Brother ScanNCut SDX125E Electronic DIY Cutting Machine with Scanner, Make Custom Stickers, Vinyl Wall Art, Greeting Cards and More with 682 Included Patterns

We have a Cricut. It isn't easy to use and it doesn't actually do what we want. Every time we want to cut something, we have to take it to their website and manipulate it to fit their criteria. So we never used that expensive piece of equipment. But now we have our Brother and what a change that has been. After using it for a couple of months, we're happy to say we love it. We haven't ever had to go to some site to cut out things out. We just put it through our Brother and it's done... and done well. We can cut partial pages or whole ones (up to 12x12) without manipulating it for the machine. Slide it in, click the right buttons, and we have whatever it is cut out for us. There is a bit of a learning curve, so be prepared to practice, but once you get the flow, it's easy and well worth it.

This is a USA plug and I found out from Brother that it is illegal in the UK. mine blow up when plugging in and I can not get it fix or parts as it is illegal and Brother can not help Wish a knew this be for buying I am now out of pocket over £400 and have a piece of crap taking up space.

I love this machine. It cuts great. It is quick. It scans good. I took regular printer paper that I had a bow pattern printed on it and put it in the machine to scan and cut. I attached a picture of the end result. The other picture is their beginning project with a flower drawn on it. The instructions leave a little to be desired but once you get the hang of it, it is pretty easy. You can modify things right on the screen on the machine. I have not hooked it up to the internet yet. It comes with a few activation cards for special patterns for free. If you never want to connect to the internet, you can scan whatever you want and it will cut it. It you do want to connect to the internet, you get their software that will convert SVG files to the brother files and you can create your own masterpieces. It does cut into the mat a little but not through it. It cuts clean. If you use good paper or printer paper even, it cuts nice and clean. I can't speak for the person who bought WalMart paper. I do not go there. I contacted customer service multiple times and they get back to you pretty quick by email. I didn't try to call but there is a number. I also tried contacting another brand's customer service and Brother has by far better service. The mat can be finicky sometimes but it works fine. I bought several accessories for this and the only one I might return is the punch kit. I don't see much of a need for it. This punches holes fine. I can't believe all the accessories there are but they all have a good purpose. The fabric blade is just a little better than the regular blade for fabric so if you want a fantastic result, they have you covered. If you want an average result, use the regular blade. I am extremely happy with this machine. I have been warned the software is basic but if I can make my own designs on professional software and save it to the Brother software to use in the machine, it doesn't really matter if it is powerful or not. I have not used the software yet though so don't take my word on how basic it is. Check out YouTube to see for yourself. It doesn't look bad from what I have seen. Their customer service said they can accurately cut 2mm objects. When it accidentally scanned and cut words, I saw that she was right. It cuts fine details.

I was extremely disappointed when I received this order, to find that it had US fittings and 110-120 volts. Not compatible with UK. Returned item straight away.

We have used the earlier version with great success in cutting a wide variety of material. The depth of cut adjustment was just something we lived with. This new one deals with all of the old issues and then some. Cutting HEAVY felt with very little bunching. The Scan feature is invaluable - all of our work is cutting custom designs. How does it compare to the top CriCut (we tried it for a season)? Cutting function is probably on par but the big frustration with CriCut is importing custom designs - nothing comes in to scale so a lot of time spent tweaking each image. Well done Brother!