I have a brother sq9050...100 stitches and monograms..tons of feet...been using it for a LOT of sewing for over 2 years now, and no complaints at all. Nice little machine..figure I can buy a ton of fabric by not buying a high end machine..they all do the same thing...if it died tomorrow, I'd go right back and get another one. On line for about $170.00...
Only thing with new machines...any brand..you have got to keep the lint cleaned out of the bobbin area...much more so than old machines that would sew with a pound of lint in them! It will make all of these little machines skip stitches and generally misbehave..but if you just do a quick lint cleaning with every bobbin change, you'll be fine!