Cricut's response is the new Maker 4, and its sole improvement is faster cutting for everything that isn't made by Cricut for the same price as its predecessor. ...

Cricut's big claim with the Explore 4 is speed, specifically with anything that isn't branded Smart Materials. You will find "up to 2X faster" with a big asterisk next to it on Cricut's website, ...

Cricut's $400 Maker 4 supports a much wider variety of cutting tools and pressure options, allowing you to cut leather, fabric and even thin pieces of wood with additional accessories.

The Cricut Joy Xtra ($199) is an electric crafting machine (12.5 x 6 x 5.5 in, about the size of a small shoe box) that prints and cuts a range of shapes, photos and letters on different materials ...