I have had my HQ 16 for about 6 months and LOVE IT!! I make mostly lap quilts, but had two main frustrations with quilting with my domestic machine: I hated pin-basting (usually down on the floor), and I could only quilt about a 6" area at once, and that meant I couldn't even quilt a big flower in an 8" block. My HQ is so easy to load, and gives me so much more flexibility in my quilting. I am finally making my way through the stack of tops I have accumulated. I bought mine new at a major quilt show, and a local rep came and set the whole thing up. Well worth it!! He also gave me many tips and ideas. Love the whole thing!!