I went with 5D Pro. I was going to go with the mid level 5D knowing that the bottom level I would be bored with really soon. Then there was a special on the 5D Pro and I saw what all it could do and I knew I wanted that one. I don't like to limit myself and them spend more later upgrading. I wanted to be able to create my cutwork needle designs and do the portrait stitch designs and create and much, much more so I went with the pro. It'll take me awhile to learn it all but that's ok; I'd rather have the software waiting for me to learn it then me wanting something more to learn and have to wait unil I can afford more. I think it's a good program and I guess the only con is that it is expensive but it does so much. Before I got this I was looking at the free ERA software program, only I would have spent the 15 and gotten the CD because it also has a manual on it to make it easier.