I like most of the basic Brother machines. Varying features, not expensive, work straight out of the box, sew through anything, take any thread. I have several of them accumulated over the years for one reason or another. My main machine lately is Brother PQ1500 but it is just a straight stitch that I use for piecing and free motion quilting. I have a bunch of vintage machines including two Featherweights and the sought after 201. But still prefer the PQ1500.