Thanks guys for all the info. I went for the Pfaff 1245 in 220V with needle position servo motor as I needed the machine ready to go quite urgently although I do have some mechanical skills. I'm just not that very experienced yet unfortunately, but I'll get there eventually. It seems a great machine so far, but the motor looks pretty small to me compared to the Efka mounted on my other 2 machines. I'll look at the Wattage tomorrow and upload a picture to show you guys what it's like.