I didn't get the Studio because of the size of it. This is the one quilt shops use because it is heavy duty, worth every cent too. I got to see a huge hydrolic type die cut machine at a sewing factory. Layers of fabric were cut into dress pieces in a second. Thousands of different clothes patterns were cut in a few hours. I was fascinated with it and that was years ago. I always thought it would be great to have a machine that did quilt pieces. Now we have one!