I have the new 830 and absolutely love it. And yes, there's a learning curve because it's more of a computer than a sewing machine. I would buy it again in a heartbeat. That being said, I would never buy it for a commercial machine-it's not. And I'd be crazy to void my warranty. My dealer has some commercial embroidery machines set up and they look really slick all those needles in the head can and do whip out a design in minutes that would take an hour to do on a home machine.