I have one of those high end machines purchased in 1997. It has all the bells and whistles, most of which I never learned to do. It also does fancy embroidery, and I didn't learn that either. Aa few months ago it quit on me. The dealer repairman didn't even want to look at it because he said parts were not available. So, I took it somewhere else. That repair man put a fuse in and it worked fine for about two months. It quit again. Good thing I had my mechanical machines that always serve me well. I miss the needle down function but at least the mechanical machines are dependable and reliable so I'm not dead in the water. When my husband has time he will check out my computerized machine. I don't want to keep paying repair men to change the fuse. Something has to be causing it to blow. So -I am very grateful to have the mechanical machines!! They are work horses.