I have owned a Bernina Deco 500 and the 650. The one thing you need to look at is how you will be getting designs into the machine. As it is sold it will only use embroidery cards that fit into the machine that have the PES as their format. It does have some built-in designs and alphabet. To use designs that come on CDs or you download from the computer will require a reader/writer box and card. Check with the person that is selling the machine to see what they are using for this function. Loved my Deco machines but wanted more hoop space so I kept trading up to the TOL over the years. The price makes it worth checking out. One reader/writer is made by Vikant and you can look up information on their website.
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