I just got a GMQ, and must admit that setting it up was a bit intimidating. It took me two hours to load the top, bottom and batting the first time. And it took up WAY more room than I was anticipating. BUT, I am now in love. If you think you might want to machine quilt on a frame, and the price is really that good, you might consider it, if you have a place to store it. Half of our living room is now consumed by the "big rig" as my husband calls it.