LuAnn, Hottronix is a good brand, been around a long time. Geo Knight Co. (out of Massachusetts) has a good reputation, builds them right there, and good service and technical advice. Mighty Press is one I bought-they are the actual manufacturers for the 'Stahls' presses and sell under their own Mighty Press name. There is a big difference between the types of presses-there are 'lightweight' presses for short runs and limited use-and the 'heavyweight' type for continual use. Knowing how we started with tee shirt decaling and then moved into the computer cut vinyl end-we have an old super heavyweight machine-not even made anymore-but not unusual to have it on for 8 hours at a stretch. Roland