I've had a 440QEE for 6 years and I love it. I am the second owner and it was only a year old at the time. I got a great price and a bunch of extras. It has never given me a moments trouble. Needle stop down and needle threader are two of my favorite features. The BSR works great too. My backup Bernina is a mechanical/electronic 910. A simpler sibling of the magnificent 930, it has no decorative stitches but otherwise the same Bernina performance and quality. Bernina introduced the needle up/down during the early 80s. My 910 does have it, once I got the correct foot control for it.
Last edited by Skyangel; 11-11-2012 at 04:14 PM.