I have a Babylock Pro Quilters Choice Professional. I dearly love it. A great machine. Also in your price range. Looked around at a lot of them & decided I liked this one best. Now my embroidery machine is another story. I have the embroidery part down except it only does up to a 5x7 & I didn't realize it at the time I bought it. It is a Babylock Ellure Plus. The decorators stitches are a pain. They don't come out right all the time. I am still learning on it. Sometimes these computerized machines are too smart for their own good. Go try them out when you can find a close dealer.