Originally Posted by
virtualbernie
The 160 doesn't have the needle up/down feature nor does it have a thread cutter and while the thread cutter isn't a deal breaker, the needle up/down is a feature I love. I have one and use it for one of my back up machines.
I totally get that. I passed up a great deal on a newer Brother computerized machine because it was lacking that one feature - up/down needle is a necessity for me too!