Quiet, Comfortable, Good lighting, wonderful thread cutter, love the needle up down feature for appliques, lots of stitches and accessories including the extended table and the hard case. Didn't need the russian alphabet through! It only took one sewing session and a few tutorials on You Tube to get me going on this machine, my first computerized sewing machine. I have always sewn on Singers and have not been disappointed. Didn't even look to buy other brands having seen them in my quilting classes. Of note, the thread cutter is a real time saver in quilting. Worth the difference in price between this machine and any other. I liked this one so much at home that I bought the same machine for my winter home in Florida.