I have the Bernina 440 QE and I hate their bobbin. My Janome has the drop-in that you can see and I love that feature. I complained once to my Bernina dealer and they strongly suggested I write Corporate...said they don't listen to retailers but they do listen to their customers. I agree that if you pay a small fortune for a machine, you shouldn't have to worry that your bobbin is going to run out in the middle of a decorative stitch. I'm too cheap to refill a bobbin every time I start to sew...wouldn't won't to have to pull thread off a bobbin to refill it even though I have dozens of bobbins.