Hi
A previous post told you to stay away from the new Singers. I would be
interested to hear the reasons. I just got a new Singer 7470 for my
birthday in December and I love it. My 3 main features I was looking for were ability to drop feed dogs, needle up down and needle threader. This machine has all of the above plus tons of stitches and it's very easy to use and does a great job. Better yet it was $399, a fraction of the cost for
Vikings or some of the other high end machines. Granted Vikings are
great and I wouldn't turn one down, but I don't have thousands to spend
on a sewing machine. So, any way, hope you find something you like,
but don't rule out Singers just because they are made in the USA (a plus in my opinion) and are reasonably priced.