I have the Singer Confidence Quilter, which is only a couple of years old. I love it, and use it non-stop. I have seen comments here on the board that the Singers sold at cheaper prices at places like Walmart are not good quality--my only experience with them is one that my sister-in-law gave me (new in the box--she never used it!) that she bought at Walmart. I didn't care for it. As soon as I could, I bought the Confidence on sale at JoAnn's and gave the Walmart Singer away!