I have had lots of different embroidery machines over the years. This is the first time i had purchased a Brother and boy am i glad i did, its the most used friendly mahine ive ever used everything is easy and the most important for me is i dont have to use scissors at all during machine embroidery, this machine has so many little thread cutters that trim thread ends to the correct length, meaning i can get on with stitching and totally let the machine do what it does best.