I was trying to read the reviews that I found at Amazon.com. However, it seems they were talking about scrapbooking. Are there two different slicers? Yes, if you were doing applique it seems it would be beneficial if you were designing your own appliques. However, the reviews I read (keeping in mind they were talking about scrapbooking) were rather mixed as to how good the machine actually is. There were a lot of defective one that had to be sent out and the battery charge didn't last a long time.