I have the GO and I just bought the Scan N Cut. I had a beginner's class on the scan n cut today. There is a learning curve but I think I am going to like it. My disappointment with the GO is that I buy a new die for a specific quilt and then never make that quilt or never make it a second time. I like the GO for cutting strips. I avoided applique because I hate the drawing and cutting so I will use the scan n cut for that. Also, I do a lot of doodling and drawing as I practice for quilting so I have been thinking drawing applique shapes like I quilt could lead to some fun projects. The Scan N Cut comes with a blue (water disappearing) pen, a purple (air disappearing) pen and then 6 other pens. I scanned in a saying that I am going to hand embroider and used the blue pen. As you can tell I am having fun.