Right now I have 3 Brothers. One is the 4" sewing and embroidery, one is the quilting and sewing - which has a larger throat (not huge, around 6 or 7 ") was $189 about 6 months ago when I bought it, and one not quite bottom of the line mechanical that I got for about$75.
The mechanical is kept in NJ for when I visit. It's noisy, but works very well.
I love them all. The user manuals are GREAT, detailed, lots of illustrations and easy to understand. The machines do the job and are relatively lightweight for when I want to take them to guild.
The fact that they're easy on the wallet is a big plus to me.