I have a Viking Lily 550 which I bought about 13 years ago. I love my machine. Of course I'm not a super quilter and also do other small sewing projects so it suits me just fine. I'm sure now that I'm 29 (76) years old, I will never be able to afford another machine, much as I would love to have one of the more updated ones. If I do a really special quilt, I will definitely send it out to a LA for quilting.