If money is no object, I would go with the Bernina 830. It has a longer throat, it is easy to use and can do amazing embroidery. The Bernina machines are very reliable. I still have my 40 year old Bernina 830 Record and she is a workhorse. I have another one as well, the Bernina 440QE with the embroidery unit. I would love to have the 830, some day.