There was a lot of "Talk" about this machine here when it was first released, and several gals bought them. Many chimed it about how "cute" is is. Several of us pointed out that it lacked speed control and needle up/down and at $400+ it should at least have those things, to say nothing about the quality of the newer Singer machines. The harp size is tiny compared to the large size of the machine. I wondered what in the world Singer was thinking to release such a machine,.....I wonder how many fell for it..... I see they have released a similar machine in white....so maybe it did sell well. I'll take vintage when it comes to Singer's.