Not sure who told you about Bernina, but Bernina is a swiss company - nothing made here in the us. They sadly, are also farming their production to Thailand & such.
Juki has been an Industrial machine maker and a darn good one. The Juki 98Q is a quilters staple, but is straight stitch only. Juki has now come out with machines with more stitches and reasonable. I have the Exceed F-600 a wonderful, beautiful , strong sewing machine. It outsews any machine I ever had, and that's quite a few Bernina's, Pfaff's, Vikings, Elna's. If you can find a dealer go sew on them. They have a stronger motor and zip over seams & such.
Originally Posted by quilter53
I bought a Viking D1 that was a trade in for an upgrade. I love it. It has been great. I did have a New Home and loved it too. However, I hear Bernina is a family based company and still makes their machines right here in the USA. So that might make a difference to you. Trying out different machines would help you see the difference.