I agree with everyone here. I purchased the first computerized Singer machine many years ago. What a piece of junk and waste of money. The only reason why I bought this brand was because of the reputation that they used to have. I learned to sew on my mother's Singer. She had the fit zig zag model with all the cams for the decorative stitches. Back then, all the parts were steel and not plastic. My Singer spent more time in the shop being "repaired" than I spent sewing on it. 25 yeas ago I bought a Kenmore an have been happy as a clam ever since. I used that old Singer as a trade-in on my Kenmore and was almost laughed out the store -- didn't get a penny for it. I don't remember what I did with it after that. Only time I took it in to the shop was to have it's yearly check-up. The repairman said it was a good machine and to take good care of it because they don't build them like this any more. So true.