I had a basic Kenmore,then a featherweight,then a Viking & now my Bernina.All did great stitiching & the FW was a nice traveling machine.I never became friends with the Viking...my fault I'm sure.The Bernina & I have bonded :-).One thing I love, it's as easy to do fancy stitching as plain.
I got a Janome for classes...never been to a class,so the box has never been opened.These 2 machines will do for me,100% as long as I sew.