One reason they are advertised by top named quilters is because the top named quilters are paid to advertise them and/or given a free machine. I know a lot of people that love the Go, including my sister. I didn't like it. It would be great to be able to test the machines before you decide since I also know a lot of people like me that didn't like it. I ended up selling the Go for way less than I paid but at least I got something for it. It took a long time for it to sell, too. I had it on consignment at the local quilt shop and she said most of her customers had never even heard of it. I didn't want to try to sell it online because of the cost of shipping it.