I have a Pfaff Creative 4.0 and just love it. I would never buy a different machine. One thing I have found is that you have to really learn how to use the machine. Most problems I have had are opperator error. Don't fight the machine. Learn how to do things the way the machine wants. I did extensive research on this machine before I bought it and most of the complaints were because they were fighting the machine. I had to retrain myself to do some thing a new way, but now it is habit and my machine is the best I have ever owned. I hope that this makes sense to you.