I had the Brother CS6001 that I recently gave to my daughter who needs a working machine.
*The machine is lightweight, the box says 18.7 lbs. (Why do I still have the box???
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*One thing for me was I couldn't figure out why the stitches were running off center to the feed dogs/stitching area. Then one day, after several years, I woke up and realized I was using a factory default stitch, the basic stitch is stitch #1. Duh! So if you get it remember to set it to stitch #1.
*The Brother bobbin packs at Walmart don't say what part number they are or the model numbers for that bobbin. So that was a minus for me with the Brother company, I want specifics.
*I used mine for travel, it fits nicely in a medium size carry case, doesn't need a roller case.
*I will say I had to stop and readjust my thinking whenever using it as my other machines are Bernina's.
Overall it was a good little machine.