I have the mega quilter, has about 9in throat so I only get up to about 41/2 in of quilting space but I love it. I have it on a homemade frame. This machine works great for me, never have had to adjust tension in over 3 years and it will sew with any thread with no prob. I had it table top before I got the frame and that is how I learned to FMQ. I think I paid about 2 or 3,000 for it. Now for smaller things I don't put on frame I just use a cheap brother but as soon as I can afford a long arm my mega will become my tabletop quilter.