Do you remember you are talking to sewing and quilting QUEENS. When it comes to sewing/embroidery machines we know more than a lot of dealers - lol. Personally I would make a list of the ones that I liked (or sounded the best for what I like or want to do), then I would list them from the one I think I want first even without trying it out to the one at the bottom of my list. Then I go out and start at the bottom first and work my way up. This way I can find the items I like most without getting stuff I don't want (I go knowing what I want or think I know what I want), this way it's easy to weed out things I don't like, want or will use. Good luck, remember take a block and a quilting sandwich to try on each machine.