I don't have a lot of money, so I looked at a lot of machines, and always came back to Singer. my first Singer lasted 35 years, was very basic, and my sister-in law bought it aftere she saw how easy it was to operate. I am an avid quilter, and do not want to send my quilts out for quilting, so this was perfect. This machine does it all, and has replaced my Singer 7463.