Silhouette Cameo 4 Unboxing, Set Up, Downloading Silhouette Studio, and Making My First Cut!

Unboxing my new Silhouette Cameo 4, setting it up, downloading Silhouette Studio, and making the first cut! I have been a Cricut user for many years but found this on clearance and could not pass it up! I thought it would be a great idea to show the capabilities of each machine and let you decide which one is best for you.

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These are the details and specifications for the Cameo 4 taken directly from Silhouette America's website:

Product Overview:
With more speed and power than any other Silhouette machine, the Cameo 4 is a desktop cutting machine for the modern maker.
With certain materials, you can now choose to cut from a mat or go completely matless using Cameo 4’s smart cutting technology. You can also cut directly from a roll using the built-in roll feeder and cross cutter. Cut out or sketch on dozens of materials such as vinyl, cardstock, fabric, and more.

Machine features include:
• Built-in roll feeder allows you to easily load and cut rolled materials like vinyl and heat transfer
• Built-in cross cutter lets you trim vinyl or heat transfer right from the roll
• Full 12-inch cutting width (when using a cutting mat)
• Cut up to 10 feet in length (with select materials)
• Matless cutting capabilities (see Tech Specs for full details)
• 3 mm clearance for thicker materials
• Automatic tool detection
• Sleek, compact aesthetic with a sliding lid and feather-light backlit touch panel
• Wireless cutting with Bluetooth® connectivity
• Print & Cut registration capability
• PixScan™ compatible
• Driven by Silhouette Studio® giving you limitless design options to customize your projects
Additional Tools Available (sold separately):
• Rotary Blade
• Kraft Blade
• Punch Tool
• Pen Holder
* Matless cutting options are available depending on material type. Materials with liners or backing, such as vinyl, heat transfer, and sticker sheets can be fed directly into the Cameo 4 without a cutting mat. Cameo 4 also offers a special "Pop-out" cutting feature for paper and cardstock materials where a cutting mat is not required.

What’s Included:
• Silhouette Cameo® 4
• Power cable & USB cable
• Cameo Cutting Mat (12" x 12")
• AutoBlade
• Adapters for standard blade, premium blade, deep-cut blade, 2mm Kraft Blade, and Silhouette sketch pens
4 adapters as follows:
• 1 Blade/Premium adapter (black)
• 1 Sketch Pen/Pen Holder adapter (blue)
• 1 Deep-cut adapter (grey)
• 1 2mm Kraft Blade adapter (white)
• Silhouette Studio® software (download)
• 100 exclusive designs (download)
• 1-month Silhouette Design Store subscription (available with tool registration)
Tech Specs:
• Cutting Area: 12 in. x 24 in. with a cutting mat, 12 in. x 10 ft. with lined media (when using built-in roll feeder)

• Matless cutting options available depending on material type. Materials with liners or backing, such as vinyl, heat transfer, and sticker sheets can be fed directly into the Cameo 4 without a cutting mat. The Cameo 4 also offers a special "Pop-out" cutting feature for paper and cardstock materials where a cutting mat is not required.
• Maximum Media Thickness: 3 mm (118.11 mils)
• Maximum Cutting Force:
o Carriage 1: 210 gf
o Carriage 2: 5 kgf (highest in machine class)
• Interface: USB 2.0 high speed / Bluetooth®
• Unit Dimensions: 22.5 in. x 7.5 in. x 6.75 in. (57 cm x 19 cm x 17 cm)
• Unit Weight: 10 lbs 6.4 oz (4.7 kg)
• Shipping Dimensions: 25.2 in. x 11.34 in. x 8.78 in. (64 cm x 27.6 cm x 23.4 cm)
• Shipping Weight: 13 lbs 11.2 oz (6.2 kg)
• Warranty: One year parts and labor (Limited to USA and Canada only)
• Requires Silhouette Studio® software version 4.3.341 or higher
• Minimum System Requirements: Windows 7 or higher or Mac OS X 10.10 or higher, 2 GHz processor, 4 GB RAM, 2 GB available disk space, USB port, High speed internet connection (recommended)

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