You need to take in considerations a few things. First, how much is she going to use it? Does she already sew a lot or is it something she would like to do? How old is she? Is life going to get busy and she will put quilting on the back burner including an expensive machine? Berninas are the most expensive for a reason, just like luxury vehicles are more expensive. If you were buying her a car would you buy her a toyota or a cadilac? What does she need at this point in her life? Second. the dealer? How much extra do you want to pay for having customer service at her fingertips for support? Costco has brothers on line for a good price. We bought my daughter a brother for HS Grad. from a brother dealer, on a closeout sale, and she is very happy and had that support when things go wrong. I sew on nothing but Bernina but would not buy one for my daughters unless I knew for sure they would always use . Stay in your budget, and take in consideration how much she is going to use it.