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Brother SE400 Computerized Embroidery and Sewing Machine | 
| Brand: Brother
Category: Kitchen
Department: Sports & Leisure
List Price: $899.00
Buy New: $388.99
as of 9/10/2010 13:53 EDT details
You Save: $510.01 (57%)
New (9) Refurbished (1) from $319.00
Seller: Amazon.com
Rating:  7 reviews
Sales Rank: 2487
Color: White
Shipping Weight (lbs): 25
Dimensions (in): 20.3 x 15 x 15.2
MPN: SE400
Model: SE400
UPC: 012502624950
EAN: 0012502625018
ASIN: B003AVMZA4
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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| Features:
| • | Computer Connectivity with Update Capabilities | | • | 70 built-in embroidery designs, 5 monogramming fonts and 120 frame pattern combinations; Large 4-inch by 4-inch embroidery area | | • | 67 built-in sewing stitches with 98 stitch functions | | • | Easy-to-view back-lit, touch screen LCD display | | • | Quick-Set drop-in bobbin, automatic needle threader and built in push button thread cutter |
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Product Description
The computerized SE-400 combination embroidery and sewing machine is designed to help you give your projects a customized high-end look -- all while being priced to fit your budget! Featuring 70 built-in embroidery designs; 67 built-in sewing stitches; 120 frame pattern combinations and 5 embroidery lettering fonts- the SE-400 is the perfect machine for all your sewing, embroidery, crafting and home décor projects. Computer connectivity allows you to enjoy future machine updates and easily import and digitize embroidery designs directly from your computer.
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Showing reviews 1-5 of 7
 Regarding the Brother SE-400 sewing & embroidery machine April 26, 2010
Alexandra Athanassiou (Columbia, MO USA)
60 out of 61 found this review helpful
I just purchased a Brother SE-400 computarized sewing and embroidery machine from Ken's Sewing and Vacuum Center via Amazon.com. It arrived within three days. So far, I am VERY pleased with this machine.
Loving embroidery, I decided to purchase the Brother SE-400, as it had all the features I wanted and it was within my price range. Prior to my purchase, I read all the web reviews I could find on the SE-350, as there are barely any reviews yet for the SE-400 (new on the market). Noteworthy is the fact that the SE-350 and the SE-400 are the exact same machines except for the additional computer connectivity that the SE-400 possesses. The SE-400 has a port for computer connectivity and comes with a USB cable which helps connect directly the sewing machine to your computer. This is an advantage over the SE-350 as this feature allows you to upload embroidery designs directly from the web(or your computer) to your machine, and update your machine's operational software from Brother whenever updates occur.
The SE-400 is compact enough, comes with a handle at the top, which makes it truly portable. Even though it is relatively lightweight (compared to my good 40-year old "all metal" Kenmore), the SE-400 feels sturdy while sewing and it is a very easy machine to operate. The manuals that came with the machine are very well written and the diagrams easy to follow. It took me only a few minutes to figure out how this machine operates. I love the self threading feature of the machine, as well as the built-in thread cutter, bobbin sensors, and drop in lower bobbin.
I was also delighted to find out that the embroidery part of the machine has the following built in features: You can reflect an embroidery design; and rotate the design 1 degree, 10 degrees, or 90 degrees at a time.
I appreciated all the enclosed accessories that came with my SE-400. I wished though that it came with an additional large embroidery hoop too, besides the medium hoop. I guess I will have to buy a large hoop sooner or later, if I am to become more involved with machine embroidery.
The SE-400 is a good choice for a home sewer. I give it a 5-star.
One more note. If you are looking for a hard carrying case for this machine, I highly recommend the Brother 5300 universal hard carrying case. It is the perfect fit for it.
very user friendly!!!! May 30, 2010
Karen Burch (Deer Park,Wa.)
15 out of 15 found this review helpful
This sewing machine is a dream!!!!I already own a viking and wanted to try embroidery so the price was right to see if I liked the world of embroidery. It is such an easy machine to use. A good suggestion is to watch a video on it's features and use ,first. Also, purchase thread and stabilizer at the same time. I am really pleased with it so far.
