Well, the machine is unboxed and played with.
Pro's......love the feel of the machine, threading is easy, I love the sound of it when it sews, the feel of a basic mechanical grunt-worthy machine, love the solid feet and love the straight stitch it does. I had read that the bobbin can be fiddly to get to...nah, easy peasy, and had read that the tension dial is a bit vague but so far...no problems there. It has needle up/down, speed control, presser foot pressure regulator, needle threader thingy, auto cut and reverse.....all the "food groups" for me.
Cons....arrrrrrggghhhhhh I don't like the walking foot...can't see my needle or the seam when I am trying to do "close to SITD". And the manual is pretty brief compared to the tome I got with the Bernina 710 (I know, I know...computerised machine etc etc). I also have to be careful with my heel on the pedal..keep forgetting if I "heel down" I activate the auto cutter!! Lighting could be better but I've ordered some little stick on LED lights to go under the harp so that's all okay. The harp space is not quite as "long" as the 710 but it is much higher and in the little time I've had to play with it, stuffing a large quilt through it with that extra height is terrific...dare I say.....better than the larger harp length of the 710.