Because the early models were built like tanks, and the vast majority of them are still in working condition. All but one of the abandoned models required cartridges to operate, and Cricut wanted to go to an all-digital technology.īut in a way, Cricut is a victim of their own success. They are calling them 'legacy' models and refusing to support them in any way. Most Cricut owners with anything older than an Explore realize that Cricut has dropped all support for at least eight previous models. Some of that will delve into more detail than we can do on this page, so if you want more information than you see here, check out the forum page here.Īnd before you say anything, yes, we're still working out the bugs. Since I started this page, we have begun adding a discussion forum that will include reader questions and responses. On the off chance that I don't get this page updated, and you stumble across it in five years, I want to let you know that the information I published here (after much research and experience) may no longer be valid.

In fact, I started writing these articles because most of the internet pages I found while researching these topics was so outdated as to be useless. I put the approximate date of publication prominently near the top of these articles because this sort of content can go out of date quickly. If you feel like you need more background on the models mentioned here, and Cricut's decisions that affected them, check out our article ' Cricut History So Far.' This article contains some definitions, caveats, and suggestions, followed by 'Frequently Asked Questions.' So how useful are they, really? The answer is, pretty darn useful. But most users can't use them with their computers anymore, and Cricut isn't selling new physical cartridges for them anymore. Ironically, most of those machines still work fine. Your continued use of this page indicates that you agree to our policy.īetween 20, Cricut dropped anything resembling support for their earlier models. Some of the vendors we link to do, but that won't affect you unless you click on a link to their pages. This Site is a Cookie-Free Zone - Except for discussion forums that you have to expressly registor for, none of our pages use cookies of any kind.

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