I love my Memory Craft New Home 4000, which could be 20 years old or so, but knock on wood, she's going fine. If she does get a problem and has to go to the hospital, I pull out an old Brother machine which I picked up for free at our town's swap center at the incinerator (dump). I was walking down the stairs as this gentleman was walking up, I saw the Brother in it's original box, asked him if it worked, he said yes, and I brought it home. I originally planned on giving it to my daughter, as she does very little sewing, but could use it for mending, etc. Every time she would come home, I intended to give it to her; however, my machine needed a tune-up, so she twisted my arm to keep it. It is a simple machine, but to me it actually does better satin stitches than my New Home, and the price was right, and it doesn't weigh very much.