I've had one for nearly 10 years. love it. Never had a bit of trouble with it. It takes floppies instead of flash drive like the newer brothers, also the emb. cards. i pretty much took it out of the box and started using it.I use the emb. unit quite abit, also do regular sewing and quilting.Not sure what the biggest hoop you have now would be but mine is 6x10. around here you can get one for about $1200-$1500 used.