I teach at a sewing machine dealership who sells Elna and Juki and used to sell Singer until they cheapened their manufacturing. The Elna machines are great and I own three of them. We have very few come in for repair unless they are very old ( 25 yrs or more) or if they have been sitting unused in a closet or attic. We also put them in the schools here and the teachers love them because they are very user friendly and hold up to student use. The 25 year warranty is an industry standard and applies to all machines regardless of cost. This is true for all dealer brands. The good thing about Elna and Janome is they are only sold by dealers. The dealers have to go to training in order to sell the product or they are not allowed to stock it. The 3210 is a great machine for the price and is easy to use. We have sold several and they have been very happy with their purchase.