I just purchased a new machine. I researched on-line every brand that was sold in my area until I found what I wanted. I went to the dealer, who was having a sale on another machine of the same brand. I then told the salesman that I was really interested in another model and would wait until it was on sale. Amazingly, he was able to get permission to sell it to me at the sale price I had in mind. Also when I registered it on-line, the manufacturer said in no uncertain terms that if I bought it on-line and not from a dealer, they would not let me register it and would not stand behind it. It would have been a lot cheaper on line, but having a warranty was important to me.