I've been postponing my purchase for some time but I've finally cleared up my other burdens and now I'm ready to purchase the machine.
I'm in a verge of buying one out of two machines I mentioned; Tajima Neo Plus and Barudan Elite II pro. I've asked this question in the past but the decisions were pretty much split in half so I decided to wait to hear from new folks.
I'd like to ask folks who actually owned both particular machines. So it would be fair to compare the most current machines (not from old one to new one) from both manufactures.
I know a tech who services both machines so the servicing is not the decision making criteria.
I've read threads about people having difficulties with small letterings. If a machine can outperform all the other machines when it comes to small letterings, I suppose there really is no contest that the machine can outperform all the rest in overall stitch quality.
Personally I'm leaning toward Windows CE based control panel on Tajima. But I heard that Tajima is not as robust as Barudan.
Barudan site does claim that the small lettering is their foremost quality. But I heard that it's quite difficult to do simple tasks on Barudan. Also, the Elite looks somewhat old school compared to the Neo.
I would consider the stitch quality the most critical factor over others. Please correct me if I'm wrong on any of the claims. I hope to hear your opinions for those who actually owned both machines.
Thanks