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I grew up learning to sew on my grandmother's & mom's Kenmore. In the early years of our marriage, my husband bought me a Brother XL-3022. It's still going strong but does show it's age. Loud & clunky, but very serviceable. Last spring I bought the Brother CS6000i as a new treat to myself, so when the Brother Project Runway CE7070PRW was offered to me I was very interested in seeing the difference. Both machines are very similar, including in price. Both the CE7070PRW & CS6000i are very lightweight. It's easy to move them from table to box and back again. They're amazingly quiet too. Lots of decorative stitches that are so fun to use, the CE7070PRW has 10 more than the CS6000i. I love the drop in bobbin that they both feature. That is a HUGE improvement over the old XL-3022. The automatic threader is fantastic. The wide table attachment is also a great accessory. I look forward to using it for my future large projects. Now down the the "nuts and bolts." The price is great on the CE7070PRW, the machine is relatively easy to use. So I think it would be a great machine for a beginner. It's good to start with, and has all the bells & whistles for when your skills improve and you want to try something of higher level. It's sturdy so it should stand up to years of use. The same thing for the CS6000i. The only thing I wish it had was a case like my CS6000i but those should be relatively inexpensive. The other small item I prefer on my CS6000i is the "needle position" button. It's just a handy thing that I've gotten used to on that machine, so it really doesn't make much of a difference that the CE7070PRW doesn't have it. Sort of more a personal thing. So I would equally recommend either the Brother CS6000i OR the Project Runway CE7070PRW. Both are fantastic machines in similar price ranges. As to which machine I'd recommend on an individual basis depends on what you want in features.