If there was one feature I really wish I had .. it would be a larger throat area. Once I figured out I would never really get the value from the embroidery machine... I have been on the hunt for a industrial machine. I have a vintage 306W in a cabinet that I just love and Viking 500 ,purchased over 20 years ago. The industrial will give me a much bigger throat at a much lower cost than the big throat domestic machines that have bells and whistles I may never use , or rarely use.