Sewing has sure changed over the years! July 10, 2010
L. Murray (SC, USA)
4 out of 6 found this review helpful
I haven't sewn with a sewing machine since the 70's when I was a teen and wow have things changed! The automatic needle threader is great since I was worried my old eyes would make sewing difficult.
My machine arrived today, I read the book to understand the machine and re-start my brain with sewing lingo. It didn't take very long and then I started sewing. It is sew easy!
The numbers on the machine go in order to tell you the pattern for either threading the needle, or the bobbin.
There are 3 speeds for the speed of the foot pedal which is great! #1 for finishing, #2 is great for regular sewing, and 3 works wonders when sewing in a straight line with average type fabric.
I plan on checking out the CD tomorrow, and will try the embroidery function once I get a bit more comfortable sewing again on a machine.
Unless anything goes wrong, my review stays as is... just day 1 but I'm already in love with sewing again. :)
great machine, usb techie review. April 21, 2010
truth
39 out of 39 found this review helpful
I agree with the rave reviews for the se-350 now se-400.... for sewing, it's a dream of an upgrade from my battered but still working brother xr-40 bought from costco @ 10-ish years ago.
for embroidery it's limited as the max hoop size is not very large,and an extra purchase, but fun to play with. I give it 4 stars... it's a great intermediate sewing and beginner embroidery machine.
i purchased this machine (shipped promptly from J&R via Amazon) last month after a lot of research. what i found was.... the brother se-350 was pretty much identical to the brother project runway 7700 machine. the 7700 was recently updated to the 7800, adding 1 usb port, as was the se 350 was upgraded to the se-400 w/ usb port.
the project runway machines come w/ a roller case, the se models ship w/ vinyl case. se-400 is 100 bucks cheaper than the PR 7800. the se 350 is still shipping for same price as se-400. I advise purchasing the se-400 even if you don't plan on using it w/ your computer currently as brother will be offering system upgrades you will need usb port for.
most software for embroidery sewing/embroidery machines is not Mac compatible so i assumed the usb port would be useless for a while.. Wrong!
connect the se 400 via incIuded usb cable to your Mac, it'll show up as an external hard drive, mine was named 'unknown', i do not advise changing this. then add pes files from your computer by dropping them on the sewing machine/external drive. do not add folders of designs on machine, they must be added one at a time to be recognized.
Oh, & remember, it only holds 512 kb of data in memory so you can't load all your designs, unless you have a compatible memory card to load in machines slot. and the designs must be 4" by 4" or smaller or machine will not recognize them.
And have fun!
Beautiful machine but needs quality threads August 21, 2010
Patricia Denney (Cedar City Utah USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I bought this machine from Amazon when I upgraded from my SE270 for one that had computer capability and I truly loved it, it sewed quietly and smoothly and it was modern! However it just would not embroider with the threads I had collected over the years. These were unbranded and possibly inexpensive I don't recall,and they would run off some cones very fast and i admit they were a pain sometimes to work with. I tried three or four embroidery designs. With a single color the design was completed and was beautiful, but using two or more colors it would jam in the race area and the fabric had to be cut out. I re-read the instructions and re-threaded, used the Brother bobbin cotton and changed the needle to no avail. Just to check this was not a new sewer error I got out the 270 threaded up with the same thread and embroidered a birthday cake design with 14 color changes and the result was magnificent. Reluctantly I returned this machine for a refund and I was very disappointed that an older model deals with dodgy thread better than the new model. I have perhaps $150 to $200 of threads and could not afford to discard these so I have resigned myself to keep on using the 270 which I have never had trouble with except a service.I will now invest in a card reader/writer for downloading from the internet. My advice to someone buying the SE400 invest in good quality thread like sulky or check with brother.com. The machine is lovely and has some beautiful designs built in and with quality thread it will give 100% satisfaction I am sure.
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