This message was posted by J&O Enterprises on AmayaUsers.com. PLEASE DO NOT REPLY VIA EMAIL. Instead, respond to the thread on the WEBSITE by clicking here: http://www.amayausers.com/boards/ultimatebb.php?/topic/1/35.html#000003 John - I just made the jump from a 6 needle 4-head machine to 2 2004 Amaya's and have a thread started on it. I was VERY hessitant to make the change. That said, I am VERY happy with the trade up! First off, the quality of the sew if far superior to what I was getting from my much older machine. 2nd, the older machine slowed down a LOT during fill-stiches. With the Amaya, I sew between 900-1000 SPM and it basically maintains that stich speed through all points of the design. Thus, I'm actually sewing much faster in aggrogate than simply a 750 spm versus 900 spm, again, because the Amaya maintains speed throughout the pattern. I was able to go from 4 hrs hand-off training to production very quickly. Switching to the Amaya is not that bad. Plus, I and many others check this forum many times a day and will gladly help with questions. If you are handy with Window's type software, "running" the Amayas from a computer is easier to grasp. As a default, once you load the design into the machine you can basically do everything from the keypad if that makes you more comfortable. For me, I find the tracking laser INCREDIBLY HELPFUL and couldn't see embroiderying without one again. If you are going to be doing your own digitizing, the speed from which you can go from test sew, alter digitizing, test sew, is amazingly fast compared to the 6 needle. I think you will save every bit of early "training" time or fustration initially, by the speed and quality of the sew later. Go for the Amaya and don't look back! Thanks, =========================================================== The AmayaUsers Mailing List Website: http://www.amayausers.com Discussion Board: http://www.amayausers.com/boards Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://www.amayausers.com/list ===========================================================