I had the 2170 and loved it. Traded it in for the Creative Vision and loved it. Traded it in for the Creative Sensation and absolutely love it. I would stick with a Pfaff if I were you. I have talked to a lot of people who have bought a different machine and were very unhappy about not getting IDT. My daughter was looking for her first embroidery machine a couple of years ago. She couldn't afford the TOL or Creative Sensation at the time but bought one of the cheaper Pfaff embroidery machines. I think it was called the Creative 4.0 or something like that. It was a whole lot cheaper than the TOL and it is still a great machine. She loves it, and I have used it many times when I was visiting, and it is a great machine.