I have 3 Brothers, started with the little PE 150, then bought a used 1500D and a couple years later the 2500D, I love them all...easy to operate and less pricey than the others. They all still work great and sometimes I have all 3 going at the same time, thought about trading all 3 in on one of the 6 needles but they are still too pricey for me!!!!