Hi. I'm from Colorado too. I have a 440 and I love it. I'd like to have a low bobbin indicator on my machine and the wider stitch width of some of their premium machines. Otherwise, the one I have does everything I need it to do. I guess it just depends on what you want it to be able to do. You'd be hard pressed to complain about it if you got it I bet (except when the bill came) :-)