While both machines cut equally well, the Cricut Expression 2 is much more user-friendly and allows for more creativity.

The Expression 2 has a huge number of important improvements over the original Expression - although there is a clutch of crafters who much prefer the simplicity of the Expression 1. One question we’re routinely asked is, who wins in the battle of Cricut Expression 1 vs Cricut Expression 2? Great for cutting down on material waste and checking everything is in order beforehand. There’s also a ‘mat preview’ feature that allows you to arrange your images on the mat before it starts to cut. You can also select pressure and speed settings for the most commonly used materials automatically via the screen and can customize settings for more unusual materials too. Just a small point, but we also love the stylus that comes with it - it reminds us of using a Palm Pilot!Īnyway, the new screen allows you to quickly and easily size, flip and rotate your images without having to even open the Craft Room software. Plus, it looks much neater to access design menus via the touchscreen rather than have all the many individual buttons cluttering the top of the machine like with the original. Some users have commented that they don’t find the screen as intuitive as the Expression 1, but we found it very quick to master. Large, fast and in full color, the screen is a huge improvement on the tiny screen and confusing keyboard overlays that we were used to with the Expression 1. When we first bought the Expression 2 many moons ago, we were seriously impressed by the LCD touchscreen and accompanying stylus.įor the time and considering its competitors, this was revolutionary!

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