HQ Sweet 16 is my dream machine....here they are very expensive....but soon as I have the money saved I'm off to get one. As MadQuilter mentioned they have a small footprint and are "sit-down", both requirements which are important to me. I have researched a number of machines and for me, it seemed the best value, has the best service/backup (for me - here), and appears to have less chance of needing a ridiculous amount of money spent servicing/repairing.