You might be interested in this tidbit of info. I teach sewing and quilting, and was talking to a sewing machine repairman recently about machines. I have a Pfaff 7570, a Singer Featherweight, a Viking 1100, a Brother CS6000i, and an older New Home. My repairman and I were talking about what to recommend to my students. He said to stay from the newer Singers, and he recommended to only buy a Brother or Baby Lock now-a-days. They are the two most reliable machines being made today.