I just ordered a BRAND NEW Brother PE770 from Amazon for $650. It will be here tomorrow. Went with the PE770 because it has the USB. There are a lot of used machines out there for sale that take 3 1/2 inch floppies or particular memory cards. #1: where do you buy floppies now days? #2: do you want to be limited to cards that are "yesterday's" technology? Just something to think about.