I have the more expensive one but here its about the cost of your cheaper one. The only difference in the two is that with the more expensive one you get all of the accessories and lots more built in designs. They both use the same things and have designs built into them its just a matter of the quanity. Its a great machine. There is a website they have so that you can design on it and then save down to your device making it easier because you aren't using the little screen on the machine. The machine will also allow you to scan documents, pics, etc to save on your pc so it has more than just crafting features to use. Other than that, they both do the same thing and both are very good at it.