Glad to hear things worked out for you. What kind of price range is the 9000 in? Is it a XR9000 or a SQ9000 or etc? There are so many different ones from waht I have seen. I want to get a machine to take with me when I sew at a friend's or when I take classes. I have a Brother Innovis 2000 that I recently purchased and I love it, but I hate hauling it around. It is good size and was over $1300, so I hate juggling it around.