There's actually a third almost identical machine, the Babylock Quilters Choice Pro. I got mine about 5 years ago to use on a frame and chose it because I liked the dealer better than the Brother dealer and there wasn't a Juki dealer nearby. I was lucky to hit a sale and got it for 799. I now have an HQ16 but that dealer urged me to keep it for piecing. I thought he was nuts, since i'd been using a top Viking. Well, I just had my first problem with the Viking after about seven years and it will be in the shop for a few weeks, so set up the Babylock--and really like it. I don't think you can go wrong with any of the three. They are all built like tanks and behave very nicely.