This was a gift from my husband so I would have something to keep me occupied during retirement. However, it blossomed into an LLC with a purchase order with a major uniform company. The only issue I had with this "baby" was changing thread colors. While I have upgraded to the Entrepreneur Pro X PR1050X, I have kept her to use for names, monograms, and single color embroidery designs. She's a great little workhorse. My only advice would be to study the limitations and be sure this will serve your needs.
Machine is larger and cumbersome and this should be taken into account when transporting for repairs. The threading area is dark blue with no lighting which can make threading difficult.
this machine is absolutely great for its stitch quality and the possibility to embroider small areas or costum ready to wear shirts because of its free arm. i can add nice embroidery for my kids on their trousers without cutting any seam! Its the perfect addition to my Innovis 1e (you call it Quattro?!) with which i embroider very big things. and the persona can do all middle or small things while i sew with my Quattro 2.
I have found my Brother Persona 100. To be fun. It was a bit challenging at first, but my dealer's staff were most helpful in helping me solve problems. I found the user manual to be helpful also. My only issue is the hassle it is to change threads. When doing the tying and pulling method, my thread almost always pulls apart. It is difficult for me to tie the threads and takes several tries. This adds to my frustration and my time on projects. I have been spoiled by the ease of threading when using my Brother 4500D. I tend not to use the persona if a design has several thread changes.
Took me years to talk myself into a brother embroidery only machine and the Persona was worth the wait. Really liking the quality of stitch out in lettering and so far all the problems have totally been operator error.
It's a good little embroidery machine, Pros: Works like a dream Cons:Price--It's worth paying a little more and go on and get a multi-needle emb. machine. It's only a "single needle" requiring you to change thread spools with each color.