I have an Elna [I love her!] Quilting Queen {whatever number}, she was 40% off and it's still a low end price compared to many others. My husband built me an awesome sewing table that she fits down into, and she's not going anywhere! I bought a Brother @ Walmart about $139 I think and it's going to do whatever I need it to do at classes. I even took a FMQ class with it and it was fine. My Elna is wonderful, but computerized machines can really be affected by lots of things, so "My Brother and Me" will be hitting the class circuit and Elna stays home!