I have a Brother 1500S that I love, so went ahead and purchased the Brother serger too. I don't use it as much as I thought I would, but have no problems with it. It may be a bit noisy, and you have to thread manually, but for the price difference, it is worth it to me. I just keep the same serger thread in it, but it came with a DVD and instruction manual that were both easy to use. I also purchased it for pillowcases and miscellaneous. Works for me, good pricing and great piece of machinery! I think I paid about $150 with free shipping. Good luck!