I bought this machine to replace a 40 year old Singer sewing machine. It had 2 stitch options, straight stitch and zig zag. This one will take a little time to learn for me. I thought in the beginning that the speed would bother me, but it doesn't.
We bought this for our adult granddaughter to sew doll clothes for her internet business. It was super easy for her to learn to use and does all needed tasks well. A great value and a great machine!
I like the machine and really haven't done enough to rate it. I gave the rating 4 stars and would have given 5 if there were clear directions on what bobbin is recommended. If I would have thought about the instruction manual I would have rated lower, the manual is in French, Spanish, and English without separation. You have to print all 70(?) pages and sort it out.
Seems to be a quality machine. I’ll let you know next year. It replaces a Janome 100 that was close in price from sewing store but had a number of issues over last eight years.