I'll put my vote in for the Pfaff. I have the Passport as well as the Performance 2056. I don't think there is a big difference in weight, as the Performance isn't a very large machine. If you can get a used one, it would probably be a good deal. I find that I have more control of the speed with the foot lever on the Performance, but the Passport is great, too. I will definitely stick with Pfaff because of the IDT.