I bought a Brother PQ1500s today. I wanted a machine with a larger throat to do my own quilting. I first considered the Janome 6600 but the price kept holding me back. Then I found the Brother machine. It just does a perfect straight stitch and only cost $599. It got awesome reviews on every site I checked. It should be here tomorrow and I will let you know how it does. I forgot to add that this machine has metal gears, not plastic like so many ones have.