Will someone please explain the difference between a Sizzix, Xyron, Cuttlebug, and a Cricut?
May 24th, 2010 | 
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It looks like a Cricut
Any pros/cons of any one that you have tried?
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I am not sure about the differences between them but I just tried a Cricket this weekend. It actually worked very well. The only think is that it only comes with one cartridge and each additional cartridge is about $90! I would never buy one simply for the fact that I would get sick of the shapes on the cartridge I have and I wouldn’t want to spend more money on cartridges.
Okay…here goes:
A Sizzix is a personal die-cutting machine. You purchase the machine and any dies that you want and cut as you wish. You have to purchase all the dies that you want. So if you want a car, you get a car. If you want a fish, you get a fish…. This is like the die-cutting machine you borrow at the scrapbooking store. It has the same great quality, just not as expensive as the store one. It is expensive to get all the dies, but you have great quality dies when you make them. I think you can get certain dies that will emboss too. It’s not electric or anything, you just load the die and paper and push down on the handle to cut the paper.
http://www.sizzix.com/categories/Machines
A Cuttlebug is a personal die-cutting machine and embosser. I believe the you can use dies that you already have and you crank the handle to get the machine to cut (again not an electric machine).
http://www.provocraft.com/products/index.products.php?cl=cuttlebug
The Cricut
(also made by ProvoCraft) is an electronic personal cutting system. You purchase additional cartridges for additional dies. http://www.provocraft.com/products/index.products.php?cl=cricut
The Xyron has a few machines and they have many uses. The ones you think of most can create things into stickers, laminate things, turn things into magnets and labels. These do not use heat and are not electric. They also have other products that cut and print. They have an electric personal cutting system called the Wishblade that makes die-cuts too. I believe you buy new disks for updates on the available dies. http://www.xyron.com/enUS/Products/default.html
There are so many new products coming out in the way of personal cutting systems. Some stand alone and some hook up to your computer… They are really neat but I would only buy if I did A LOT of scrapbooking and card making because of the expense.
Hope this helps you! Happy Scrapping.
The answer above is very informative. I just want to say that I have a Cuttlebug and you can use Sizzix dies with it. I don’t use it for a lot of cutting, mainly because I don’t like the dies that they have a selection of. I do, however, LOVE their embossers.
Xyron also makes a machine that can cut, a lot like the Cricut
, but it’s not as expensive and it doesn’t do near as much. I haven’t tried it, I’ve just seen it in the store. They also make a little machine that prints for you. You can print on ribbon and paper, as well as many other things.
http://www.xyron.com/enUS/Segments/Cutting.html
http://www.xyron.com/enUS/Segments/Printing.html
The Cricut
does more than cutting. You can buy pens and replace the cutting blade with those and it will draw for you. You can hook it up to your computer and it will draw anything you have a font in (at least that’s the way I understand it). The downside is you have buy the software separately and cut out that whatever it draws by hand.