1CharmShort

I have the original Go machine - bought it when they first came out. I don't use it much, but over the years I have bought a few dies...dies that are so intricate that they would be difficult to cut myself. But like Sewing pup says, there is a lot of prepping and set up to do first. And there is the cranking....you have to hold the machine still while you crank. It is a little bit heavy...

I also have an electric cutter that I haven't used much.

I guess, for me it's just easier and faster to grab a cutting mat & rotary cutter.

I recently dug out that Go, and have been having quite a bit of fun with it. It's pretty portable, but there is the weight issue, and you have to have a place to store the dies

There is also the buying/using pre-cuts option - 5" square precuts would work for most of what you say you do. That cost keeps rising too, and you still have to cut them yourself, so...