I have a Brother Duetta and have put 12 million stitches on it just doing embroidery... and I didn't even want it but at the time it was the biggest work area under the harp I could find and since the Quattro had just been introduced the Duetta was available with a large discount. I've embroidered towles, sheets, pillows, quilted blocks and done many in the hoop projects. I also FMQ on it and have only minimal supplies, a few rolls of stabilizers (bought in bulk and significantly cheaper), buy my thread from ThreadArt or MetroEMB (both have frequent sales under $1/spool) and use the same scissors and needles I use for pretty much everything - Organ 75/11 sharps bought in packs of 100 for a few dollars.
When it dies, it will be replaced with another.