I would buy this machine if I needed a backup. Probably wouldn't like it as my main machine.
I found this price history on the machine:
https://dealsea.com/pricetracker/B000JQM1DE
If you have a Walmart nearby, they are offering it at $145 too. If you don't like the machine you can take it back to Walmart. With Amazon you would need to pay return shipping to return it unless the machine you get is defective (in which case Amazon pays the return shipping).
Edit: One thing about Amazon is that you can put it in your shopping cart and then check the cart on a daily basis to see if the price drops. Someone on Amazon Prime posted that Amazon will email you if the price drops. This doesn't work for my if I put the item in "save for later". Most of my cart items aren't in there long enough to get a price drop, so I've never gotten an email from them about a price drop.
Edit 2: Here is a link to the machine on Walmart. Note they have free shipping.
http://www.walmart.com/ip/Brother-Co...ingMethod=p13n