Question about scal program

[lababygirl]

I have a question about purchasing a scal program. I have a cricut expression and I would like to know more about the scal2 program. I have heard alot of good/bad about it. I make alot of crafts throughout the year that I sell just trying to decide if I ought to keep buying the carts which are too expensive or go the scal2 way. Any advice you can give would mean alot. Thank You

[kgolby1]

From what I can tell by reading about this online it depends on your Expression firmware. If your Cricut Expression has version 2.35 or older it works w/ no problem. But if you've upgraded your firmware (like I did :mad I'm pretty sure it doesn't work anymore.

[lharnish]

Due to the Provocraft lawsuits, SCAL is no longer available for any Cricut. If you buy expensive cartridges, your best bet would be to put that money aside and buy a machine that works with SCAL. One of the most popular units closest to the price of the Cricut seems to be the Silhouette Cameo for around $269 (the website says $299 but I've seen them lower at Oh My Crafts and other sites).

Silhouette CAMEO

There are lots of other cutters out there besides this one. I still have my Cricut and will use it until it dies and then replace it with something ... "anything but a Cricut".

[ladybugtwin]

I was going to post the same thing as Leslie. I will also be looking at a Cameo when my Cricut dies.

[kgolby1]

What do y'all plan to do with all of your cartridges once you replace your Cricut? The feature I liked so much about SCAL is because it was the best of both worlds. If I wanted to use a cart, I could. If I wanted to cut an SVG image, I could. Really stinks PC blocked us from using it.

[lharnish]

I only have the two cartridges that came with my machine and one of them is in the machine so I can read the SCAL files only. I've only used the a couple of times. There's not that much on them and I wouldn't have bought them separately. I'm 99% SCAL for all my cutting needs.