Food for thought. I purchased the Brother SQ-9050 at WalMart and sewed on it for a month. It was a good little machine but struggled sewing over semi thick seams. I sew a lot but also teach school full time and I think it struggled to keep up. I finally purchased a small Brother from my local dealer which ran about $600.
I sewed on an old Kenmore for 35 years. Once I got my computerized Brother Laura Ashley 2000 machine, I realized all I had been missing. Yes, the old machine are built better being all metal and such, but boy, those new computerized machines are wonderful.