I've been a Bernina owner since '94 and the 440QE is my 3d machine. I traded up to the 1090 which I still have and the 440QE. I love them both and will never own another machine. My dealer is always there with answers if I have questions and they have free machine mastery classes I can take over and over if I want. I'd love to have the long arm and stand but can't afford that right now.