I have Husq's Vikings...I agree get the best now you won't regret it. I started out without allot of the Perks machines offered and in 4 mths found myself upgrading for all the perks. Love my thread cutter which is a button on my machine, needle up and down, auto pivot foot, auto fix at the beginning and end and threader. I recently upgraded again and this machine has a self threads and OMG who knew...I just push a button and it threads on it's own...so no more manually pulling down the threader and pushing the thread thru...soon we won't have to do anything but tell the machine by talking into it and directing it as to what to do... oh my new machine connects to wifi what's next...combo coffee maker/sewing machine.