My input - I bought my Viking with embroidery unit when I was about 50 - thinking back, I have used it for many quilt labels, a large craft project for my daughters Nursing Assistant class, kitchen towels, embellishments for 2 quilts, and lots of playing around with designs to get the experience. I'm now 59 - it's been fun, but looking back, I really didn't need it or feel I got a lot of value out of it for the money I spent. The software for the digitizing is no longer compatible with my current computer, but I can still download designs from the internet and load them on a stick to transfer to the machine. I really just "had" to get this back when I was "young" personally now I think I'd pass.
Oh ya, I just bought a Silhouette Cameo to try fabric cutting. With this quilting bug it's hard to stop once you get started!