Depending on what stitches you want, either a vintage machine or a brother. If you want fancy deco stitches that the vintage machines don't have, a new brother is your best bet. The CS6000i has gotten good reviews, but I got my boys the HS2000, from a dealer, and I'm very pleased with it. No problems at all so far, easy to use, 20 sec buttonholes, and lots of fun stitches. And you have your featherweight for that perfect straight stitch.