I think your like me, you're a Pfaff gal. I was so used to the IDT, the piercing power of the machine, the scant 1/4" foot, that I couldn't get used to anything else. I tried Viking, Janome, Brother, but finally went back to Pfaff. I have a 4.0 and a Passport. I do have a Brother PQ-1500s and I use that mostly for putting on bindings. It does go though the fabrics and I do like it for piecing, but I would grab a Pfaff first. I think the Brother PQ-1500s and the Juki 2010q work well because they have solid feet. It was those wiggly snap on feet I didn't care for...the Pfaff may be snap on, but once the IDT is engaged they are solid.