I have two older Kenmore machines, one from the late 1970's and one of the first computerized machines given to me from the early 1980's. A Singer featherweight from the early 1950's and a Singer Confidence 7470 which I love. Nothing fancy and I use all of them at some point depending on what kind of a project I am working on and where I am. At home I use my Kenmore's and featherweight and at my daughter's my Singer Confidence as it is portable and easy to store.