I have the QuiltMate Plus IV and absolutely love it. The extra height makes the back flip-up panel ideal for a cutting table. It's super easy to raise and lower my machine so when I switch to the longarm for a few days I can close down the Koala and have a beautiful piece of furniture in the room. It has tons of space for storage available under the flip up panel but I don't have mine set up that way because it makes it a little too large to have permanently in my space. It has a lot of different configuration options to fit any need. Mine was a LQS floor display model so I got a good deal and it came with a chair. Because of the extra height of the chair I can also use it at my longarm if I want to sit down while machine quilting. I couldn't be happier with my Koala!!