I started out about 10 years ago with a Viking Mega Quilter that was a floor model, plain jane, no computer. Over the next 3 years it spent more time at the factory being repaired than it spent in my house. So I did a lot of checking out of machines and ended up with a HQ Avante on a 12' frame, in my living room. It had computer too, which I upgraded to the new pro-stitcher. I love everything about it. I named him Bob, and he is the love of my life. I like being able to move the machine rather than moving the fabric. I was horrible at FMQ on my domestic machine, so a longarm on a frame was the next logical move.