Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

I just finished putting this machine through it's paces by making a casual buttondown shirt out of a heavy quilting cotton and a pair of lined wool dress trousers - and I'm pleasantly surprised! I have previously used a vintage Singer machine for all straight stitching, a cheap Brother (XR4040) for anything other than straight stitches, and a Brother 1034D for serging. I was pleasantly surprised with the stitch quality of the machine, the ease of using the embroidery features, how smoothly and quietly it runs, and the general overall quality. It comes with just the right amount of accessories (I added a walking foot)...but it would be nice if it included an invisible zipper foot and a rolled hem foot or a binding foot. These are cheap and plentiful on Amazon though. Pros: -Quiet/Smooth -Cheap/Excellent Value -Much easier to use than previous SE400 -Great stitch quality -Thread cutter works great and pulls threads to the bottom side -It embroiders (would be worth this price even if it didn't) -surprisingly powerful (went through ~10 layers of heavy quilting cotton and interfacing with minimal fuss) Cons: -Probably won't last as long as my 1934 Singer, but it still feels like it will last plenty long -Horizontal thread with caps are a pain (I use bigger cones/king spools and put them in a glass/mug behind the machine and skip the pin -Embroidery is only 4x4 -No included software for embroidery and included designs are mediocre (I am using Stitch Era Universal instead) -Doesn't stitch as fast as an industrial machine -Feed dogs aren't the best (average for a home machine, not as good as a true straight stitch machine, walking foot helps)