I, too, am thinking about getting a mechanized, workhorse, non computerized machine. Thinking about an older Singer, or maybe one like Jordan of Jordan's Fabrics. She sews on a Consew which sews 6,000 stitches per minute. I can't imagine I will ever be going that fast, but I would like the possibility. The Consew is a commercial machine. I am a person who has to see the machine and test drive. Some that look wonderful online, don't seem that great when I see them in real life.