Bernina Artista 165E, please respond if you have one.
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Bernina Artista 165E, please respond if you have one.
Hi everyone!! My husband just came home with an Artista 165E. It's a 2003 with 89 hours on it. He paid $799 for it and was mighty proud of himself. My question is... Do you think this is a good deal on this machine and is the embroidery part obsolete??? Can patterns still be downloaded?? And, are you happy with this machine? Thanks in advance for answering me!!!
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I don't have one, but I did find these reviews (which are 11 years old!) of it:
http://www.lovestoquilt.com/print.as...t/030707_a.asp
http://quiltersreview.com/index.php/...achine-part-2/
It sounds like a very good machine, but I think you are wise to ask about downloadability of embroidery patterns. I'm thinking for $800 you could use it simply as a very good sewing machine. My Bernina 1230, which is 15+ years old and has decorative stitches but does not do embroidery, still sells on eBay for about $800.
I did find this closed listing on eBay for the 165E (for $900):
http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_saca...mplete=1&rt=nc
so I think your dh got a reasonable deal.
http://www.lovestoquilt.com/print.as...t/030707_a.asp
http://quiltersreview.com/index.php/...achine-part-2/
It sounds like a very good machine, but I think you are wise to ask about downloadability of embroidery patterns. I'm thinking for $800 you could use it simply as a very good sewing machine. My Bernina 1230, which is 15+ years old and has decorative stitches but does not do embroidery, still sells on eBay for about $800.
I did find this closed listing on eBay for the 165E (for $900):
http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_saca...mplete=1&rt=nc
so I think your dh got a reasonable deal.
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Yes, it's a great sewing machine! And $799 is a good price. But, yes, the embroidery on it is obsolete. You have to run the embroidery with a lap-top computer attached to it. The new embroidery machines can take whatever you put on a thumb drive.
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You can download Art Link, (which allows you to use current designs) from the Bernina website. You will need to have a cable that attaches from a computer to your machine. I have the Bernina 185 and while I don't embroider as much as I used to it is do-able.
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That's the problem I have with my Artista 180. You need a serial port and I no longer have a computer with a serial port. I've been meaning to ask my IT guy if there is a way to get around that.
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