I have two Janome Gem Golds. One stays in the trunk of my car so I don't have to pack it for every sewing day. I go to a lot of sew days and classes so it really comes in handy to keep it in the car. The other one is my DD's who left it here and said she't get it later, four years ago. LOL. It's a great little machine. I would buy the new series of the Gem, it has more features for the money.