I currently own my second Brother embroidery machine, I love mine. I also have a Bernina, but she is a little harder. What I love about my Brother is the software which is simple and straight forward. YI...you use the software on your computer when you down load designs off the internet. Then you use a USB flashdrive to take the designs from your computer to your machine....Look to see if this machine comes with any type of software (can be expensive) and if it has a USB flashdrive port....