Review on 🎀 Silhouette America SILH-CAMEO-4-PNK-4T: The Ultimate Pink Edition Cameo 4 by Sasha Hsiao

I'm torn between the Cameo 4 and the Cricut Maker for using materials from vinyl to cork and leather. I even bought a 3mm Kraft blade for the Cameo 4 as it is said to be for cutting thicker materials like balsa. But as you can see in my video. This machine CANNOT CUT THICKER MATERIALS ANY MORE, although advertised as capable, and includes settings to match in Silhouette Studio. Every review I found said both machines could handle the same types of materials. It's just not true! THICK MATERIALS = BREAKING DEALS. Yes, it is more beautiful than Cricut Maker. Yes, and cheaper. And yes, it supposedly has more cutting power. But none of that matters if he's not cutting the materials he needs to cut. I sacrificed an entire weekend to get this thing to cut the 3mm cork wood I have. TO FAIL. My design was simple - circles. Piece of the pie, right? I used all of the standard blade settings, a solid grip mat, and tape on each side of my 3mm balsa wood settings. In any case it should work. But the video speaks for itself - it just failed. VINYL = GOOD. However, if you're looking for a vinyl cutter and don't need to cut thicker materials, the Cameo 4 is a great option. The software is light years ahead of Cricut in every way. The machine itself also has useful features such as a rear cross cutter, retractable cutting (cutting without a mat), and a vinyl roll infeed. These are all great features, but since I don't just need to cut vinyl, they're not enough to justify the cost of the machine. CAMEO 4 VS. CRICUT MAKERCricut Maker can work with 3mm thick cork and I don't have to spend a whole weekend doing it. I hate their software and the fact that they tried to implement a dodgy subscription system, but Maker just works and Cameo 4 doesn't. The build quality of the Cameo 4 is inferior to that of the Cricut. It uses thinner plastic and just looks cheaper. That's fine as it's actually cheaper. But the build quality of the Cricut is noticeably better than the Cameo 4. This applies to both the blades and their bodies. Everything works and fits together in Cameo 4, but it doesn't have the same peace of mind as Cricut Maker. CONCLUSION: I like technology, machines, manufacturing and all that - I can figure things out pretty quickly. But if I didn't manage to get this machine to perform the advertised function for the entire weekend - well, that's just NOT COOL. Cricut Maker >>> Cameo 4.