I own a Pfaff and love it. I know that not all computerized machines do this (my daughters doesn't so it doesn't apply but it is something to think about), Make sure that if a machine uses downloadable embroidered images or whatever to check if the software is compatible with Windows 7 which is very different from Vista. I've talked to a couple people in my sewing group lately who have almost been caught with this issue and were very glad they checked.