I wanted to say thank you for the three responses I got to the below email I sent out on 11/06/06 and also welcome more input from anyone else who wants to comment. I hope you guys don't mind more questions, I have a lot of them. Want to make sure that I make the right decision. Thank you, John Fresno Engraving Greetings Everyone, This is my first post to the list. I have been reading some of the list archives on and off for a while now. I am looking at purchasing my first embroidery machine. Most of my background is working in computers. I have (I think) narrowed the selection down to the Amaya XT, Tajima, and Barudan..... considering ZSK a little. For the Amaya owners on the list I would like to know if and why you would purchase an Amaya again? I especially would like to hear from those of you who have or have had other machines in your shop such as Tajima or Barudan... why did you move to the Amaya? what strengths and weaknesses does it have compared to the other major vendors. Thank you guys and gals for your time, John Fresno Engraving =========================================================== The AmayaUsers Mailing List Website: http://www.amayausers.com Discussion Board: http://www.amayausers.com/boards Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://www.amayausers.com/list ===========================================================