A few years ago I was shopping for light weight machine to haul to classes and the one I found the most positives on has already been mentioned - the Brother CS6000i. I've been delighted with it! It has many features of higher priced machines and it sews beautifully. When I purchased mine it was under $170. Considering the investment in my main machine (Viking SE) although I'll be sad when this one eventually quits I've more than gotten my money's worth already. I think I ordered mine from Wal-Mart on-line and had it delivered (n/c) to the store. They seem to be available through several businesses.