Made a wallet for a test project as soon as I unboxed, it was awesome. I have confidence in this. It is only 5LBs which is super portable and why I bought. I have another of these that has been going since 2015 and I wanted to make sure if it ever dies I'll have another. Very glad to get a hold of this. Yes I have a brother quilting machine too but this is the one that I will do the most on as I do with the one that is still going strong. This new one passed the test project with flying colors. I recommend these for dependability and super ease of grabbing a machine and sewing because of the light weight.