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Choosing a manual tile cutter
First of all, you need to find out what you are going to be using the cutter for; is it going to be for a one off job, for cutting just a few tiles or for a professional need. You may want to consider hiring a tile cutter or using tile cutting services. As you can see below, there are many different tile cutters. So what are the differences?

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Construction
Some are made of plastic except the scoring wheel and spindle. These types are OK for small and thin ceramic wall tiles. 
In contrast, other types may be made entirely of steel, cast alloy or even stainless steel and are much more robust, aimed at the professional tiler. These can withstand the pressure that some porcelain tiles throw at them. These cutters may facilitate for:
cutting of larger tile sizes, diagonal cutting, repetitive cuts, support bar for aiding cutting large format tiles, drilling of holes or cutting extra thick tiles floor tiles.

Some manual tile cutters have a fixed arm snapping position and others an adjustable one with the latter being more useful in certain situations with awkward cuts. By experience, my advice is that if you are buying a tool for a professional use or for a long term use, it is well worth spending as much money as you can afford as it is likely to be cheaper in the long run and it is usually more pleasurable to work with and with less hassle and stress.