I was at a quilt show over the weekend and test drove a Tin Lizzie 18ESP. I do not have any experience on a mid / long arm machine so I really do not have anything to compare it too. However I have been doing research and I have not been able to find much on the Tin Lizzie and when I do it seems that many owners have had poor experience with customer service. I am interested in the machine as what you get for the money does seem to be the same as with an HQ but I am hesitant to take the leap with some of the past posts I have seen.