I just bought myself a Pfaff Passport 3 for taking to classes and quilting group. Light enough for me to lift, good features and the feet are interchangeable with my at home Pfaffs (they have the adaptor). But the hood for travelling (?) is stupid. Whoever designed that missed the mark totally. I'm not packing it for shipping so why should I have to use the Styrofoam on the ends then put the hood on and put everything in a cardboard box? Hood will probably get tossed since I have a travelling case to transport in my car. No padding or special protection but I'll deal with that myself.
So yes, check how a machine travels....