The way I envision using this is that you can now print a graphic like Happy Valentine’s Day on a cute heart pattern paper and then die cut around it. The knife blade allows you to cut with 10x more pressure and through thicker (up to 2.44mm thick), sturdier materials than the Explore Air 2.So, you don’t have to waste your ink printing the background on white paper, which is great. Adjustable tool system – this fancy phrase basically means that the Maker was built to grow with you as a crafter and fit a whole host of new tools that Cricut has up their sleeves.So, if you like to be able to cut wood with your machine, then you should absolutely buy a Maker. I have heard rumors of up to 40 new blades they are talking about creating.
Now for the physical design changes of the Cricut Maker: So, if it will bum you out to not be able to use newly released attachments and blades, go with the Maker.