Took the plunge and bought one. The amount of activity and information on this forum got me interested in the Exp II. I've had some use with an XS two years ago and with the Exp II info on this forum I hope to hit the ground running. I'm not brand loyal but I own almost every machine Fisher makes, they're mighty deep in my soil. I'm keeping an open mind going into this so we'll see. I'm going to post my thoughts after I get a little time in. I hope I'll have good things to say especially having spent so much darn money.