Originally Posted by clsurz
I opted for the Sizzix Big Shot Pro Westminster Edition cutter over the Accuquilt Studio one for a couple reasons...... 1) price - Accuquilt Studio is $549+ and 2) it uses only it's dies in it.
My Westminster cutter 1) price was half of the studio 2) uses ALL dies from all name brands... yes even the accuquilt one's with the exception of the jumbo and extra large accuquilt dies.
I've been using most of the Accuquilt studio dies with exception of above mentioned sizes, the Go dies, Sizzix dies, Ellison, etc.
I paid $280.00 for my Westminster compared to over $549 for the Studio.
Another reason I went with that machine is not just to cut fabrics but also other type materials from paper, cardstock, chipboard, vinyl, etc although I have other cutters for that. It also is an embossing machine.
I am however using it only for fabric right now.
This is a misconception that I keep seeing here. The Accuquilt Studio/Grande Mark sells a special tray adaptor for other manufacturers dies!!! I don't know why people keep saying Ellison and other manufacturers dies don't work with the STUDIO, they do. The GO and Baby GO are the only ones that won't take other manufacturer's dies...
Here is the link
http://www.accucuteducation.com/Gran...ter-P2954.aspx the adaptor is $25 and clearly states Place adapter in the base of an AccuCut GrandeMARK die tray to use with Sizzix(R) and Ellison(R) AllStar(R) dies. Also compatible with retired AccuCut Zip'eSlim dies.