I would much rather spend my money on a mechanical than a computerized sewing machine because I can troubleshoot and fix my machines on my own using common sense and a little time. A friend of mine handed me off an older Singer that was one of their first machines that was electronic, I figured what the heck, I'll put some time into it and see if I could get it working. When I discovered the mother board was going to need replaced and I looked for one online, I realized quick that I wasn't going to spend that kind of money on a machine that may or may not work if I put the mother board in. So far, I've been lucky with finding mechanicals that just needed some TLC and a very deep, thorough cleaning. Having a fantastic machine service guy helps a great deal and he's tried getting me into a computerized machine but I keep turning him down.