I have the 440 and the embroidery module. The BSR is great, the walking foot really good, and the embroidery module is OK. Quality of stitchout is nice but hooking the 440 up to a PC to embroider anything is kind of awkward. The less setup, the more you'd use it probably. A standalone embroidery machine (e.g. Janome 300e) is about $999, comparably priced to the module when brand-new.