The Studio is really a heavy duty cutter and if you plan on cutting fabric for quilt kits or cut ten shapes at time then it's the one for you. Realistically I know I'll probably make 4 maybe 6 pieced quilts this year so the Go cutting 4 layers is plenty for me. My favorite die is the Tumbler die. It sews up fast. Having all dog ears cut off makes matching pieces so much easier.