A couple of other considerations for you.
Be sure to have a sit-down demo and do a design stitch out to see the actual process and set-up. You mention "faster" but there is also set up time to thread the machine and program the colors. What is the speed of the machine stitches?
Many of the designs have more than 10 thread colors so extra attention to those changes are needed.
Will the dealer offer in home service or transport the machine when it needs service?