Thanks for all of the replies, I am going to my local Des Moines show this October. Like I said I'm not running out and shelling out 5-12K right away. :)
Just wanted to get experiences and thoughts on what people were using and things to look into. There is a local quilt shop that has the HQ series that I want to check out this weekend.
But still like hearing about the other brands and the positives and negatives of each ones. :P