That's true - the newer ones don't require cartridges. I'm honestly not as familiar with the Cricut, especially the new ones, as I am with the Silhouette, so I'm not sure how easy they are to use and how easy designing your own projects are for those machines. From what I've seen, accessories for both Cricuts and Silhouettes are pretty comparable. The cutting mats for Cricut are a bit cheaper, but I use those in my Silhouette and they work just fine. The thing I love about Silhouette is the online store for designs - there are a ton of great graphics and you can customize subscription plans to best suit your needs (on one plan you pay $19.99 a month and get $150 worth of downloads). On Fri, Sep 12, 2014 at 11:47 AM, Steven K. Bowers <sbowers@wayne.edu> wrote:
I'm not advocating one over the other, but the new Cricut does not require cartridges so is a bit more flexible than it used to be. You can make your own designs or use online "patterns" for free as well.
-Steve
------------------------------ *From: *"Jess Hesselgrave" <jhesselgrave@ssldl.info> *To: *scomfort@dexter.lib.mi.us *Cc: *michlib-l@mcls.org *Sent: *Friday, September 12, 2014 11:36:43 AM *Subject: *Re: [Michlib-l] Cricut Machine
I agree with Jill Sodt - Silhouette's are way more flexible and cheaper in the long run. We also have some Cricut cartridges, but we are not purchasing new ones to add to our collection at this point.
On Thu, Sep 11, 2014 at 4:31 PM, Barbara Dinan <bdinan@plymouthlibrary.org
wrote:
If you do end up getting a Cricut, you can check out cartridges here at Plymouth Library. We have 90 to choose from.
Barb Dinan Plymouth Library 734-453-0750
I'd recommend looking at a Silhouette instead. More flexibility and cheaper in the long term. http://www.silhouetteamerica.com/
Jill Sodt Director of Library Services Mott Library Mott Community College 1401 East Court St, Flint, MI 48503 810-762-0415 jill.sodt@mcc.edu
On Thu, Sep 11, 2014 at 2:35 PM, Stacey Comfort <scomfort@dexter.lib.mi.us> wrote:
Hi, all -
I'm hoping to get a Cricut machine for use in our Youth section, mostly for display features and bulletin boards. Do any libraries out there have one that they use? If so, what model, and what can you tell me about it? Is it easy to use, do you like it, does it require training or a lot of figuring out?
Thanks in advance - you can reply directly to me.
Stacey Comfort Youth Reference Librarian Dexter District Library 3255 Alpine Street Dexter, Michigan 48130 (734) 426-4477 scomfort@dexter.lib.mi.us
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