I bought one recently and love it. Right now Babylock has a half price sale on them. I got mine for $1,499, and my dealer agreed to give me the extension table at no extra cost. Even though it is a "one trick pony" in my opinion it is a good deal because you can use it to quilt your quilts. The same ("one trick pony") can be said of longarm machines, embroidery machines, and most anything. Your stove, refrigerator, furnace all only do one thing, but do it well. I have been using 40 wt. embroidery thread (polyester) in mine because that's what my dealer uses and recommended. But she says it can use cotton thread, too. Besides the hand quilted stitch, it can be used for couching decorative rayon and other threads, for gathering, and making tucks. So cool!