Hello to all, its been a long time since I posted on here, I'm still dong bits and bobs sewing wise,
but I really need your help...
I've been thinking for a while now, almost 12 months, about buying a sewing and embroidery machine after seeing a friend use her V5.....and this weekend, I just missed out on getting a secondhand, almost new, V7 from a dealer for just under £2000 ...but after talking to the man on the phone, he told me he has another machine coming into his shop soon and has offered me first refusal of it, at the same price as the V7 was being offered, the machine he's offered me as an alternative is a Brother Innovis 1, sewing and embroidery machine, I was told this machine originally sold for new for around £6000...and all I know so far, (as I've not yet seen it), is that it includes four upgrades and its an all bells and whistles machine..(which is nice, but it's not really what I'm after, I'd be happy with a V5).
The problem I have and I'm hoping you can help with is....the machine I'm being offered has got such a lot of tech stuff on it, (scanning ability, camera and other techy stuff) which due to its age.... is this something that may or may not be an issue ?..... and I don't know about the stitch count on the machine, or even if it has this capability....is this something that will tell me whether the machine is on it's last legs ...?
I've not been able to find out much about this machine online, as far as reviews go.... or as to when this machine 'was new' or even if its still available. There are lots of videos showing what it can do and the features it has on it....and it has a lot
... which I agree makes it an impressive machine, but I'm worried about how long the techy stuff will last before I start to have problems with it... and if I'd be better off just getting a V5 from new for a little extra money....
Any suggestions would be appreciated.....