I bought a Bernina 820 last year. I have the embroidery module on my Bernina 440, and do not use it enough to justify the extra cost. I mainly purchased it for its large throat, BSR, and the Bernina quality product. The added bonus is its built in walking foot, automatic threader and cutter, and of coarse the wonderful tension Bernina is so known for. Right now it is on my frame, but I take it off to sew on. There are so many features that I am still exploring. I feel like I will never need another machine, as I can grow into it. I do not see myself ever buying a machine that was not a Bernina.