At a quilting class that I took the teacher noted that there are fabric pushers (sit down quilters) and machine pushers (long arm quilters). What you have to decide is which you are. I'm a fabric pusher and have a Bernina Q20 that I love. I initially made my decision based on space- the frame just took up too much space. When I took a long arm class with a Bernina Q24 my decision was validated - I felt that I had no control over the machine. Hope this helps, it is a big decision!