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Customers love the Explore 3 for its ease of use, versatility, and value. They find it super easy to use, with clear instructions and tutorials available. The Explore 3's versatility allows users to create a wide range of projects, from wedding favors and cards to shirts and stickers. Customers also appreciate the great value of the Explore 3, considering it a worthy investment.
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I had a Cricut YEARS ago and couldn’t wait to get this model. I love the software and ease of the Explore 3! I made wedding favors, cards and a couple tee shirts already. So worth the money!
Posted by Fftv
Worth the upgrade! If you get it at the right time, it's worth the upgrade. The Good: Quiet, faster. The Bad: no variation in machine color, the set-up takes longer and is frustrating (not as easy as 1,2,3 like explore air 2). Imo: You will have software issues if you are running M1 and/or Windows 11 running on an unsupported pc. There is a workaround for this. I can't speak for supported windows 11 users. not sure how that process works out. For ***Unofficial Windows 11 Users***, if your pc doesn't recognize the machine, go to device manager, you should see the USB drive updater. If you update it here and it still doesn't work, right-click on the taskbar over the USB icon and open the folder. You should see an image that says Explore Air 3. But it's useless. Right-click and connect through Bluetooth. Design software should be downloaded from cricut[dot]com/setup The design software should pick it up by Bluetooth. If that doesn't work or if you want to skip all this: TLDR: the fast way to set up the machine is to use your phone. don't use mac m1 or windows 11 to set up & register the machine. I just saved you an hour or two of frustration, still don't get why it's not as easy as explore air 2 or every other cricut machine.
Posted by BestFries
My husband bought this for me for Christmas and i absolutely love it. Already working on projects! Well worth the money!
Posted by Mike