I also have the Janome embroidery machine and love it. I started with a Bernina Deco 500 several years ago and it was okey at the time. Problem for me was not the working of the machine but the constant updates Bernina made that never applied to my machine. They kept bringing out newer and newer madels but I couldn't afford them so I went to the Janome. Don't think you'll be disapointed.