I am currently on my second Brother machine, love them....mine is a Duetta....but I would not hesitate to buy another.....but as I have said many times before your "Dealer Service Center" is so important consider that first, one that you trust and know the people...then what machine brands do they sell....I would not hesitate to buy a used machine....just ask a lot of questions....how old is it, has it been serviced, what is their return policy...what are their warranty and guarantee policies. It is possible to have a machine serviced and not be right, but a good service department will stand behind their work and make it right no matter what....Questions and answers and if possible write it all down in front of them, and then show it to them and ask if you got it right, sometimes they will change their tune when they know you are documenting everything....