I have a designer 1 w/ emb.unit and i love mine it is a work horse its an old one takes the floppy , I have machine pieced and did some free motion as well.I have only had it in shop for maintenance. I have ask about upgrading to the disc. they keep telling me no because in some machines it doesn't work very well. so i bought a second machine it's a euro-pro- 9110. I like this one as well I do all my purse making on it and piecing. Dottie Bug