I have a Brother CE7070 (Project Runway limited edition, it says - must be super special...) It's definitely not one of the high-end machines; it cost me less than $150. I just started quilting in January and wanted something basic to start out with so that I wasn't out much if I decided that quilting wasn't my thing. Well, it turns out that I fell HARD for this hobby, and have finished several quilts (piecing and quilting) on this machine already. No problems at all! I keep thinking that I should be either wearing it out or outgrowing it, but I think it's going to last quite awhile!