I have a combo machine and I love it, it is a Babylock. I also have a sewing only machine. I decided that while the embroidery machine was humming along sewing out my design that I could be sewing. So I purchased the sewing machine, also a Babylock. I'm glad I did because when the embroidery combo is in the shop or vise versa I still have a machine to play with. Also I can have one machine set up to sew my current project and a spare for when I need to make something quick like a repair or alteration and I don't have to change bobbin and threads.