I have made a list of all the things I want a machine to do, what I want to pay for it, and then went researching. As I found a machine that I liked, I went down the list and checked off what it had I wanted. If it didn't and was a function I couldn't live without I went to the next machine. I got down to two Brother machines, one way more expensive than the other but the more expensive had everything I want so I am now saving more. Since I want this to be an investment in myself, I don't want to settle. Try something like that so you can find just the perfect machine.