I don't embroider, so can't really comment on that, but I can comment on the Juki-TL2010. I bought one about a year and a half ago for $999, when I had originally planned to spend half that amount. I'm really glad I shelled out the extra money for the Juki though. If you're going to go with two machines and if one them can be a straight-stitch only machine, then the Juki is a really good investment. There are a lot of threads on here about the 2010, so I won't go into the details of what I like about the machine, but feel free to PM me if you have any questions.