I purchased this machine for a few reasons. #1 being I was having issues with 2 other machines in my studio, 1 of those was at the shop. I needed a machine to use as soon as I could get my hands on one. So reason #2 was I was looking for a middle of the road machine, hopefully reliable and durable. This machine fit all of that, and I feel like you can't beat the price and the throat space! This is meant to be the back-up to my main sewing machine, the Babylock Allegro. I may have to flip a coin ...