Originally Posted by mike'sgirl

I would buy the brother. This machine was made in China and also has only 1 review. It sounds good, but you know what they say about that...too good to be true. Buy a machine locally, that way if something goes wrong you don't have to ship it back. Just my 2 cents.[/QUOTE

Country of origin isn't necessarily a down side. Almost all sewing machines are now made in China, Japan or Taiwan.

Cari