[quote=McQuilter]I can tell you with authority that it is not the kind of Brother machine you want to buy. They make a cheaper and less reliable machine for the Walmart stores. You will not find these at a regular Brother dealer and if you buy it you will not have any service warranty. "
I have to disagre with this, I bought the CS6000i (& I love it) at Walmart for about $170, I registered the warranty with Brother. After 6 mo. the foot pedal connection broke, I contacted Brother, was told to take it to the nearest dealer which I did. It was repaired quickly, nicely, & no pressure to buy from them, at no charge. That dealer even had to get a part from Brother-had no problems.
Last year I wrote to Brother, asked them if there was any internal quality difference in machines made for discount stores over machines with similar features made for dealers but different model numbers. They replied that there was no difference in the internal quality.
I love Brother machines, from the TOL's down to the low ends