I have a brothers and a bernina. as much as i love my bernina it's pricey and a little more to learn for a new embroidery person.I lot of people i have taken classes with have both and love the brother's more for embroidery. Price wise you get a lot of machine for the money and very easy for the 1st time user i would highly recommend but i would only buy from a brother's dealer and not a walmart.i hope this helps.