I have the Brother 1500. I won it so didn't choose it. I have used it for years to machine quilt and have no complaint. I recently bought a Arrow Kangaroo sewing table and that helped me more then what machine I use for machine quilting. The table is big enough for the quilt to lay flat as I am machine quilting it with no drag on it. The Arrow folds up for general sewing so it doesn't take up a lot of room.