Originally Posted by 1234Irene
I love my Brother 1250D. It does everything I want and more. I'm still learning all it can do, and I've had it about a year now.
I have the same machine and I love it, however it falls outside the price range by a bit. Before that I had the Brother that sold for about 400 (SE350), however it just had the capability to do the 4 inch hoop and then I had to buy the ped basic to use other programs beyond what Brother offered. I definitely would not get one unless it could do a 5 x 7 hoop and had a usb port. The only negative is the size of the embroidery screen when viewing the design. I have eliminated this by keeping my laptop close by and loading only the item I plan to stitch on a blank jump stick and I love the embrilliance thumbnailer to view my designs before opening them. It does not come with the machine, but well worth the $40 I spent:)