I do agree that some of the new features aren't always good. I've heard about machines with sensors to tell if you bobbin is low (which is an awesome feature) have the sensor go bad so that the machine thinks there is no thread in the bobbin and won't run (which is really bad). I prefer when there is an override for the machine's setting so that if I want to do things manually and my way I can. This probably explains why the only new machine I own is a Juki 2200 QVP Mini which has minimal electronics and features.
