How do you decide which features are important?
I know this is a matter of personal opinion, and it might seem silly, but I'm trying to decide between two similar machines - the Brother DreamCreator VM5100 and the DreamWeaver 6200D. They are very similar, but there are two things that are on the 6200D that aren't on the 5100 - the V-Sonic pen and the laser guide. The price difference between the two is about $1500.
On the one hand, I think it's silly to spend $1500 for a touch pen and a laser line, but on the other hand when I have asked others who have the 6200 how much they use those features, they say they use them "all the time." "Couldn't live without it." "It makes everything SO much easier." And so forth and so on.
I can afford to buy either machine, but I'm not sure that I WANT to put the extra money toward what amounts to two extra features I'm not sure how often I'll use. That $1500 could be a new sewing cabinet and a chair, or fabric, or embroidery software, or a combination of all of these. Still, I can't deny ... I'm an 80s gal and lasers excite me ... ;-)
At this point, I'm about ready to put both names in a hat and draw one out to choose! Either would do a fabulous job of what I need done, so I don't think there's a "bad" choice here ... not even sure there's a "wrong" choice ... how does one decide if the extra features are worth the additional cost?