Honestly, I have had little time to dedicate myself to sewing, but what little I have been able to sew with the Singer 4452 machine seemed easy to use, I will also have to get used to the position of the coil, it has enough points that I will use in future projects, the Accessories seem weak, delicate, (maybe because I was used to using stronger ones with my previous machine) I hope they are as good or better than my previous accessories. In summary I think I made a good choice.
So far I love the machine. But, the “ paperless “ manual is a crock of dodo. They should have spent the .99 cents, and included the manual to keep next to the machine. Who wants to run to another room, fire up the computer, pull up the site to remember which stitch is which. Hope they did not cheap out on anything else involved with the machine. Irked in California.
I find this machine easy to use, though I know my technique could use some work ;) I'm brand new to sewing but it's straightforward, super durable, just heavy enough, covers all the bases as far as the features my research indicated I would want, and by the way - she fast!
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.
I finally decided to purchase a new machine after my other 27-year-old Singer started to slow down. What a big difference. This one seems to have a lot more horsepower and some improved features. It's slightly smaller than my older machine (which I like) and is quieter. I should mention the speed. It is three times faster than my other machine -- which makes sewing so efficient. For an intermediate level seamstress like me, this machine is perfect!
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.