The regular price of my Sears 19-901 is $299. It does lots of stitches for regular sewing, heirloom sewing, and quilting. With a good Xmas sale, and extra 10% off for shopping early, I got it for $239. I did, however, have to pay another $25 for quilting feet. I comparison shopped for three days solid within a 40 mile radius of my home. So far, I love it.
Things I like about it:
Needle stop position adjusts to stay up or down.
Tacks in place just by pressing button
When I try to sew zig-zag without a zigzag foot, it beeps and flashes the light instead of breaking the needle or parts.
The foot pedal is metal
Super-easy to make adjustments for width, fancy stitches, and length
Things I don't like about it:
Even with pedal down, it does not sew as fast as the commercial machines I am used to.
The light is a teeny halogen bulb, plenty bright, but I have a feeling it will be pricier to replace
It does not remember stitches. If I am doing something fancy, then shut machine off, it defaults to straight stitch at startup. (More of a mild annoyance than anything. Once I realized that was how it works, I know where to stop now)