Babylock audrey is what I would get. I drool over her. I have the Brother SQ9050 and it is a really good machine, love her. Got her at walmart for 200 with a 20 dollar rebate so I paid 180 total and it has the needle down function, drops feed dogs, stitches beautifully. Has lots of decorative stitches, is not too noisy. I have always used the low end brothers for travel and for regular sewing at home until I got my big girl and would recommend them any day. All of them still run beatifully to this day, one is 19 years old and one is 5 years old my xl-3500i which I have packed away for my daughter. it is a mechanical so it doesn't have all the features of my SQ9050 but it still sews nicely