My Mother purchased one Brothers sewing/embroidery machine and then they came out with the Brothers Quatro and she turned around 6 months later and bought the Quatro. It has a larger hoop size, used USB, and she has found that the Bernina software for embroidery patterns are so much better than the Brothers for the Brothers' machines. It uses "ART" format for making changes and "PES" for the machine's USB port. She is making quilts with Sunbonnet Sues, needle holders, flashdrive cases, towel, etc. and it's a great machine.