New to board

Good Afternoon all! I am new to this newsgroup, and new to the embroidery field.

I have been looking at the Pfaff machines, but just came across a new

White 4400 Dedicated Embroidery Machine from Viking Husqvarna(100 Designs & 10 Fonts)

has anyone here seen this machine yet or have any opinions on it?? Since I am new to this - I don't want to plunge in to this with $1000's invested and discover it's not what I wanted..Thanks in advanc e for any info!!

~jean~

This machine was a recent topic (May 2006) on the Yahoo Group for Hands of Love; it was discussed by several people who own the machine. You can log in and read the messages if you're a member. If you're not a member; you can join (for free, of course) and read the messages. Just look for the "SiCKDesigns" group.

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These are the 'smart' machine series for both Pfaff and Viking......I would not waste my money on them. They are produced for Singer and are going to be sold in dept stores. Very limited in scope no screen difficult to use small embroidery area. Same for the White and any machine sold though WalMart etc. In believe the White is Brother based though. If you want an embroidery only machine look at the Janome

300e. I have a couple of Pfaff 7570's and when I wanted a bigger embroidery field I purchased a Janome 300e even though I sell Pfaff. Terrific machine, easy to use and very very well built. Also the support from the company is terrific. Several Internet support groups too. There are lots of 'deals' on this model, and prices seem to range from a low of $700 to almost MSRP of $1400. They DO NOT need proprietary software and work extremely well with Embird, the best programme for customizing around. Remember that when the combo machine is embroidering, and some designs can take up to an hour to complete, your without a sewing machine. Something to consider when purchasing. I also found the Janome to be so user friendly that a dealer was not really necessary for lessons....It takes an adapter and a small CF card both available for under $20.00. I load my cards through my printer so never have purchased a card reader/writer. I get the CF cards for about $5.00 as they cannot be over about 128mb so the small ones are great. Ask your friends for the ones that came with digital cameras, usually small and discarded for larger ones almost immediately. Janome cloth setter is a great tool for beginners, and the Giga Hoop can be used with the 300e. I recommend this machine to my customers who just want a bigger embroidery area and not a combo machine. I do not sell Janome, just Pfaff and Singer. If you want an excellent under priced and underrated combo machine then I recommend the Singer XL 6000. Beautiful machine and not given enough credit.