Have heard a lot of good thing about FW but I don't think I'd use it that much, no zig zag, hard to see small parts, My eye's aren't what they once were LOL if it is really light do you have a problem with vibration when more than one machine is working on a table, like at classes? I like a large space to move my fabric around on or rest my hands on as I feed fabric through the needle. I think most people use them mainly for classes, not enough room to quilt on, or so I have been told. I don't have a big fancy computerized machine. My old girles do everything I ask of them straight stich, and zig zag every one is a little diffrent but I have learned to get a good 1/4 seam on them all. I take my 12 year old Janome for classes, yep she is heavy but I can still lift her on and off the table with no problem. I have a rolling cart that everything fits into so it is only one trip from car to class. I also like to use the same machine from start to finish on any one quilt top.