gottaknow

Hello, I saw your reply to a post talking about direct drives and using them on Juki 3578A. I'm interested in getting one and the ones with a direct drive, auto thread trimmer, and comes with a control panel costs about $2k more. Would love to know your opinion on how much you like the thread trimmer and the control panel. Also, how reliable are their direct drive machines versus a belt drive? I'm just concerned that it's not as powerful (e.g. breaks down faster) considering the super compacted motor.