Originally Posted by quiltedsunshine

There's a dealer in Utah that has the Bernina Q20 on display next to the HandiQuilters, and the HandiQuilters blow the Bernina out of the water. Bernina has a long ways to go to catch up to industry standards. The Bernina machine uses a regular sewing machine needle. Where the new HQ Infinity went past a regular industrial needle to one with a bend in it, because a regular industrial needle couldn't hold up and perform at 30,000 stitches per minute.