I bought a Brother SQ9050 to be my travel machine, my #1 plus was just way to heavy to cart around. I love the Brother and use it often even at home, it has alot of built in stitches plus an alphabet. My only complaint is, it has a very small throat opening, but it sews like a champ and is very light weight. It did not come with a case, I bought it at WalMart for around $200.