw the same Cricut on sale for $51 dollars cheaper than the Amazon price. Ouch
Amazon corrected the error and made the delivery on time for Christmas but what a lot of worry and hassle.
Lessons Learned: Don’t buy you main Christmas Gift throught the mail.
Rating: 1 / 5
I am thinking about buying one of these but by reading the reviews it sounds like this company is milking 1980′s engraving technology. I imagine that if someone came out with a modern version of a machine like this it would cost $1000′s. It’s a shame this company is just milking old technology and doesn’t have a machine that is versatile and uses a computers already available power. From what I see of this machine I would rather spend $1000 or more on a machine that allows you to do real design. For now I can’t see spending a lot of money on an obsolete machine that is only marketed to suck money out of the buyer. This company has the technology in place but chooses to use 30 year old technology just to suck money out of buyers.
Rating: 3 / 5
I have had my machine for almost 3 weeks, I have yet to use it because I didn’t receive the cartridges that are supposed to be packaged with it. I contacted amazon who put me in email contact with the shipping company who finally responded to my request to get the missing cartridges. I was told they would be shipped right out via priority mail, I have yet to receive them. I am anxious to see if this machine is as good as I have been told it would be.
Rating: 1 / 5
Let me say first that I do love this machine and am so glad I chose it over the smaller ones. It seems to be very versatile and I love how quickly it cuts intricate images.
But there’s a big downside for at least one out of ten users, and that’s the fact that the software is Windows-only. This means that if you use a decent computer (that is to say, a Mac), and you want to update the firmware, you’re out of luck. And if you want to use SCAL software to cut fonts from your computer, you’re also out of luck, because you have to update your firmware for SCAL to work.
At best this is ridiculous and at worst, just plain unacceptable. People have suggested we use Windows virtualization software (Parallells, VMWare, etc.) to run the Cricut software, but that would require a purchase of the Windows OS and that’s just not gonna happen. (And those who have tried this report that it usually fails anyway.) I don’t understand why Provo can’t release a simple little driver-type program for the Mac, just to update the firmware. Or do what the company that makes the Slice does, which is to put the updates on the newer cartridges so a computer isn’t even needed to add them.
A great machine, but the company has been claiming for at least a year now that they are “looking into the possibility” of a Mac version of their software. Not acceptable. Every printer, scanner, and all-in-one on the market today has an OSX-compatible driver. This should be no different, and since it’s hardly a difficult task, I wonder at Provo’s real motives for avoiding it for so long.
Rating: 3 / 5
I installed the blade with ease…next step insert cartridge and turn on…no problem…except machine will not recognize that there is a cartridge inserted! I tried with multiple cartridges many many times. I called the 800# and there are “technical difficulties”…I sent an email days ago and so far no response. I’m ready to return the darn thing!
Rating: 1 / 5