the best advice i could give you is to go to a large quilt show, and try all of them before you buy it, when I purchased mine, i got it from an hour away(from my house) so location is alsew an issue, but do your homework, write down the features you like, , like does it have a thread cutter, and will i use it that much, do try as many as you can, i tried the handi quilter 16 and fell in love. so i bought one, one MUST tho is a stitch regulator, keeps stitches even when going fast or slow. happy hunting!!
katz