Sometimes in life you are spoilt for choice. If you are new to cutting machines you might feel the same way. When you're trying to figure out which Silhouette cutter best suits your needs have a look at our comparison for Silhouette Portrait and Silhouette Cameo.
For our textile vinyls we're mostly using the Silhouette Portrait. But if you know that you will also work with paper and cardboard, maybe cut boxes and similar stuff, we recommend the Silhouette Cameo with its bigger cutting area.
Every Silhouette cutter comes with the Studio software, a cutting mat, cables and a blade set.
| Silhouette PORTRAIT | Silhouette CAMEO | |
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| Max. Cutting Width | 20,30 cm x 30,48 cm, (with cutting mat 8" x 12") 20,30 cm x 3,0 m for rolls |
30,48 cm x 30,48 cm, (with cutting mat 12" x 12") 60,96 cm x 30,48 cm, (with cutting mat 24" x 12") 29,5 cm x 3,0 m for rolls |
| Engine | stepping motor | stepping motor |
| Speed | up to 10 cm/s, can be set in software | up to 10 cm/s, can be set in software |
| Max. Pressure | 210g | 210g |
| Max. Thickness | 0,8mm | 0,8mm |
| cuts | textile vinyls flex and flock vinyls cardboard/card stock photo cardboard regular copy paper stencil materials thin fabrics and many more |
textile vinyls flex and flock vinyls cardboard/card stock photo cardboard regular copy paper stencil materials thin fabrics and many more |
| Max. Material Width | 27 cm | 34 cm |
| Ports | USB High-Speed 2.0 | USB High-Speed 2.0 |
| enthaltenes Zubehör | blade set cutting mat 8 x 12 inch, (20,3 x 30,48 cm) 1-month basic subscription for designs form the Silhouette store USB cable medium with design software medium with product video 50 exclusive designs (download) English instruction manual (plus extensive help section in the software) mains adapter and power cable |
blade set cutting mat 8 x 12 inch, (20,3 x 30,48 cm) 1-month basic subscription for designs form the Silhouette store USB cable medium with design software medium with product video 50 exclusive designs (download) English instruction manual (plus extensive help section in the software) mains adapter and power cable |
| Control Panel | buttons | touchscreen |
| USB port | yes | yes |
| Registration Mark Sensor | yes | yes |
| Software Included | yes | yes |
| Operating System | Windows XP® or highter, Mac® OSX | Windows XP® or higher, Mac® OSX |
| Compatibility | optionally available with software plug-in: Adobe Illustrator® or CorelDRAW® | optionally available with software plug-in: Adobe Illustrator® or CorelDRAW® |
| Measurements | 41,3 x 14,2 x 11,4 cm (W x D x H) | 53,1 cm x 16,5 cm x 12,7 cm (W x D x H) |
| Weight | 2,6 kg | 2,95 kg |
| Warranty | legal two year warranty | legal two year warranty |