Which key cutting machine is the best, the expensive one is good and the cheap one is not working? It is hard to tell, each tool has their pros and cons, which one is best, it depends on your needs and budget, in the following table, and I do comparative analysis on three cutting machines from several aspects.
Xhorse iKeycutter Condor XC-MINI/XC-007 VS. Italy cutting machine VS. Clone cutting machine
| Comparison Points | Condor key cutting | Italy cutting machine | Clone key machine |
| Machine structure | Poured by total aluminum | Poured by total aluminum | Made of plate, easy to deform |
| Transmission | Able to drive three-axle, apply ?TBI Ball Screws made in Taiwan | Able to drive X- axle and Y-axle, apply Ball Screws | Able to drive three- axle, the belt drive the parts to move. |
| Main axle motor | great strength, brushless motor |
great strength | Less strength, apply carbon brush motor |
| Fixture | Available to replace fixture, with 2 set standard configuration: inner groove and outer ?groove, a set of Ford fixture for option | Can replace fixture, 5 set of fixture | Some ones is not able to change fixture, and neither can’t update, support more kinds of fixture. |
| Requirement to cutting tool | Has no requirement to cutting tool | With special cutting tool | Most cutting tool can be used |
| Probe, milling cutter dual set | With Probe, milling cutter dual set | With Probe, milling cutter dual set | Most are not dual set, it needs to replace when study and produce, it costs too much time |
| Key data base | Available with key database, can update online | Available with key database, can update online | No available with key database, only with coding database of lock blank |
| After-sales service | With special technical support, support remote assistance | With Original Factory service | If it is hardware problem, the user has to send back to the seller, if it is software problem, the seller can’t support solutions |
