I am 78 years old, and I have to say I sewed for many years on a TV tray - the old medal kind. In '02 my husband bought me a Pfaff 7570 with the embroidery unit, and a few weeks later he bought a Horn cabinet, which I love. We got it new at the same sewing store we bought the machine at, and since I just ran across the receipt recently, I know we paid $800+ for the Horn cabinet. But it has been worth it.