You might want to join the - homequiltingsystem group on Yahoo. There is a file there that does a comparison of many long arm machines.
Ther are many on that site, that started with a 9" harp machine and quickly found it to be too small. By the time you get about half way through your quilt, you only have 2-3" of space to quilt with, there fore, really limiting the design you can do. That made them sell and go biggerr.
That being said, my advise is to try as many machines as you can, and purchase what you can afford. If you can't afford all the bells and whistles, don't try machines that have them. Ask me how I know!
