The most important thing is the service department. Do you have a store near you that sells them. I used Vikings for 20 years. The last time I traded up I got a lemon. It happens. Brand new machine would not wind a decent bobbin. it was in the service department for weeks several times. But it still wouldn’t work right. The store was under different management than in the past though still in the same family. Check with other sewers about their experience. I switched to Bernina at a store with great service department. I have it gone through once a year. Have made my final sewing machine purchase. A top of the line Bernina with embroidery module. Won’t trade, someone will have to pry it out of my cold dead hands.