I have the Avante and I love it. I was mostly worried about dealing with tension problems. Have had a few but were easy to take care of. My bobbin winder was not working properly at first, the thread was way to loose on the bobbin. It handled it! First quilt came out great. My dealer is over two hours away but always tells me to call if I have any questions. He had the boxes delivered to my house then drove down, moved all the boxes downstairs and set it up. I also got the Pro-Stitcher. My advice though is try different brands. I tried them all at the Chicago Quilt show and liked the way the Handi Quilter moved over more expensive ones.