Comprehensive review of [almost?] all machine brands
#11
Power Poster
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Southern USA
Posts: 16,419
A guild member buys the most expensive machine at Walmart, sews the devil out it, doesn't cry when it break down, a new machine cost less then a repair bill on the expensive dealer machine. So far the last one she bought is over 3 years old and no problems at all. If it develops problems she'll buy the new most expensive machine at Walmart. Thinking about it I realize she will never spend the thousands of dollars that one high end machine costs and will have a new machine every couple of years.
#14
Super Member
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Central Willamette Valley, Oregon, USA
Posts: 7,695
I own a big box version of a Brother machine, and a private dealer Brother machine. Big Box Brother is noisier, vibrates much more, and needs cleaning more often, but after 15 years, and no In-shop time, and riding twice across America by a gray dog bus service, still works as well as the day it was gifted to me. The private dealer machine cost roughly ten times as much, and is much quieter, comes with hundreds of stitches, three alphabets for monograming, and will sew sideways, threads the needle, (wonderful for this blind old bat), cuts the thread, and stops me from doing stupid things like sewing my fingers, I feel no need to upgrade. I keep the big box one for heavy duty sewing like patching and repairing jeans and sails, and the prettier one for my more accurate sewing jobs. Just so you know, I would happily pay the big price again. (Less than $2,000)
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