Real Review - Mighty Machine gives Cricut a run for the money

As an interested and strict hobbyist of crafts, ape shopper from the United States gave the newly launched S501 a five-star rating. She made an intimidating pumpkin ghost and placed it as a decoration on her desktop.

Ape shopper owns more than one vinyl cutter, but she rates the S501 as undoubtedly the best she's ever used, “It does everything I need it to do.” She had this to say, “Whether it's clothing or decorating, this small and handy vinyl cutter does it all.”

Take a look at today's Real Review below, and we hope it's the best endorsement you can make for your S501 purchase.

<Mighty Machine gives Cricut a run for the money>

ape shopper

This is a fantastic little machine, it works so well. Right out of the box it is easy to take out, set up and connect to the app. The machine is small but mighty, has a modern space design and fits perfectly next to my laptop. The USB cable is the perfect length, that gives you leeway in how far it can be from the device you have it hooked up to. It requires only the cable, and no divers or downloads are needed to connect it to the app.

The app is well-designed too, and there is a large gallery of basic images you can use, and some are free and some you pay for individually - with no subscriptions to unlock more in the app.

My only negatives, but, take it with a grain of salt, because everyone's brains and learning patterns work differently, I found the app a little intimidating with all the settings and options, but I think it being so new, that we must wait for the company to put out more project videos, and expand the information on what you can do with this wondrous machine. I found some of the instructions a little confusing and I felt some of the vital steps were missing, and the pictures could be clearer to me, maybe would help for the written booklet, but I prefer videos so that is just me.

The one touch start cutting button in the app is great, as it gets right to work without hesitation, and the app shows the percentage left to go as it is cutting. 

The machine is a little noisy, but at least if you are in another room you can hear it doing its job and when it is finished. It also comes with a sample starter kit of tools and materials for you to test out the machine.

Overall I highly recommend this machine, it seems to do everything a circuit can do and works with their materials also so it's very versatile, and I find that this will certainly be a valuable addition to my crafting space.