I have had the Brother PE150 the 270D the Ult2003D they are good machines I started out with the 150 from Walmart used it for 2 years before my husband got me the ULT but the 150 got me hook on machine embroidery. I got a Janome 11000SE For my anniversary this year and it is wonderful I had a 10001 I got at a garage sale and it changed me from brother fan to Janome they are just a better machine all round