I remember that feeling from the first time I went to a quilting class with my little Pfaff Hobby and saw everyone else's (or it seemed to me) Husqvarna machines! Then, as the years went by and finally bought my own Husqy, it dawned on me that all I really needed was the perfectly good stitching of my little Pfaff! Plus, I didn't have to lug my "good" machine to class or risk damaging it's very expensive hide. :-)
If it sews straight and you like it, the heck with everyone else's machines!