Hello, I have a need for a new cylinder bed machine to add to my shop. Will be used frequently for production so I prefer the additional foot lift and trimmer for effeciency and comfort. I've been looking at various brands and decided to stick with a brand name for easy access to parts, however, I wanted to hear from those of you experienced with these machines to give any valuable advise. I was looking to Juki and the costs were $7000 and up, whew! Found that the Pfaff 335 is about $3000, much more reasonable price. Why such a gap in price? I was always under the impression Pfaff was as good as it gets. I have several flatbed Juki's and I am very satisfied with them but $4000+ more is a stretch. Let me know your thoughts or any recommendations.
Also, we plan to use this machine with a syncronized binder.