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Silhouette SD Machine
The Silhouette is a digital cutting tool for personal use. It connects to your computer just like a printer, but instead of printing designs it cuts them with a small blade. With the machine connected to your computer, you'll get access to all of the fonts on your PC plus the thousands of cuttable designs found on the Silhouette Online Store.
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What's the difference between Cricut® vs Silhouette
One of the most frequent questions we hear is "What's the difference between the Silhouette and the Cricut®?" (Well, most people don't ask with the registered trademark symbol after the word Cricut®). Anyway, in an effort to have a simple answer to that question we have created the following chart in hopes that you'll find a comprehensive answer.
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Cricut® |
Cricut Expression™ |
Silhouette |
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Manufacturer |
Provo Craft & Novelty |
Provo Craft & Novelty |
QuicKutz |
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Maximum cutting width |
6" |
12" |
8.5" |
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Maximum cut length |
9" |
24" |
40" |
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Fonts that come with the machine |
1 font in 6 styles |
1 in 4 styles |
As many as you have installed on your computer |
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Shapes that come with the machine |
About 50 |
About 75 |
50 |
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Price |
$154 on Google Shopping |
$289 on Google Shopping |
$299 at many of QuicKutz's online dealers |
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Connects to computer |
PC only with Design Studio software ($45 on Google Shopping). Still requires cartridges for use. |
PC only with Design Studio software ($45 on Google Shopping). Still requires cartridges for use. |
PC only |
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Requires computer |
No |
No |
Yes |
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Requires cartridges |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
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Shape sizes |
1" to 5 1/2" in 1/2" increments. With Design Studio, any increment. |
1/4" to 11 1/2" |
1/4" to 8" |
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Can create your own shapes |
No |
No |
Yes |
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Cuts vinyl |
In 6" x 9" sheets |
In 12" x 24" sheets |
In rolls of 8.5" x 40" |
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Cost for more fonts |
$60 per cartridge (usually comes with 1 font and about 50 shapes) |
$60 per cartridge (usually comes with 1 font and about 50 shapes) |
There are thousands of FREE fonts online you can use. |
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Cost for more shapes |
$60 per cartridge (usually comes with 1 font and about 50 shapes) |
$60 per cartridge (usually comes with 1 font and about 50 shapes) |
$1.99 per shape on the Silhouette online store, or you can draw your own shapes for free |
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Size of machine |
6 1/2" tall, 15 1/2" wide, 7" deep |
21.5 in (54.6 cm) x 7 in (17.8 cm) x 7.75 in (19.7 cm) |
4 1/2" tall, 16" wide, 6 1/2" deep |
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Weight |
9.5 lbs. |
20 lbs. |
4.5 lbs. |
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