Originally Posted by grammydar
What do and don't you like about your machine?
Originally Posted by Freddie
The Brother PE770 and PE780 are embroidery machines only. They will not do regular sewing.
p.s. I love my PE770 machine, but do have a standard Janome also.
I like it that it is only an embroidery machine. I feel that for the price it is an excellent machine (appr. $700.00). Easy to use and stitches 5x7 designs. You can also buy an 5x12 hoop, which I have. Just note that you don't have to rehoop if you use this one, but it cannot stitch a 12 inch design. You have to move the hoop. That is nice if you want to embroider some small designs.I like it that it has an USB port, so I can download any pes design and upload to the machine. Of course it also has the built in designs and you can use the purchased cards also, which I have not done yet. You can also use DST designs if you have to.
The negative part is that the screen is small and only shows black and white. It is not very clear, but I have a program on my computer, so I can view it better there. I knew that before I bought the PE770, but for the price I am really happy. This one is not available in the local shop, but I bought it online. I had a Brother machine for 45 years (not embroidery)and finally had to let go. Now I have a standard Janome (mechanical) and love that one too.