I have a Sweet 16. I bought it used with 13,000 stitches on it, so basically new. It does not have all the new features or stitch regulator. Quite honestly, I don't love the witch regulator they offer for that machine and once I got more adept at using the machine, my stitching looked pretty good without it. I now have over 5 Million stitches on it. It wasn't a smooth path to where the machine is today. I had a few issues with it. HQ was pretty helpful to me in getting things resolved here and there, but being in Canada, it was difficult to get local knowledgeable assistance. When APQS marked down the pricing on their Lenni, I couldn't resist and went to the longarm set up. I still have my Sweet 16 as I haven't decided whether I want to sell it or not. However, I have to say, I love having stitch regulation on the Lenni, but it's not a fair comparison to the 16. I don't know if George comes with stitch regulation, but I have to say, my Lenni has been fantastic out of the box. Not so,etching I can say about my 16. And if you can get the Lifetime warranty from APQS and their service, I think it would be hard to beat. Plus the dealer network for APQS in Canada is way ahead of HQ IMHO, a huge plus for me personally. I don't miss or see a huge value in the upgrades HQ has added since my machine came out, which I think is about 5-6 yrs old, except the hopping foot conversion kit and couching feet.