I have used Pfaffs sine I bought my first one in 1975. The last one I bought was the 7570 in 1999. This last year when I wanted a new sewing/embroidery machine, I did a lot of research, talked to people and joined some of the online lists. After a lot of soul searching and thought, (it was a lot of money - way more than my first, second and third cars cost), I went with the Babylock Ellisimo. What a great machine. If I have any complaints at all, it's that Babylock didn't put in the IDT on thier top of the line machine. I am not a big fan of walking feet. Other than that, can't say enough about the machine. And my 7570? Well, couldn't get rid of her, she's my class machine, light enough to tote around and still lots of versatility.