I have considered buying a machine for my 8 yr old grandson who loves sewing at grandma's house! But I know he would never be content with anything less than my Baby Lock Elizabeth. LOL! He loves all the features and knows how to use them all! But I'm not ready to spend THAT much for him! Actually I have several other machines here that I didn't spend more than $20 on, but as I said he wouldn't be happy with a machine that didn't have all Elizabeth's features!