I had an embroidery machine that did embroidery only, but now I have one that sews and does embroidery. I have the Kenmore version of the Janome one (same machine), and it is a heavy machine. I like it because when it is time to embroider you don't have to put on a whole other attachment like some other ones to switch to embroidery mode. It is heavy so I don't carry it around. I figure when I'm out I'm not going to be using the embroidery part anyways. This is the machine I do most of my sewing on. I have another computerized Kenmore/Janome that has a lot of fancy stitches that I kept after I got the new machine as a back-up and to take out places. Also, it's nice to be able to sew when the embroidery machine is set up and working on something. I just got a featherweight that I plan to use to take on quilting outings. I figure the less the computerized ones get knocked around travelling about, the better.