I have the older model the Espire, and have been nothing but happy with her, never had a thing wrong with her. Just love how she sews, she is super quiet, a dream to work with. Still haven't used all the features that are on her, but I am sure I will one day. You will love the pivoting feature. You will love that you never have to really mess with tension. FMQ is a dream to practice, you can adjust speed, presser foot pressure, presser foot height, you can turn the AHA off and on as you choose if you choose to control your own tension. All the stitches are beautiful, especially the satin stitches for applique and decorative as well. The circular attachment is fun. Haven't used my bobbin work kit that I purchased yet but look forward to it. I thought about upgrading, but I couldn't justify the extra stitches since I hardly use the ones I have now. Anyways you will enjoy the machine,just don't be afraid of it for six months I hardly used it